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Founding Engineer , you'll architect, build, and ship the software + systems that power real-world robot deployments across retail, hospitality, and live events. You'll work directly with the founders, sales, and deployment teams to turn pilots into chain-wide rollouts. Every line of code you ship directly translates into millions in ARR and into businesses transforming their customer experience.
This is a ground-floor role with direct ownership over the product and technology stack. You won't just build - you'll set the culture, playbooks, and standards for the engineering team we hire around you.
What You'll Do
Build and scale the software platform that powers 100+ robot deployments monthly Design APIs, dashboards, and integrations that make robots usable for Fortune 500 clients Translate customer outcomes into product features with immediate ROI Partner with deployment leads to ensure Day 1 success at retail stores, hotels, and conventions Create the engineering culture, tools, and best practices for the first 10+ hires Balance speed with scale - shipping fast while architecting for chain-wide rollouts Who You Are
You've been an early engineer (seed/Series A) at a startup and built v1 → vX products Full-stack or back-end strength; comfortable moving between systems, APIs, and infra You know the difference between shipping code and shipping transformation You've owned critical systems where uptime and reliability meant real-world $$$ You thrive on ambiguity and can build in weeks what others scope in quarters You want to be measured by impact: robots deployed, revenue generated, customers transformed
What to ask candidates • Tell us about a time you were an early engineer at a startup and built a product from v1 to vX. What was your specific contribution and what challenges did you overcome? • Gerra's robots are transforming how businesses acquire and serve customers. Describe a critical system you owned where uptime and reliability directly impacted real-world revenue or customer operations. What was your role and what was the outcome? • This role is in-office 5 days a week in Los Angeles. Are you able to commit to this requirement? • Can the candidate be on-site? If not, is the candidate willing to relocate? • What is their salary expectation? • How actively are they recruiting?
Founding Engineer , you'll architect, build, and ship the software + systems that power real-world robot deployments across retail, hospitality, and live events. You'll work directly with the founders, sales, and deployment teams to turn pilots into chain-wide rollouts. Every line of code you ship directly translates into millions in ARR and into businesses transforming their customer experience.
This is a ground-floor role with direct ownership over the product and technology stack. You won't just build - you'll set the culture, playbooks, and standards for the engineering team we hire around you.
What You'll Do
Build and scale the software platform that powers 100+ robot deployments monthly Design APIs, dashboards, and integrations that make robots usable for Fortune 500 clients Translate customer outcomes into product features with immediate ROI Partner with deployment leads to ensure Day 1 success at retail stores, hotels, and conventions Create the engineering culture, tools, and best practices for the first 10+ hires Balance speed with scale - shipping fast while architecting for chain-wide rollouts Who You Are
You've been an early engineer (seed/Series A) at a startup and built v1 → vX products Full-stack or back-end strength; comfortable moving between systems, APIs, and infra You know the difference between shipping code and shipping transformation You've owned critical systems where uptime and reliability meant real-world $$$ You thrive on ambiguity and can build in weeks what others scope in quarters You want to be measured by impact: robots deployed, revenue generated, customers transformed
What to ask candidates • Tell us about a time you were an early engineer at a startup and built a product from v1 to vX. What was your specific contribution and what challenges did you overcome? • Gerra's robots are transforming how businesses acquire and serve customers. Describe a critical system you owned where uptime and reliability directly impacted real-world revenue or customer operations. What was your role and what was the outcome? • This role is in-office 5 days a week in Los Angeles. Are you able to commit to this requirement? • Can the candidate be on-site? If not, is the candidate willing to relocate? • What is their salary expectation? • How actively are they recruiting?