Founding Engineer (Fullstack)
About the role
Founding Full-Stack Engineer role at Onlook, a YC-backed design-led developer tool. Build a multiplayer visual IDE, set technical direction, and own large features in a fast-paced startup environment.
Responsibilities
- Implement state-of-the-art techniques for code generation and build features across the stack
- Collaborate with a global contributor base (over 100 contributors)
- Answer user feedback and set technical and product direction
- Take ownership over large projects or features
- Help build the early company culture and workflows
Qualifications
- Experience: Any (new grads ok)
- Willingness to work in a fast-paced startup environment
- Comfort with any part of the stack: front-end, back-end, or database
- Belief in open source and willingness for public work
- Ability to share a personal project or portfolio when applying
Skills
Benefits
- Equity of 1.00% - 4.00%
- Potential salary between $130K - $200K
- Remote (US; CA) or San Francisco, CA onsite option
- Access to bespoke office perks if in SF (office near South Park)
- Opportunity to influence a fast-growing, open-source project backed by YC
About Onlook
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Onlook is the fastest way for anyone to build, deploy, and iterate on websites and web apps. We built an open-source, visual editor for code that merges design, development, and AI. Since launching, Onlook hit #1 on Hacker News, was the #1 trending repo on GitHub—above DeepSeek—and has earned over 8,500 GitHub stars. Founded by Daniel Farrell, a designer of 10+ years and former Head of Growth, and Kiet Ho, an ex-Amazon and ex-ServiceNow engineer, Onlook is on a mission to finally solve the gap between design and development.