Founding Engineer
Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$140k - $160k + equityFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Rudus is an AI-powered takeoff platform for structural and site concrete. The Founding Engineer will ship across the full stack, from drawing intake to AI-powered detection and real-time collaboration, building scalable AI-driven takeoff workflows for construction bids.
Responsibilities
- Own features end-to-end: design, build, ship, and iterate based on direct customer feedback
- Build AI systems that read construction drawings, schedules, details, and plan views; and turn them into takeoff quantities
- Develop real-time collaborative tooling: multiplayer editing, version history, cloud workspaces
- Work on geometry-heavy problems: scale detection, pattern-matching footings, auto-completing curb runs and slab boundaries
- Shape engineering culture, architecture, and hiring as the team grows
Qualifications
- Strong generalist with production experience in Python and TypeScript
- Comfortable owning ambiguous problems from idea to deployed feature
- Bias toward shipping fast and iterating with users
- Bonus: experience with LLMs/computer vision, canvas/geometry rendering, or construction tech
Skills
Required:PythonTypeScript
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Rudus
AI Takeoffs for Concrete
Rudus is an AI-powered takeoff and estimation platform enabling concrete contractors to win 3x more projects yearly. It automatically identifies every concrete structure like footings, walls, columns, and slabs on plans, eliminating the manual work and reducing estimation time by 70%. Concrete is the most-used material on earth after water, and demand is surging with the AI infrastructure boom.
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