Founding Engineer

Founding engineer & solo founder. I ship fast, own the full stack, and build AI-powered products from zero to production
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Status
Actively looking
Not looking
Not looking
Open to new opportunities
Location
Sydney
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Open to relocating
Commitment
Full-time, Casual / Contract / Part-time, Join as a startup co-founder
Availability from time of offer
In 1-2 months
Years of experience
7+ years
Top 3 languages or frameworks
TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL
Also knows
Preferred work environment
Fully remote
Strengths
Interested in working involving
I'm looking to join an early-stage startup as a co-founder or founding engineer. I'm a software engineer at one of big tech companies and a solo founder building AI-powered products on the side, so I can move fast, own the full stack, and care about the product as much as the code. Particularly interested in proptech and fintech, but open to any AI-native or consumer product where engineering shapes the company direction.
Not interested in work involving

Not interested in big tech, legacy-stack consulting, or large companies where I'd be a small cog. Also not looking for roles without meaningful equity - if it's founding-stage risk, it needs founding-stage upside.

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

Pay expectations

Full-time
$
200000
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

Mikhail Konovalov
Staff Data Platform Engineer
July 6, 2026
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I worked with them in the same company on different teams

In a previous role, this developer delivered some of the most technically demanding parts of the product: a no-code Form Builder, a Document Builder, and a Variable Analysis Engine, while also shaping core architectural decisions and raising the bar on code quality and testing. In another role, they owned frontend and mobile development end to end, collaborated directly with business owners, and built tools that meaningfully improved hotel operations. That's not "ticket-taker" work; that's someone who takes genuine ownership.

What stands out is the combination: deep technical skill, product judgment, and the kind of reliability you want on a small team. They've also been building their own AI-powered products on the side: a live iOS app, an AI promotion engine, an AI math tutor, which tells you everything about their drive and initiative. This developer is exactly the kind of person I'd want as a founding engineer.

Work experience

Proudest professional achievement

I bring 15+ years of experience shipping software end to end across startups, product companies, outsourcing and as a solo founder. I built and delivered products independently at a hospitality technology company (real estate and guest-facing apps) and a no-code workflow builder for enterprise customers and personal use. I led an engineering team at a global technology consultancy through a critical delivery phase. I'm currently at a global design platform while running my own AI products on the side: a live iOS app, an AI promotion engine for indie makers, and an AI maths tutor in daily use. I work across the full stack: TypeScript, React, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, with LLM integration and agentic workflows as a natural part of how I build. I'm looking for a founding engineer or co-founder role where I own outcomes, not just a ticket queue.

Education

B.S. in CS
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Mikhail Konovalov
Staff Data Platform Engineer
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I worked with them in the same company on different teams

In a previous role, this developer delivered some of the most technically demanding parts of the product: a no-code Form Builder, a Document Builder, and a Variable Analysis Engine, while also shaping core architectural decisions and raising the bar on code quality and testing. In another role, they owned frontend and mobile development end to end, collaborated directly with business owners, and built tools that meaningfully improved hotel operations. That's not "ticket-taker" work; that's someone who takes genuine ownership.

What stands out is the combination: deep technical skill, product judgment, and the kind of reliability you want on a small team. They've also been building their own AI-powered products on the side: a live iOS app, an AI promotion engine, an AI math tutor, which tells you everything about their drive and initiative. This developer is exactly the kind of person I'd want as a founding engineer.

July 6, 2026

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