# Founding Engineer at MangoDesk

- Company: MangoDesk
- What the company does: MangoDesk — Accelerate custom evals and post-training data creation. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.mangodesk.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-02-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mangodesk/ad4f871b-d704-4227-b72e-6418210c0ef9
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mangodesk-founding-engineer/

## About the role

We're a YC-backed startup on a mission to bridge the gap between AI and the $5T knowledge work economy through cutting-edge data infrastructure and environments. We're a technical team with experience from Scale AI, Uber, and previously founding a successful AI company. We’re based in San Francisco, CA, and recently raised an oversubscribed seed round led by top-tier VCs.

## What they're looking for

- Strong technical / computer science fundamentals
- Experience building production-grade backend / full-stack systems
- Deep understanding of scalability challenges and good system design
- The ability to take ambiguous requirements, conduct research, analyze tradeoffs, and own project execution end-to-end, balancing speed vs reliability
- Strong communication skills and a bias toward ownership
- 2+ years of experience as a SWE

Tags: Engineering