Founding Engineer

San Francisco, California

Chip (from CardinalHQ)
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We're hiring a Backend Engineer to join our founding team. This is a junior-to-mid-level role (3-5 years of experience) where you'll help us scale the infrastructure that powers our real-time analytics engine.


You'll work on GoLang-based systems that process telemetry at scale, including ingestion pipelines, anomaly detection engines, and graph databases. You'll collaborate directly with the founders and contribute to shipping production systems used by engineers at fast-moving companies.


What We're Looking For


  • 3-5 years of backend engineering experience
  • Proficiency in GoLang and a strong grasp of software design fundamentals
  • Experience building APIs, distributed systems, or real-time data pipelines
  • Familiarity with tools like Kafka, gRPC, PostgreSQL, or Redis is a plus
  • Bonus: exposure to observability, tracing, or telemetry stacks
  • Willingness to work onsite 5 days/week in our East Bay office

You Might Be a Good Fit If


  • You like debugging complex systems and making them easier to understand
  • You've worked on backend services and want to deepen your Go skills
  • You enjoy collaborating in-person with a small, fast-moving team
  • You're excited about product ownership and early-stage impact
  • You want to learn from experienced engineers who've built large-scale platforms

What You'll Get


  • Competitive salary + stock options
  • Full health insurance coverage
  • Onsite work with real mentorship and fast feedback
  • A front-row seat to the startup rollercoaster (and a say in how we build)

How to Apply


Drop us a note at with a few words about you, a resume, or a GitHub link. We're not big on gatekeeping-we just want to build with good humans.


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Date Posted: 03 May 2025
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