We are looking for full-stack generalist engineers who ship fast with an unrelenting bar for quality. You'll work directly with the founders every day, own user-facing features from design to build, and turn customer feedback into code that run in mission-critical environments. This is a high ownership role at a product-led open core company winning deals against competitors 100x their size.

What you’ll do

You won’t just be picking up tickets; you will have the agency to shape product direction and engineering approaches across the stack.

Ship customer-facing features from 0-to-1: design, build, test, deploy, and own them in production
Turn user feedback into code fast with zero compromise on technical rigor
Work directly with the founders to keep priorities clear and blockers out of the way
Build intuitive user-experiences and reliable backend services that customers trust everyday
Solve hard technical problems at the frontier of applied AI: from kernel-level agent sandboxes to agent memory retrieval for large data collection, you’re expected to turn research into product at a relentless pace.
Engineer foundational agentic systems (skills, memory, reinforcement learning loops) for our customers and our own needs

What you bring

Technical depth and software craftsmanship: we’re an anti-slop AI-pilled company
Product intuition: you care about the "why" as much as the "how"
Comfort working in a small team where speed and ownership are the norm
Experience with modern full stack software engineering (frontend and backend)
Slope over intercept: we value learning velocity, grit, and unapologetically unique personalities

Bonus

Prior experience as a founder or founding engineer
Experience building agentic products
Experience working in product led companies with mission-critical infrastructure
Technical mastery: you have deep, senior/staff level expertise in either:
- Frontend: deep knowledge of React, Next.js. You understand the virtual DOM and state management complexities.
- Backend: strong systems design skills across distributed systems, API architecture, and database optimization.

Company benefits:

Competitive compensation and meaningful equity
20 days paid time off every year
15 days of remote work flexibility per year
100% coverage for health, dental, vision
Wellness stipend to spend on gym, spa, or whatever keeps you at your best
Free lunch
Team offsites

Founding Engineer (Full-stack) at Tracecat