Founding Full-Stack Engineer
True · San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco
- Salary
- $180,000 to $240,000
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Posted
- Nov 3, 2026
True is hiring a Founding Full-Stack Engineer based in San Francisco. Every apply link on Engg.space goes straight to the company's own careers page - no recruiter middleman, no generic job-board form.
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ABOUT THE ROLE Join an early-stage industrial AI team building wearable AI products for field technicians working in critical infrastructure. You will own the product layer around the AI core, connecting smart glasses, cloud services, and companion applications into a dependable end-to-end experience. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Ship product experiences across smart glasses, backend services, and companion applications that customers can use independently. - Build cloud infrastructure for real-time video ingestion, APIs, and storage. - Own reliable, observable backend APIs and data systems used by devices and AI services. - Develop mobile and desktop applications for setup, monitoring, and workflow configuration. - Establish deployment and release processes for safely delivering software updates to devices in the field. - Set product architecture and engineering practices as the team grows. - Debug issues across frontend, backend, and device integrations. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Two to five years of post-graduate software engineering experience, ideally including early-stage startup work. - Experience building and shipping a product from zero to one, with ownership across backend, APIs, data, and user-facing applications. - Strong full-stack skills with technologies such as TypeScript, Python, React, React Native, Node.js, AWS, GCP, or Supabase. - Ability to make sound architectural decisions independently and build scalable systems. - Experience with real-time video, streaming, or low-latency systems is valuable, as is experience shipping AI features into products. - Mobile development experience with iOS, Android, or React Native, plus good frontend and UX judgment. - Background in wearable devices, edge systems, or industrial technology is a plus. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary is $180,000 to $240,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available. LOCATION On-site in San Francisco, United States.
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