Founding Engineer
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Before you apply
LocationNYC, New York, United States
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
DepartmentEngineering
EquityIncluded
Company size1–10 people
PostedJul 8, 2025 · 1y ago
Verified live19h ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Drive and an autonomous mindset
Proven track record of shipping products quickly in startup environments
AI/ML experience with LLMs, embeddings, or other AI technologies
Full-stack capabilities across frontend, backend, and infrastructure
Product intuition and willingness to engage with users directly
Experimental mindset comfortable with trying novel approaches and learning from failures
Experience with AI development
Track record of 0-to-1 product development
Comfortable with ambiguous requirements and changing priorities
Skills
Python
React
AWS
PostgreSQL
Benefits
Equity
Competitive salary
Direct impact
Work with founders
About the Role
Propolis is looking for it’s Founding Engineer, who thrives in ambiguity and moves fast. You’ll help build our product from the ground up, making critical technical and product decisions that shape our company’s future. This isn’t a role for someone who needs detailed specs, you’ll be making decisions with us on the fly.
What You’ll Do
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Ship fast, iterate faster. Build and deploy features daily, not monthly
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Make product decisions alongside technical ones - you’ll be in the trenches with us, talking to users and determining roadmap priorities
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Develop AI-first features, experimenting with the latest and greatest in LLMs
What We’re Looking For
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First and foremost, drive and an autonomous mindset
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Proven track record of shipping products quickly in startup environments
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AI/ML experience with LLMs, embeddings, or other AI technologies
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Full-stack capabilities across frontend, backend, and infrastructure
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Product intuition and willingness to engage with users directly
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Experimental mindset comfortable with trying novel approaches and learning from failures
Ideal Background
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There isn’t one! We care more about the above ^
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Experience with AI development
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Track record of 0-to-1 product development
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Comfortable with ambiguous requirements and changing priorities
What We Offer
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Significant equity stake in a high-growth company
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Competitive salary
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Direct impact on product direction and technical architecture
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Work directly with founders and key stakeholders
About Propolis
Propolis simulates users via swarms of autonomous browser agents that test for you. Automate away your entire QA function.