Founding Engineer

Job Description:

In short

Our client is building a platform to transform how contractors manage land planning and development, one of the most complex and underserved stages in construction.

Backed by an established contractor with 17+ years of experience, they’re now hiring a Founding Engineer to build the product from scratch and shape the technical direction from day one.

Do you want to take full ownership of a greenfield product, stay hands-on, and work towards a path to technical co-founder?

About the company

This is a newly launched tech venture tackling a major inefficiency in the construction and development lifecycle.

Today, planning projects require coordination between dozens of consultants and reports, often managed through fragmented, outdated systems.

The vision is to build a centralised platform combining workflow management and document collaboration, creating a single source of truth for the entire planning process.

With a clear MVP scope and early user demand, the business is now moving into build phase.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a highly autonomous engineer who is comfortable building in ambiguity and making key technical decisions early.

You’ll likely enjoy this role if you:

• Take ownership and execute without needing heavy direction

• Enjoy building from zero to one

• See messy, complex systems as an opportunity to simplify

• Want to shape both product and technical direction

• Are motivated by long-term impact and potential equity upside

What you’ll do

• Architect and build the platform from the ground up (greenfield)

• Own technical decisions across stack, architecture, and integrations

• Deliver the MVP (workflow hub + document management system)

• Integrate external data sources and APIs into a unified platform

• Work closely with product and data architect stakeholders to shape functionality

• Chance to build automation tools that create immediate operational value

• Contribute to long-term product and technical strategy

Must-haves

• Full-stack engineering experience with end-to-end ownership

• Experience building production-ready applications independently

• Ability to design architecture in greenfield environments

• Experience working with APIs and integrating multiple data sources

• Strong product mindset — focused on outcomes over process

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity with high autonomy

Nice-to-haves

• Experience building or working with document management systems

• Experience in PropTech, ConstructionTech, or related sectors

• Exposure to SaaS platforms and subscription-based products

• Familiarity with workflow automation tools and systems

• Interest in applying AI to document and planning workflows

• Experience working with data-heavy or integration-heavy platforms

Why join

• Build a category-defining product in an underserved market

• Take full ownership from day one — architecture, code, and product direction

• Work directly with experienced operators with deep domain expertise

• Join a funded venture with real users and clear product demand

• Clear pathway to technical co-founder

• High impact: your work will shape how an entire industry operates