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Founding Engineer

Pre-Seed in Cambridge
Cambridge, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/18/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/15/2026

This is your chance to make an impact. We’re a VC backed stealth startup (significant pre-seed) hiring our very first engineers in the Boston area.


You will report directly to the CTO. We need a senior builder (5 years Backend) ready to execute on everything from core logic to DevOps and Frontend.


The Setup:

  • Location: Cambridge (4 days in-office, 1 day remote).
  • Offer: Founding team equity and exclusive compensation.

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