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Founding Engineer (SWE) – Godela

Godela
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$120k - $180kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Founding SWE role at Godela, building the first Physics Foundation Model to predict and simulate physical behavior. End-to-end production systems; translate ML research into scalable tools; shape early startup architecture and culture.

Responsibilities

  • Build robust, user-facing systems that expose physics-informed models as real applications.
  • Own end-to-end delivery: from prototype → product → production deployment.
  • Translate ML research and novel Models into usable, scalable tools
  • Design APIs and services that connect training pipelines, inference engines, and customer-facing interfaces.
  • Shape the culture, architecture, and trajectory of an early startup.

Qualifications

  • Strong software engineering fundamentals — Python, backend frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, etc.), and experience with front-to-back product development.
  • Experience building and shipping applications that integrate ML/AI systems.
  • Comfort working across the stack (infra, APIs, data, UI) with a bias toward execution.
  • Hands-on cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes or equivalent).
  • Track record of delivering high-impact systems in fast-moving environments (startup or equivalent).
  • Mindset: ownership, urgency, and comfort with ambiguity.

Skills

Required:PythonBackend frameworksML/AI systems integrationCloud platformsContainerizationOrchestrationAPIsSoftware architecture
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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AI Physics Engine to replace simulations and prototypes

What if every experiment you wanted to run could be modeled using AI? Godela is an AI-powered physics engine that gives engineers faster, cheaper replacement to simulations and physical prototypes. No set up, no wait. Just ask—and get simulation quality result.

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