This is a founding Product Engineer role at a seed-stage startup building computer vision and AI solutions for the construction industry. The product automates blueprint reading, material takeoffs, and cost estimation — helping construction teams build faster, bid smarter, and reduce waste on housing, hospital, and school projects.
You'll join a small, impact-driven product team and work directly with customers to shape and ship core features end-to-end. This is a true 0-to-1 role: you'll influence product direction, not just execute on it. The position is full-time, in-office in San Francisco.
Own features end-to-end — from customer discovery to shipped product — on a weekly iteration cycle.
Interview customers regularly to translate messy domain knowledge into clear, useful product decisions.
Build intuitive UIs that make complex blueprint and hardware data feel simple for users accustomed to paper workflows.
Work across the full stack: React frontend, Python backend, and related infrastructure.
Act as a 0-to-1 architect and builder, taking ideas from concept to production.
Apply strong product taste to how things look, feel, and work for end users.
Shape product direction alongside the founding team — not just implementation details.
Handle the operational work and "schlep" that keeps an early-stage startup moving.
Must-haves:
Demonstrated ability to build and ship full-stack features (React frontend + Python backend/infra) — open to all experience levels, including recent graduates.
Experience owning features end-to-end, from discovery through production.
Comfort running customer interviews and turning domain insights into product decisions.
Strong product taste and user-focused design sensibility.
Excellent communication skills and a growth mindset.
Eligible to work in the US (US citizen or valid work visa); must be based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco.
Nice-to-haves:
Experience as a founder or early engineer — you've built something people used or paid for.
Background or genuine interest in the construction industry (blueprints, estimating, takeoffs, etc.).
Frontend: React
Backend: Python
Infrastructure: Cloud deployment and backend services (specifics discussed during interview)
Salary: $120,000 – $180,000 USD annually
Early-stage equity (seed-stage company)
Visa sponsorship: Not available — US work authorization required
This role is on-site, full-time in San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be based in SF or willing to relocate. Remote or hybrid arrangements are not available for this position.
