Founding Engineer

Role Summary

KDCI Outsourcing is looking for a Founding Engineer to take on broad technical ownership in a fast-moving environment. You'll help shape the technical direction, build core systems from the ground up, and wear multiple hats as needs evolve.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and ship core product features from the ground up

Make key architectural and technical decisions with long-term impact

Work closely with founders/leadership to translate vision into technical execution

Take ownership across the stack — front-end, back-end, infrastructure, and beyond

Establish engineering practices, tooling, and standards early on

Adapt quickly as priorities and requirements shif

Requirements

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience, including early-stage or startup experience

Strong full-stack development skills and system design fundamentals

Comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities

Excellent communication and ownership mindset

Track record of shipping and scaling products independently

Nice-to-Haves

Experience as an early engineer or co-founder at a startup

Familiarity with AI/LLM-powered product development

Experience hiring and mentoring engineers as a team grows

Highlights

Lead product development, shape architecture, and build scalable systems from the ground up.

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