# Founding Engineer at SubImage

- Company: SubImage (YC W25)
- What the company does: The Open-Core Security Graph. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://subimage.io
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $170K to $230K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-18
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/subimage/jobs/NCTFgKK-founding-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/subimage-founding-engineer/

## About the role

We are a seed stage company (a mighty team of 4!) but are growing rapidly - our customers are companies and organizations that your parents have heard of. We need engineering help to meet the demand! This is your chance to get in on the ground floor of something big. Or at least, figure out very quickly that this won’t work (it’s startup life; just being honest about it). We’re seeking the holy grail in multiple security challenges.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years experience at high growth companies. We are looking for fast trajectory. You are curious and hungry
- Strong experience in distributed systems and cloud tech
- You are based in the SF Bay Area and want to work in-person, in-office 5 days a week
- Strong sense of ownership. You care deeply about delivering a solution end-to-end
- You demonstrate strong first-principles, systems thinking
- You aren’t afraid of implementing gnarly business logic to make the lives of jaded security engineers easier. Ideally you can do this in a maintainable and elegant way

Tags: Engineering