As the Founding Engineer at Cascade, you will build the core platform used by the world's leading architects and builders. You'll own end-to-end features, from initial customer discovery to production deployment. This is a high-impact role where you'll shape the technical architecture and product culture while sitting alongside the founding team in San Francisco.
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Founding Engineer at Cascade
Cascade (a16z Speedrun) is building the AI orchestration layer for the physical world, empowering the architects and engineers behind global landmarks like JFK and data centers to win multi-million dollar projects. Founded by former Google and Amazon leads who scaled products to 100M users, we’re looking for a Founding Engineer in San Francisco to own the full stack and help define our product culture. If you have a passion for LLMs, thrive in startup chaos, and want to ship software used by the people building the world’s skyline, this is your chance to join a high-impact team from day zero.
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Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Cascade
Role overview
Software
Cascade (a16z Speedrun) is an AI orchestration layer for how the physical world gets built.
Our clients are the architects, engineers, and builders behind LaGuardia, JFK, Penn Station, nuclear reactors, data centers, and Ritz-Carltons and Four Seasons around the world. We help them find and win their next multi-million dollar project.
What you will do
- Ship end-to-end products and features from initial concept to production, maintaining a high velocity of iteration and deployment.
- Work alongside the founders to architect the core platform and establish the technical foundation for an AI-driven orchestration layer.
- Interact directly with elite architecture and engineering clients to understand their needs and translate them into robust software solutions.
Who this is a fit for
- Strong full-stack development background with a portfolio of shipped projects or hackathon wins that demonstrate a builder mindset.
- Hands-on experience with Large Language Models and a genuine excitement for applying AI to complex, real-world physical industries.
- Previous experience in early-stage startups or as a founder, possessing the resilience and adaptability required for high-growth environments.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join an elite founding team featuring a Forbes 30 under 30 CEO and a CTO who was a lead engineer at a $2B AUM fintech.
- Backed by the prestigious a16z Speedrun program, tackling a massive market in vertical AI for physical infrastructure and global construction.
- Direct impact on the global skyline, building tools used by the professionals behind JFK, Penn Station, and luxury hotels worldwide.
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