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Founding Engineer - Backend

HireTo by Kuvaka
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/18/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/17/2026
About Us

A Start-up based out in San Francisco, Building AI agents that automate B2B sales research for enterprise – YC startup with $2M funding and fastest batch growth. Own the full tech stack from day one, no micromanagement – pure rocket fuel as we scale self-learning agents processing billions of sites.

Looking For

  • Have 1-3 years of experience at a fast-growing B2B SaaS startup/scaleup/big tech (Series A or later)
  • Have worked on a dev team (4 engineers) and understand team dynamics
  • Prefer deep work (i.e., more introverted) over constant chatter
  • Experience in enterprise-facing, AI-adjacent companies ideal
  • Think in systems and care about doing things the right way
  • Are self-driven, highly detail-oriented, and always improving

What To Avoid

  • Desire to start own business/startup in future
  • Desire to work remotely (must be in-person in SF)
  • Seeking structured work environments or regular hours

Seniority (Must Have)

  • 1 - 3 years of experience in full- stack engineering

Work Experience

  • 1- 3 years at a B2B SaaS startup (Series A or later)
  • Extreme comfort with systems design
  • Experience working on a dev team with 4 engineers
  • Experience building enterprise- facing, AI- adjacent products

Education

Computer Science degree

Hard Skills

Strong coding abilities demonstrated through technical projects built in their free time

  • Experience with web development (Next. js and TypeScript preferred but not required)

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