Founding Software Engineer (Fullstack)

As a founding software engineer, you'll...

• Ship end-to-end features -- design, code, test, deploy, and own them in production.
• Work directly with users to turn feedback into improvements within hours, not days.
• Build and operate both frontend and backend code that stays fast and reliable for mission-critical work.
• Support the team by reviewing PRs, sharing context, and mentoring junior engineers.
• Work directly with end users to ensure that Tracecat is meeting operational needs and solving real world problems.

You'll be successful in this role if you…

• Are a relentlessly resourceful engineer with experience building real-world applications, with a high bar for quality.
• If you've personally built something people use, years of experience is basically irrelevant.
• Can go from 0 to 1 building full stack applications.
• Love tackling extremely difficult problems.
• Enjoy learning and working in a very fast-paced environment.
• Work well on a small team.

Bonus points

• Prior experience as a founder or founding engineer.
• Strong sense of product taste.
• Have built LLM-powered products.
• Experience with Python, Typescript, React, Temporal.
• Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure and tools for monitoring distributed systems.

What we offer

• Competitive salary + meaningful equity.
• Full health, dental, and vision.
• A seat at the table shaping how Tracecat automates some of the world’s most important workflows.

Interview Process

About our process

• Introductory chat
• Technical interview
• Paid multi-day trial period where we work together to determine if it's a fit

How to apply

We get hundreds of low effort (AI generated) applications on this platform daily. I only care to meet people who care to really apply. Add a short note (bullets are fine) about why you think you'd be a good fit. Send an email to [email protected] as well with the subject: "Full Stack Engineer – Your Name". We'll reply ASAP.