Founding Engineer

Role Summary

KDCI Outsourcing is looking for a Founding Engineer to take on broad technical ownership in a fast-moving environment. You'll help shape the technical direction, build core systems from the ground up, and wear multiple hats as needs evolve.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship core product features from the ground up

• Make key architectural and technical decisions with long-term impact

• Work closely with founders/leadership to translate vision into technical execution

• Take ownership across the stack — front-end, back-end, infrastructure, and beyond

• Establish engineering practices, tooling, and standards early on

• Adapt quickly as priorities and requirements shif

Requirements

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including early-stage or startup experience

• Strong full-stack development skills and system design fundamentals

• Comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities

• Excellent communication and ownership mindset

• Track record of shipping and scaling products independently

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience as an early engineer or co-founder at a startup

• Familiarity with AI/LLM-powered product development

• Experience hiring and mentoring engineers as a team grows

Highlights

Lead product development, shape architecture, and build scalable systems from the ground up.

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