# Founding Engineer at Panels

- Company: Panels (YC S25)
- What the company does: Audio Data for AI Labs. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.usepanels.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-22
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/panels/jobs/ZxF3rjn-founding-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/panels-founding-engineer/

## About the role

We’re looking for a founding engineer to help build the platform behind high-quality human voice data for the next generation of speech and audio models. You’ll work across the stack on systems for audio recording, data quality, human review, internal operations, and delivery to leading AI and voice AI labs. You’ll be building products used by thousands of people every day, with high ownership across product, infrastructure, and data quality.

## What they're looking for

- Strong full-stack engineering ability
- High ownership and comfort working on ambiguous problems
- Care for product details, data correctness, and operational reliability
- Ability to ship quickly without losing sight of long-term system quality
- Strong Postgres or backend systems experience
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, and production systems

Tags: Engineering