# Founding Engineer at Wildcard

- Company: Wildcard (YC W25)
- What the company does: AEO/GEO for E-Commerce and Retail. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://wild-card.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-21
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/wildcard/jobs/ZSLVaaU-founding-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/wildcard-founding-engineer/

## About the role

We’re looking for a Founding Engineer to help shape both the product and the company from the earliest stage. This is engineer number one. You are not joining an engineering team. You are helping build one.

## What they're looking for

- Has prior founding experience, or was early at a Seed, Series A, Series B, or similarly fast-moving company
- Has strong full-stack experience and can ship independently across the stack
- Is high-agency, self-directed, and able to turn ambiguity into shipped product
- Is expert-level with AI coding tools and uses them to move significantly faster
- Has strong judgment on when to use AI and when not to
- Moves fast, focuses on outcomes, and knows how to do more with less

Tags: Engineering