New Grad Founding Engineer
dynamism
San Francisco, CAFresher1h agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads, no experience needed
- Must know
- TypeScriptReactPythonGoPostgreSQLNode.js
- Nice to have
- Machine learning
- Work
- Remote
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Python45%TypeScript21%React18%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 9, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Dynamism partners with breakout startups to hire engineers with founder energy. These roles involve building fast, thinking like owners, and thriving in zero-to-one environments. We are hiring engineers for top startups building high-growth, AI-native, and infra-heavy products.
Location
- SF (in-person or hybrid)
- Growing number of fully remote roles (US time zones)
Compensation
- $140K–$180K base
- 0.2%–2.0% equity (varies by company)
Stage
- Seed to Series A
Common Stack
- TypeScript
- React
- Python
- Some teams use Go, Node, Postgres, CRDTs, Temporal
Tooling
- Most teams use LLMs like GPT, Claude, and Cursor to boost dev velocity.
Roles Available
- Founding Full Stack Engineer
- Founding AI/ML Engineer
- Founding Backend Engineer
- Infra / Platform Engineer
- Technical Generalist (0→1, cross-functional, product-aware)
What These Roles Have in Common
- Own major systems — from backend infra to onboarding flows.
- Help shape early architecture, engineering standards, and product roadmap.
- Work directly with the founders — often as hire #1 or #2.
- Ship quickly, talk to users, and iterate based on real feedback.
- Solve high-value, technically challenging problems in small, fast teams.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Are a recent CS/engineering graduate or have equivalent practical experience, with strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and software engineering.
- Have hands-on experience with TypeScript, React, or Python through internships or projects — and can ramp quickly.
- Show high agency, move fast in ambiguity, and default to ownership over direction.
- Use LLM tooling like GPT or Claude to work faster and smarter.
- Have shipped internships, substantial projects, or open-source contributions that demonstrate ownership and the ability to learn quickly.
- Care deeply about product and want your work to touch real users.
Bonus Qualifications
✅ Built 0→1 systems or features through internships, coursework, or personal projects.
✅ Built product-adjacent features like billing, auth, analytics, data infra, or multiplayer.
✅ Explored infra, AI/ML, devtools, eComm, or SaaS through internships or projects.
✅ Collaborated on a team or shipped independently at a high bar.
✅ Built side projects that users actually adopted.