As the Founding Engineer at Cascade, you will build the technical bedrock for a platform transforming the $500B AEC government contracting industry. Working directly with ex-Google and Amazon founders, you will ship AI-driven features that match firms to high-value RFPs, directly impacting how iconic infrastructure projects like airports and hotels are won.
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Founding Engineer at Cascade
Cascade is disrupting the $500B AEC government contracting space with AI, and they’re looking for a Founding Engineer to join their a16z Speedrun-backed team in San Francisco. Led by founders from Google and Amazon, Cascade is already helping top-tier firms win massive projects like airport expansions and luxury hotels. If you are a sharp, startup-hardened full-stack engineer ready to take true ownership, define a technical roadmap, and claim founding equity, this is your chance to build the future of how the world’s infrastructure gets built.
Overview
Why this role stands out
Company
Software
Cascade - a16z Speedrun-backed AI startup disrupting AEC procurement
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Architect and build full-stack features that ingest and analyze thousands of complex government proposals using cutting-edge AI.
- Establish technical foundations and best practices while shipping at a rapid pace to scale the customer base.
- Work closely with the CTO to translate customer needs into robust, scalable product solutions for world-class architecture and engineering firms.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Proven full-stack engineering expertise with a track record of shipping high-quality products in fast-paced startup environments.
- Sharp technical intuition and the ability to operate as a generalist across the entire stack, from data ingestion to user interface.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the drive to take full ownership of projects and the desire to build a company from its earliest stages.
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What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Join an elite founding team backed by a16z Speedrun, led by a CEO who scaled Google Pay to 200M users and a CTO with experience at Amazon and top fintechs.
- Tackle a massive, antiquated market where your code helps firms win multi-million dollar contracts for projects like LaGuardia and the Ritz-Carlton.
- High-leverage founding role offering significant equity and the chance to define the engineering culture and technical architecture from the ground up.
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