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Founding Engineer

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Open to Apply Remote · REMOTE (PT to ET overlap preferred) · Posted 8d ago
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Employer Verified Direct Employer (Protected)
Location REMOTE (PT to ET overlap preferred)
Remote type Remote
Posted 8d ago
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Direct Hiring Post from Y Combinator's Hacker News:

Hey folks! I'm Dylan, CTO at [Employer], and we're building out our founding eng team. Today, a $200M solar project sits for weeks while someone reads thousands of PDFs before it can be financed. We make that review fast: customers order diligence from us, our agents do the work, and an expert signs off. We've processed 200,000+ documents across 1,100+ projects so far. We're remote, and the benefits are great (a startup with a 401k match!).We're looking for a Founding Engineer to join 2 of us on the engineering team. You'll ship to production on your first day, and you'll help shape what the future of [Employer] looks like.Stack: Rails, Python, React, TS, Postgres, AWSEmail [email removed] with "HN Founding Engineer", anything you're proud to share that you've built, and any questions you may have.Apply or contact the founder/team directly on the Hacker News discussion thread: Open Hacker News Post →

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