# Founding Software Engineer at Fresco

- Company: Fresco (YC F24)
- What the company does: AI copilot for construction estimators. Backed by Y Combinator and Techstars.
- Company website: https://fresco-ai.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $100K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-07-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fresco/jobs/us44zD4-founding-software-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fresco-founding-software-engineer/

## About the role

Construction blueprints aren't clean data. They're enormous, spatially complex PDFs full of ambiguous annotations, inconsistent scales, and domain-specific shorthand that no frontier model handles well. We obsess over getting the data model right so the rest of the code flows easily. We create pull requests for visibility but skip code review. We optimize for shipping speed, not process.

## What they're looking for

- You love pushing frontier models to do things they aren’t supposed to
- You're a mid-career engineer who's energized by ambiguity and ownership
- Low ego, high output
- You want meaningful compensation for hard work

Tags: Engineering