Founding Engineer - TerraByte

<h1 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.375rem] font-bold">Founding Engineer</h1> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>Terrabyte AI · San Francisco, CA · Full-Time</strong></p> <hr class="border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5"> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">About Terrabyte</h2> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">Terrabyte is building the intelligence layer for Earth — turning geospatial data into actionable insight at scale. We're an early-stage company moving fast, working directly with founders, and shipping products that matter. If you want to be part of building something from the ground up, this is the role.</p> <hr class="border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5"> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">The Role</h2> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">We're looking for a Founding Engineer to help us scale our product and engineering foundation as we grow. You'll be one of the first engineers at Terrabyte, which means you'll have significant ownership over technical direction, architecture decisions, and the culture we build together. This isn't a role for someone who wants to execute a pre-written roadmap — it's for someone who wants to help write it.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">You'll work directly with the founders, move fast, and care deeply about building systems that are both production-ready and built to last.</p> <hr class="border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5"> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">What You'll Do</h2> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Architect and build scalable backend and infrastructure systems that power Terrabyte's core product</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Work across the full stack as needed — owning problems end-to-end rather than handing off at boundaries</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Establish engineering standards, tooling, and practices that will scale with the team</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Collaborate closely with founders on product direction and technical trade-offs</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Leverage modern AI coding tools to move faster and build more</li> </ul> <hr class="border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5"> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">What We're Looking For</h2> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">4–7 years of software engineering experience with strong fundamentals across backend and infrastructure</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Demonstrated track record building and scaling production systems</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Comfortable in early-stage ambiguity — you can define the problem, not just solve it</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Fluent with modern AI development tools (Claude, Cursor, Codex, etc.) alongside traditional engineering practices</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">High ownership mindset and a bias toward shipping</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>Nice to have:</strong> Prior startup experience or time at a high-growth engineering org (hyperscaler, strong eng culture company)</p> <hr class="border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5"> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">Why Terrabyte</h2> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Ground-floor opportunity at a company with a clear mission and early traction</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Work directly with founders — your decisions will shape the company</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Competitive salary + meaningful early-stage equity</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">San Francisco, CA (in-person)</li> </ul>