Early Engineer, Full-Stack (San Francisco)

Multiply

$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of full-stack software development experience with a proven track record.
  • Startup mindset: resourceful and entrepreneurial, eager to take ownership.
  • Fast learner who is committed to continuous improvement.
  • Proficient in using LLMs in production and passionate about cutting-edge AI.
  • Experience in designing scalable systems and familiarity with modern software engineering practices.
  • Strong focus on user experience and delivering polished products.
  • Excellent product intuition, thinking beyond just coding.

Responsibilities

  • Build 0-1 product features rapidly based on customer feedback.
  • Design and implement systems integrating LLMs and AI into core workflows.
  • Orchestrate multi-step AI systems including agents and feedback loops.
  • Take full ownership of features from concept through deployment and iteration.
  • Collaborate directly with founders on product vision and technical direction.
  • Contribute to enhancing the engineering culture, tooling, and velocity.
  • Mentor and support the development of the early engineering team.

Benefits

  • Work in-person at a vibrant office in San Francisco.
  • Opportunity to shape product direction as an early engineer.
  • Collaborative work environment with direct interactions with the founders.
  • Potential for personal and professional growth in a fast-paced startup.
  • Chance to develop and mentor a new engineering team.
Full Job Description
Role Description

We're looking for an AI-native engineer who doesn't just write code - but uses AI as a core part of how they build, think, and ship. As an early engineer, you'll help shape our product and have an important voice in decisions regarding the technical stack, direction, and vision.

This is a full-time Software Engineering role. The current team is in San Francisco, and this role is in person at Multiply HQ.

What you'll do
  • Build 0 1 product features quickly and iterate based on real customer feedback
  • Design and ship systems that embed LLMs and AI agents into core workflows
  • Orchestrate multi-step AI systems (agents, evals, feedback loops, etc.)
  • Own features end-to-end: idea 1 build 1 deploy 1 iterate
  • Work directly with founders on product, roadmap, and technical direction
  • Help improve our engineering culture, tooling, and velocity
  • Play a key role in building and mentoring the early team


What We Mean by 24AI-Native25

You should already be using tools like: Cursor, Claude Code, Codex / OpenAI APIs or similar AI-assisted development workflows, as a core part of how you build software, not as an afterthought.

Qualifications
  • 3+ years experience building software with a strong track record and ability to work full-stack
  • Startup mindset - resourceful, sharp, and entrepreneurial, who is excited to take early ownership
  • Love to move fast, to learn, and to always-be-improving
  • Experience using LLMs in production and interest in staying at the cutting edge of AI
  • Experience in designing and building scalable systems. Knowledge of modern software engineering practices and frameworks
  • You care deeply about users and love shipping polished, impactful work
  • Strong product intuition - you think beyond the code

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