Hirehangar

Hirehangar

Founding Software Engineer

California - San Francisco

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago
C++Backend DevelopmentCloud PlatformsRESTEmbedded SystemsRobotics

About the role

  • We are seeking a Founding Low-Level Software Engineer to join an early-stage AI video infrastructure startup.
  • This role is a strong fit for someone who enjoys working close to the metal and has a track record of measurable technical impact.

Responsibilities

  • Build tooling for benchmarking, testing, and tracking system regressions
  • Design clean internal interfaces that hide complexity from the rest of the team

Requirements

  • Proven experience improving performance in production software
  • Proficiency in C++ or a similar low-level language, along with backend development experience

Nice to have

  • Background in robotics, embedded systems, or electronics engineering
  • Comfortable working below the obvious product surface
  • Specific examples of performance improvements delivered in production
  • Tools & Technology:
  • AI-assisted development tools
  • We connect top talent with vetted employers, competitive pay, and real growth opportunities.

Skills

  • C++ or similar low-level languages
  • Backend/API frameworks and databases
  • Cloud infrastructure and deployment tooling

Benefits

  • The company's first product turns prompts and documents into whiteboard-style explainer videos in seconds, working toward a bigger vision of making video generation as fast, cheap, and programmable as text is today.

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