Founding Engineer
San Francisco, CA at a glance
- Rent
- #2 of 51$2,680/mo+46% vs US avg
- Weather
- #17 of 51295 mild days0 hot · 0 cold
- Income tax
- #1 of 5113.3% top rateCalifornia
What you need
We’re looking for experienced generalist founding engineers who thrive in fast-moving startups, and are excited to create an AI native workspace.
Qualifications
- Willingness to work in-person in San Francisco 5-6 days per week
- Experience building production application layer AI products
- Obsessed with speed and scale
- Ability to work in fast-paced and ambiguous environments
- Insatiably curious and learns quickly
- History of superlative achievement
- Experience with GoLang, TypeScript, NextJS, Redis, RAG systems, and agent architectures is a plus
Responsibilities
- Build in a full stack capacity
- Talk to users, track metrics, and iterate quickly
- Scope out and implement core features
- Shape product vision and roadmap
Compensation
150-250k base. This salary range does not encompass the full spectrum of benefits such as generous equity grants, health insurance, 401k matching, provided meals, team offsites, and potential signing or relocation bonuses.
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About Paradigm
Paradigm is a research-driven frontier technology investment firm. Founded in 2018, the firm manages over $10 billion and invests across all stages and geographies with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Washington, D.C. Paradigm combines deep technical research with hands-on building alongside the founders and teams shaping the frontier. The firm has backed category-defining companies and protocols that have reshaped how the world transacts, builds, and computes.
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