# Founding Engineer at Ploy

- Company: Ploy (YC P26)
- What the company does: Ploy turns your website into your company's growth engine.  Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://ploy.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-04-21
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/ploy/jobs/XsX0ycv-founding-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/ploy-founding-engineer/

## About the role

We care much more about what you've actually built than where you've worked, but some signal that tends to line up well: If you don't match this exactly but think you'd be great here, apply anyway. We read everything.

## What they're looking for

- You've built something from 0 to 1 and thrive in ambiguity
- You're comfortable going deep on any part of the stack — frontend, backend, infra, or ML/agent systems — and have strong taste in at least one
- You've worked with LLMs in production, or you're hungry to
- You make good decisions fast with incomplete information, and you're honest when something isn't working
- You want to work in person in San Francisco, most days, with a small team that moves quickly

Tags: Engineering