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Founding Engineer

Compensation
$220,000–$280,000/year

Job Description

About You

  • Built full-stack products from 0 to 1. You've shipped things people actually use.
  • You love to talking to users.
  • You can work across the entire stack on whatever needs building.
  • You've worked at a startup where you owned features end-to-end and made product decisions.
  • Pragmatic about engineering decisions. You know when to ship and when to polish
  • Should be one of the most AI enabled engineers in the world. You should have at least 2 agents running right now. We have an unlimited AI budget for all team members…and that should make you ridiculously excited.

Comp

  • $220K-$280K
  • 1.5-2.5% equity
  • 95th percentile health/vision/dental
  • Unlimited AI budget
  • Incredible office in downtown SF. Equipment budget, meals, etc.
  • Full relocation if needed

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Job Details

Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Posted
Mar 24, 2026, 04:23 PM
Listed
Mar 24, 2026, 04:23 PM
Compensation
$220,000 - $280,000 per year

About primitive

Part of the growing space & AI ecosystem pushing the frontiers of technology.

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