# Founding Engineer, Software at Fort

- Company: Fort (YC W26)
- What the company does: Strength Tracking Wearable. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://fort.cx
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $210K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-03
- Apply by: 2026-12-18
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fort/jobs/F65yXTu-founding-engineer-software?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fort-founding-engineer-software/

## About the role

We’re looking for a founding software engineer to own development across our stack, with a strong backend focus. Your first priorities will be making data move reliably and quickly between wearable, phone, and server, and making the product feel responsive in everyday use. You’ll build APIs, improve synchronization and data infrastructure, debug performance across system boundaries, and ship mobile features. You’ll also support data analysis and the infrastructure behind our machine learning work. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Any (new grads ok) of experience
- Will sponsor
- Full-time Engineering role

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fort-founding-engineer-software/