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Founding Systems Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA💼 Full-time💰 $150,000–$150,000🗓 2026-10-07

Core

Architect and ship core 0→1 systems at the intersection of software, hardware, and finance to power industrial sectors like machine shops, farms, and factories. (via careerplan.io/jobs/42998fcc-5ee8-4363-af4d-c9c01f4b78ce-founding-systems-software-engineer-at-substrate)

Role type

Founding Systems Software Engineer

Builds

Core financial infrastructure and production-grade LLM systems for loan operations

Domain

Fintech / Industrial Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, AWS, full-stack engineering, system architecture, LLM system design

Preferred skills

UI design taste, deep technical problem solving, ability to explain complex solutions

Responsibilities

Wrap abstractions around complex data and legacy systems; own full product lifecycle from design to shipping; design and deploy production-grade LLM systems for underwriting and compliance

Seniority

Founding, hands-on IC