Ex YC Founder (SF)

Pragmatike

$120K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in a startup environment, ideally as a founder or co-founder.
  • Proven ability to build products, teams, or businesses from the ground up.
  • Experience in fast-paced settings requiring high ownership.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong focus on execution.
  • Excellent problem-solving and strategic thinking skills.
  • Versatile in collaborating across various functional areas.
  • Demonstrated passion for AI and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with founders and senior leadership on key initiatives.
  • Shape product strategy and technical direction based on personal expertise.
  • Take ownership of projects that drive growth and product success.
  • Work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and marketing teams.
  • Identify opportunities and implement solutions for complex challenges.
  • Contribute to AI-native product development for growing organizations.
  • Establish processes that support long-term scalability.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for relocation assistance and visa sponsorship.
  • Join a small, talented team with significant ownership.
  • Fast decision-making environment catering to entrepreneurial input.
  • Role scope is adaptable based on individual strengths and expertise.
  • Chance to influence the company's trajectory in an AI-focused role.
Full Job Description
Location: San Francisco, CA (Onsite - Presidio)
Start Date: ASAP
Employment Type: Full-time
Relocation Assistance and Visa Sponsorship: Can be discussed with our HR team during the first interview.
What You'll Do
  • Work directly with founders and senior leadership on high-priority company initiatives.
  • Help shape product strategy, technical direction, growth initiatives, or operational execution based on your strengths and background.
  • Take ownership of critical projects that directly influence company growth and product success.
  • Collaborate across engineering, product, design, go-to-market, and leadership functions.
  • Identify opportunities, solve ambiguous problems, and drive execution from idea to outcome.
  • Contribute to the development of AI-native products used by rapidly growing teams and organizations.
  • Bring a founder mindset to decision-making, prioritization, and company building.
  • Help establish processes, systems, and strategies that support long-term scale.
What We're Looking For
  • Previous founder or co-founder experience, ideally within a venture-backed startup environment.
  • Strong track record of building products, teams, systems, or businesses from the ground up.
  • Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-ownership environments.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward action and execution.
  • Strong problem-solving and strategic thinking capabilities.
  • Comfortable wearing multiple hats and working across functions.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Passion for AI, emerging technologies, and the future of intelligent software.
Nice to Have
  • Experience participating in accelerator programs such as Y Combinator.
  • Background in software engineering, product management, growth, operations, or go-to-market leadership.
  • Experience building AI-powered products, developer tools, SaaS platforms, or collaboration software.
  • Track record of scaling teams, products, or businesses through periods of rapid growth.
  • Experience working alongside founders and executive teams in high-growth startup environments.
Why Join?

This is a unique opportunity for former founders to continue building at an ambitious level without starting from zero.

You'll join a small, highly talented team where ownership is significant, decision-making is fast, and your work will directly influence the company's trajectory. The scope of the role is intentionally flexible and can be shaped around your strengths, whether they lie in engineering, product, growth, operations, or company building.

If you're looking for an environment where entrepreneurial experience is valued, where AI is at the center of the product vision, and where there is still substantial opportunity to shape the future of the company, we'd love to hear from you.

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