Founding Engineer - Your Ticket to YC W26
Founding Engineer required to be the first engineering member of an exciting pre-seed start-up on its journey to Y Combinator W26. The team is very early, already accepted into YC, and backed by a large pre-seed round from top-tier investors.
This is an extremely rare opportunity to go through Y Combinator and experience the entire journey of building something big from day one.
Who you are:
- 4+ years of professional software development experience
- Experienced building full-stack features end-to-end
- You’ve shipped real AI systems - not just played with it
- Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, and modern LLM tooling
- Previous founder or early-stage / founding engineer experience
- Deep ownership mindset & thrive in fast-paced environments
Why This Role
- Guaranteed YC experience - already accepted
- Large pre-seed raised - strong backing + runway
- First engineering hire - massive influence and scope
- Significant equity aligned with a true founding-level role
- Build a category-defining AI product from the ground up
- Direct collaboration with the founders on product and strategy
If you’ve ever wanted to go to YC, this is your chance.
Apply now and help build something worth taking to the world.
Founding Engineer - Your Ticket to YC W26
