Founding Engineer

Cracked engineer who can talk to customers and solve their problems live. Former founder and product manager.
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Work expectations

Status
Actively looking
Not looking
Not looking
Open to new opportunities
Location
Gold Coast
-
Open to relocating
Commitment
Full-time; Casual / Freelance / Part-time; Join as a startup co-founder
Availability from time of offer
1 month or less
Years of experience
5-7 years
Top 3 languages or frameworks
PHP, TypeScript, React
Also knows
Node, Next, Chrome extensions, Langchain, Lua, C#
Preferred work environment
In the office; Fully remote; Hybrid
Strengths
Interested in working involving
I'm a founder, cracked engineer and commercially savvy. I believe I do anything. My happy place is working extremely close with customers and getting down to the nitty gritty to solve their problems. I believe in high agency and pragmatism. I'm looking for a role that puts me in a position where I can deliver with more than just my technical skills. I'd love a founding engineer or cofounder role. I'd love to work with a team who is also cracked, wants to build momentum and loves moving fast. I'm interested in all areas, but my past experience lends me best to proptech, insurtech and fintech. Though I love new challenges and find it easy to learn a new domain.
Not interested in work involving

I'm not interested in gambling companies. I'm also not interested in being just on the tools. While execution is super important, I can help with much more than that.

Other information

I have taken 3 products from zero to one in my career.

Able to work in Australia without visa sponsorship
Requires visa sponsorship to work in Australia

Pay expectations

Full-time
$
140000
per year
Casual / Contract
$
120
per hour
Pay is negotiable in exchange for equity
Pay is negotiable in exchange for equity
Pay is not negotiable in exchange for equity
Open to equity only roles
Not open to equity only roles

Referred by

Alex McLean
Engineering Team Lead @ Ailo
November 25, 2025
  •  
I managed them directly
This developer is an exceptional candidate who brings a unique blend of technical skill, business acumen, and an unquenchable drive to learn. Having worked with them across multiple companies, I've seen firsthand their excitement for solving complex challenges and their passion for mastering new skills. While ostensibly an engineer, this developer has significant strengths in the product and design space, complemented by a strong business acumen. This multidisciplinary perspective makes them invaluable in a startup environment where roles often overlap. This developer adapts quickly and confidently to new domains, technologies, and evolving business needs. Their ability to grasp new opportunities and rapidly deliver results makes them an enormous asset. I am confident this developer would thrive and deliver immense value to any startup team.

Work experience

Proudest professional achievement

I founded my own startup solo while going through cancer and grew it to 2K MRR. I had to teach myself sales and began posting on LinkedIn as part of that, which I still do today. That was incredibly hard but taught me 3 important lessons: 1. Not to overbuild2. How to sell3. How to build pragmatically and fast

- Product Manager — Property technology (proptech) scale-up

- Software Developer — B2B SaaS startup (serving not-for-profit organisations, early-stage startup)

- Software Developer — Data analytics startup (early-stage data analytics company)

Education

Ongoing computer science + finance degrees
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Vouched for by

Alex McLean
Engineering Team Lead @ Ailo
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I managed them directly
This developer is an exceptional candidate who brings a unique blend of technical skill, business acumen, and an unquenchable drive to learn. Having worked with them across multiple companies, I've seen firsthand their excitement for solving complex challenges and their passion for mastering new skills. While ostensibly an engineer, this developer has significant strengths in the product and design space, complemented by a strong business acumen. This multidisciplinary perspective makes them invaluable in a startup environment where roles often overlap. This developer adapts quickly and confidently to new domains, technologies, and evolving business needs. Their ability to grasp new opportunities and rapidly deliver results makes them an enormous asset. I am confident this developer would thrive and deliver immense value to any startup team.
November 25, 2025

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