Founding Engineer

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited

United States, New York, New York City

Headcount: 1

Job Details

  • Experience: 5–8 years
  • Salary: Not specified
  • Equity: Competitive equity
  • Visa sponsorship: H-1B, O-1, OPT
  • Employment type: Full-time
  • Work arrangement: In person, five days a week, in New York City

Benefits and Perks

  • 30 days of PTO
  • 30 remote-work days per year
  • Relocation covered

About the Role

We are hiring a Founding Engineer to build across the cloud infrastructure stack. This role is for an engineer who has worked as a founding engineer at one or more startups, tackled end-to-end problems in production environments, and is excited about building at an infrastructure-focused company. The role is in person at our New York City office, five days a week.

The work spans production-grade software development, customer-facing problem-solving, and ownership of complex technical areas within the Porter platform. You will work in two-week project cycles, with autonomy to propose and drive your work, speak directly with customers via Slack, and collaborate closely with the team on the infrastructure challenges that define the product.

What You’ll Own

  • Write production-grade software for the Porter platform across cloud infrastructure areas.
  • Own the end-to-end development lifecycle, from architectural design through production deployment.
  • Debug complex systems, including investigating virtual machines and log files to identify root causes.
  • Review open-source repositories to debug third-party dependencies.
  • Collaborate with the team on work that affects users’ infrastructure and provide meaningful feedback.
  • Propose and drive work within two-week project cycles.
  • Speak directly with customers via Slack and bring product intuition to infrastructure decisions.

Requirements

  • Experience as a founding engineer at approximately two startups.
  • A strong infrastructure background, or exceptional generalist skills and enthusiasm for infrastructure.
  • High agency and comfort working without a defined playbook or process.
  • Ability to debug and reason through complex systems under pressure.
  • Experience owning production work end to end.
  • Experience writing complex, production-level software beyond CRUD applications.
  • Experience with distributed systems.
  • Interest in the company’s mission and willingness to learn about it before an interview.