Founding Software Engineer

The RoleAs we continue to scale our product, we're seeking a resourceful, product-focused founding engineer to help us build a world-class firmware development platform from the ground up. This is a hands-on role - you'll report directly to the CTO and work closely with the CEO, exercising real ownership over the BootLoop product portfolio. As the company grows, you’ll help create a team of incredible engineers around you.What You'll DoOwn major product areas end-to-end. Conceive, design, and implement product features across our desktop application and cloud stack in close collaboration with customersBuild systems that handle complex technical requirements for engineering customers building mission-critical systemsBuild world-class user experiences that raise the bar for firmware developer toolingCollaborate with founders on product strategy, technical feasibility, and platform decisionsDefine and evolve a technical roadmap across our entire product portfolio, steering technology stack and development practices based on what's actually driving resultsFor example, you might:Build a zero-error computer vision system for extracting information from hardware documentation Create ontologies for chip and sensor systems to unify datasets across many domains Design agentic flows across firmware development verticals, from debugging to real-time triage and root-cause analysisAbout You4+ years in software development, with significant experience building products for highly-technical users (engineers, developers, technical teams)Track record of shipping 0-to-1 products independently at early-stage companiesFull-stack technical expertise - you can architect, implement, debug, and deploy across frontend, backend and all technologies in betweenExperience with web technologies (React, Node.js) and PythonDeveloper tools or infrastructure experience - you understand engineer workflows and pain points deeplyData-driven approach to building, measuring impact, and iterating quicklyNice to HaveEmbedded development or firmware experience working with hardware, real-time systems, and low-level code What We OfferCompetitive compensation: $200k-325k base salarySignificant equity: 2.5 - 4.5% stake in a seed-stage company as founding engineerHigh-impact role: You'll define how this product gets built and own critical features end-to-endDirect founder access: Work side-by-side with CEO/CTO daily, shape company strategyCutting-edge product: Build something genuinely innovative that helps companies build world-changing technologiesHealth & benefits: Comprehensive health insurance, unlimited PTO, relocation compensation