Founding Engineer (up to $220k)

This role is with one of Dex's trusted partner companies. We work closely with their teams to truly understand their culture, goals, and what they're looking for, so we can match you with the right opportunity and give you context about the role before you commit to a process.

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The role

This company is building AI automation for a critical, traditionally manual process: SOX audit testing. They're replacing manual evidence management, sample evaluation, and decision logging with a fully agentic approach. Backed by leading investors at pre-seed, the founding team brings deep engineering leadership from successful AI and venture-backed startups.

This is a Founding Engineer role, one of the first hires into the core engineering team. You'll own the backbone of the product end-to-end: from data processing and UI to the agent harness, evaluation, and deployment. This isn't a siloed role where you hand off work; it's full-stack ownership, shaping product direction alongside the founders, and engaging directly with customers.

You'll build with proven methods, not chasing novelty.

The work

• Scope, build, and launch core product features that automate SOX audit workflows end-to-end.
• Own the full stack: from data processing and UI to the agent harness, evaluation, and deployment.
• Drive product direction and roadmap decisions, balancing customer needs with long-term system health.
• Apply cutting-edge AI models to complex, real-world audit problems, prioritizing pragmatic, scalable solutions.
• Engage directly with customers to understand pain points and validate solutions.

What You Bring

• Proven experience building, launching, and scaling production systems as a software engineer.
• Hands-on experience with AI-driven solutions, pushing the capabilities of modern models while maintaining engineering pragmatism.
• Thrive in ambiguity, owning problems end-to-end with minimal guidance, and iterating quickly.
• Comfortable engaging directly with customers to gather feedback and validate solutions.
• Based in San Francisco and able to work in person with the founding team.

Why apply through Dex

Founding Engineer roles like this are rare and often oversubscribed. Apply through Dex to cut through the noise: we'll brief you fully on the company and role, ensuring you're prepared and stand out. Skip the cold application and get a direct path to a unique opportunity.

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