# Founding Engineer

**Company:** [Structured AI](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-companies/structured-ai)
**Location:** New York, NY, US
**Work mode:** On-site
**Seniority:** Entry
**Employment type:** Full Time
**Salary:** USD 120K–250K/yr
**Category:** Aerospace Engineering
**Listed:** 2026-03-24

[View and apply on Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/structured-ai/founding-engineer-85823)

## Job description

### **Why Join**

-   Rare combo: frontier AI + a giant industry that actually needs help
-   Founders are Oxford grads, ex-finance rebels, and a former Minecraft-coding gremlin
-   Vibes: smart, ambitious, funny, no ego, deeply care about great work
-   YC-backed, well-funded, and already generating revenue
-   Huge ownership and extremely fast career progression

### **The Role**

#### **What You'll Do**

-   Work directly with engineers and architects to understand their workflows and iterate on solutions in real-time
-   Build backend services for high-volume drawing processing
-   Develop AI/ML pipelines for automated QA/QC
-   Create intuitive UIs for engineers and architects
-   Optimize performance for massive PDFs and complex images
-   Shape architecture, product direction, and engineering culture

#### **What We're Looking For**

-   3+ years software experience, strong in Python or TypeScript/JavaScript
-   You’re a builder who enjoys talking to humans, gather feedback on the front lines, and translate user needs into code
-   Cloud experience (Azure, AWS, GCP)
-   Familiar with ML/data pipelines
-   Strong debugging + problem-solving
-   Clear communicator and solid teammate

#### **Nice to Have**

-   AEC experience (design, construction, CAD/BIM)
-   Computer vision or document analysis background
-   Experience with compliance systems or rule engines

### **Benefits**

**Awesome Salary**

**Awesome Equity**

**Awesome Team**

**Awesome Product**

## Other open roles at Structured AI

- [Founding Infrastructure Engineer](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/structured-ai/founding-infrastructure-engineer-115779) — New York, NY
- [Founding Account Executive](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/structured-ai/founding-account-executive-98428) — New York, NY, US

---
*Source: [Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com), the job board for space, defense, AI, robotics and frontier-tech companies.*