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Overview
Title:
Founding Engineer (Tech Lead) Location:
New York City (Hybrid) Reporting Structure:
This role reports to the Co-Founder Company Description Our client is an early-stage startup that helps professional employer organizations (PEOs) scale their client operations without scaling headcount, using our AI-powered analytics and automation platform. We\'ve 13x\'d our revenue this year and are looking to bring on a founding engineering lead to help us ensure we deliver a world-class product experience for our customers. In this role you will be joining the founding team alongside co-founders. Quick facts: Raised $1.4M in early-stage capital to accelerate product and engineering growth. 16x revenue growth in the past year Working with leading PEOs and tech-forward HR organizations that are replacing legacy systems like Salesforce and HubSpot with Wayside\'s AI-native platform. Responsibilities
As full-time employee #4 you can expect to work on a large variety of things, but our core areas of need are: Development: You will ship both backend and user-facing features in the Wayside platform. Customer Success: You will engage with our customers to demo features, collect feedback, offer support, and deeply understand the needs of who we serve. Product: You will help manage our product roadmap, independently design features, and make decisions about the surfaces in which our users spend time. Management: You\'ll lead a team of 2-3 engineers to help deliver features for our customer-base You are
You\'re a
builder at heart
- hands-on, technical, and excited to work directly with founders in an early-stage environment. You have
3+ years of experience
developing web applications, ideally with
TypeScript and modern frameworks . You\'re comfortable working across the stack and enjoy making architectural decisions that balance speed and scalability. You\'re
customer-driven
- you care about understanding user pain points and turning feedback into elegant solutions. You communicate clearly, write well, and thrive in environments that value autonomy, ownership, and clarity over bureaucracy. You\'ve led or mentored small engineering teams and are eager to grow into a broader leadership role (Head of Eng / CTO). Bonus points if you\'ve built or integrated
AI-enabled systems
in production or have startup experience where you\'ve worn multiple hats. Preferred Qualifications
Experience working on LLM-enabled systems deployed in production. Proficiency in Python. Experience working professionally with low-level languages (C, Java, Rust, C++). Experience with high-ownership positions in startups. Exceptional work ethic, an interest in the grind of early-stage startups, and the ability to independently manage ambiguous tasks. 3+ years working as a professional software developer. Basic proficiency with cloud deployment practices. Professional experience with web development frameworks. Competency in Typescript. Perks
Up to $200K Annual Salary Favorable Equity Health Insurance Full Autonomy in a high-growth Startup
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Title:
Founding Engineer (Tech Lead) Location:
New York City (Hybrid) Reporting Structure:
This role reports to the Co-Founder Company Description Our client is an early-stage startup that helps professional employer organizations (PEOs) scale their client operations without scaling headcount, using our AI-powered analytics and automation platform. We\'ve 13x\'d our revenue this year and are looking to bring on a founding engineering lead to help us ensure we deliver a world-class product experience for our customers. In this role you will be joining the founding team alongside co-founders. Quick facts: Raised $1.4M in early-stage capital to accelerate product and engineering growth. 16x revenue growth in the past year Working with leading PEOs and tech-forward HR organizations that are replacing legacy systems like Salesforce and HubSpot with Wayside\'s AI-native platform. Responsibilities
As full-time employee #4 you can expect to work on a large variety of things, but our core areas of need are: Development: You will ship both backend and user-facing features in the Wayside platform. Customer Success: You will engage with our customers to demo features, collect feedback, offer support, and deeply understand the needs of who we serve. Product: You will help manage our product roadmap, independently design features, and make decisions about the surfaces in which our users spend time. Management: You\'ll lead a team of 2-3 engineers to help deliver features for our customer-base You are
You\'re a
builder at heart
- hands-on, technical, and excited to work directly with founders in an early-stage environment. You have
3+ years of experience
developing web applications, ideally with
TypeScript and modern frameworks . You\'re comfortable working across the stack and enjoy making architectural decisions that balance speed and scalability. You\'re
customer-driven
- you care about understanding user pain points and turning feedback into elegant solutions. You communicate clearly, write well, and thrive in environments that value autonomy, ownership, and clarity over bureaucracy. You\'ve led or mentored small engineering teams and are eager to grow into a broader leadership role (Head of Eng / CTO). Bonus points if you\'ve built or integrated
AI-enabled systems
in production or have startup experience where you\'ve worn multiple hats. Preferred Qualifications
Experience working on LLM-enabled systems deployed in production. Proficiency in Python. Experience working professionally with low-level languages (C, Java, Rust, C++). Experience with high-ownership positions in startups. Exceptional work ethic, an interest in the grind of early-stage startups, and the ability to independently manage ambiguous tasks. 3+ years working as a professional software developer. Basic proficiency with cloud deployment practices. Professional experience with web development frameworks. Competency in Typescript. Perks
Up to $200K Annual Salary Favorable Equity Health Insurance Full Autonomy in a high-growth Startup
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