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Founding Engineer

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Quick Summary

Overview

About Echelon Echelon is the AI operating system for corporate transformation — your agentic command center for running a leaner, faster, and more aligned business.

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Echelon is the AI operating system for corporate transformation — your agentic command center for running a leaner, faster, and more aligned business.
We integrate directly with enterprise systems (HRIS, ERP, CRM, CLM, Email, etc.) to create a live map of people, contracts, and goals — then our AI engine recommends what to do next: where to rightsize, where to invest, and where AI can replace or augment workflows.
Backed by [REDACTED Tier-1] and [REDACTED Tier-1]. Part of OpenAI’s Grove pilot. Live pilots with PE, government, and enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

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  • →Build and scale the core Echelon platform — APIs, microservices, and orchestration systems.
  • →Design and deploy across our AWS stack (ECS Fargate, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Terraform).
  • →Integrate with complex enterprise systems (Workday, NetSuite, Salesforce, Jira, etc.).
  • →Collaborate directly with customers to map systems and deliver end-to-end solutions.
  • →Shape product direction and company culture as a true founding team member.

Python / FastAPI • React / TypeScript • AWS (ECS Fargate, RDS, S3, CloudFront) • Terraform • Docker • Postgres

  • High-agency builder who moves fast and takes full ownership.
  • Experienced with 0→1 environments and comfortable wearing multiple hats.
  • Confident in high-intensity, customer-facing settings.
  • Pragmatic about tradeoffs, opinionated about great systems.
  • Obsessed with shipping polished, production-grade work quickly.

  • 3–8 years of full-stack or backend experience at a fast-paced startup or top-tier company.
  • Strong backend fundamentals (Typescript, REST APIs, SQL) and cloud infrastructure experience (Azure, AWS, Docker, Terraform).
  • Experience integrating enterprise systems or working with OAuth/SSO.
  • Bonus: experience with Agentic workflows, Agent Frameworks (AI SDK, Agents SDK, etc.), RAG pipelines, or ML orchestration.

We’re early, funded, and shipping fast — already live with paying pilots and inbound demand. You’ll work directly with the founders (ex-Meta, Citadel) and help define the product, architecture, and DNA of the company.
This is a founding-tier role with high ownership, high intensity, and meaningful equity.

Compensation: Competitive salary + meaningful equity
Start Date: Immediate
Location: SF

What We Offer

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The base pay range for this role is $160,000 – $265,000 per year.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
San Francisco, United States
On-site at the office
Who can apply
US

Listing Details

Posted
November 2, 2025
First seen
May 6, 2026
Last seen
October 5, 2026

Posting Health

Days active
151
Repost count
0
Trust Level
20%
Scored at
October 5, 2026

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Founding Engineer