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About the Role
PCT partners with early-stage, venture-backed companies looking for exceptional engineers to join at the earliest stages of their growth. Founding Engineer opportunities involve joining a small technical team where you'll work closely with founders and have meaningful ownership over both the product and engineering organization.
Responsibilities
- Build and launch core products and features from zero to one.
- Make foundational architecture and technology decisions that will influence how the company scales.
- Work across the stack based on the needs of the product and business.
- Partner directly with founders, customers, and other early team members to translate ideas into working products.
- Establish engineering practices, systems, and standards as the team grows.
- Help identify, evaluate, and solve ambiguous technical and product challenges.
- Contribute to hiring and building the future engineering organization.
Requirements
- Significant software engineering experience and a track record of shipping high-quality products.
- Strong technical judgment and the ability to make pragmatic decisions in fast-moving environments.
- Comfort working with ambiguity and taking ownership without extensive structure.
- A product-oriented mindset and interest in understanding the customer and business behind what you're building.
- The ability and willingness to work across different areas of the technical stack.
- Excitement about early-stage companies and building systems, products, and teams from the ground up.
- Tell us what you're looking for in your next company, the types of products or technical problems you're most excited to work on, and the environments where you do your best work.
About the Company
- PCT partners with early-stage, venture-backed companies looking for exceptional engineers to join at the earliest stages of their growth.
- PCT partners with exceptional venture-backed companies to build resilient, people-centric, diverse teams.
- Our clients span industries and stages, from pre-seed startups to companies preparing for IPO, including leading tech organizations like Notion, Lyft, Modern Health, Instacart, Uber, Google, Render, and GitHub.
- Our clients are building ambitious products, solving complex problems, and looking for exceptional engineers who want to have a meaningful impact.
- These companies share a commitment to building strong culture, high-performing teams, and innovative people programs.
- They're growing fast, scaling thoughtfully, and seeking exceptional talent to join their journey.