What are the responsibilities and job description for the Founding Software Engineer position at Digital Waffle?
Founding Software Engineer
San Francisco (onsite)
We are partnering with a well-funded AI research organisation pushing the capabilities of modern AI using large datasets, experimentation, and model evaluation. The company works closely with leading foundation model developers and cutting-edge AI research teams worldwide.
Backed by top-tier venture investors and experienced operators from leading technology firms, quantitative trading organisations, and globally recognised AI research institutions, the team combines deep technical expertise with strong execution capability.
What You’ll Do
- Design and build scalable data capture systems across web and desktop environments
- Architect high-throughput data pipelines handling large-scale workloads
- Collaborate directly with founders to define product direction and ship quickly
- Establish engineering standards, tooling, and best practices
- Lay the technical foundations for future team growth
Requirements
- Strong experience with JavaScript (Next.js) and Python building production applications
- Proven ability designing scalable data pipelines or infrastructure systems
- Experience with serverless architectures and cloud platforms (AWS or GCP)
- Hands-on experience with:
- Redis or similar caching systems
- Elasticsearch or search/indexing platforms
- Messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Background or interest in AI systems, LLM evaluation, data infrastructure, or human-in-the-loop workflows
- Track record of shipping ideas into production (startup or founder experience highly valued)
Compensation
- $180k–$220k base salary
- Performance-linked bonus tied to dataset revenue (uncapped earning potential)
- Meaningful early-stage equity package
- Significant career growth opportunity as the company scales
Salary : $180,000 - $220,000