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Founding Software Engineer

Scorecard
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/25/2026
About Scorecard

Scorecard is building the leading evaluation and development platform for AI agents. Our mission is to empower cross-functional teams to ship AI products they can trust from prototype to production. We enable industry-leading customers to ship production-grade AI systems with confidence and speed.

We’re a small, nimble team backed by top-tier investors. We have multi-billion dollar customers and a long runway. To accelerate our growth, we’re looking to hire exceptional engineers to help shape the future of AI development.

What It’s Like Working At Scorecard

We're looking for a Founding Software Engineer who is passionate about building tools that users love and use every day. You’ll play a key role in defining our core architecture and shaping the direction of our product and company.

  • We work 100% in-person at our office in SoMa in San Francisco.
  • You’ll be building new features and defining requirements across the technical stack and UI/UX.
  • You’ll work directly with customers by deeply understanding their AI-use cases and solving their top pain points.
  • You’ll work with a low-ego, talented team where you’ll be jamming on an idea in the morning and shipping it to production in the afternoon.

You’ll tackle technical challenges like

  • Scaling infrastructure for running thousands of simulations and evaluations
  • Building pipelines for automated testing and meta-evaluation
  • Developing interactive data visualization tools with sleek, responsive frontend designs

Who You Are

  • You’re a builder who thrives in dynamic environments
  • You always prioritize the customer and you’re relentless in shipping sleek user experiences
  • You ship fast and iterate even faster
  • You build simple and scalable systems

Technical Requirements

  • Proficiency with our tech stack: TypeScript, React, Node.js
  • Familiarity with OpenAPI specifications and RESTful APIs
  • Familiarity with SQL databases (Postgres)
  • Understanding of data visualization and charting libraries
  • [Bonus] Skills in LLM development (OpenAI, LangChain, etc.)
  • [Bonus] Former founder or prior startup experience

Compensation And Benefits

  • In-office perks and daily lunch
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Annual salary range: $175,000 - $250,000 competitive equity stake

How To Apply

Interested? Send your resume and a quick note to jobs@scorecard.io.

Location

San Francisco, CA

Employment Type

Full-Time

Team

Engineering

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Salary : $175,000 - $250,000

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