Founding Engineer
- Level
- Senior
- Work type
- Remote · Philippines only
Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.
Open. First seen 3 October 2026.
About the role
Role Summary
KDCI Outsourcing is looking for a Founding Engineer to take on broad technical ownership in a fast-moving environment. You'll help shape the technical direction, build core systems from the ground up, and wear multiple hats as needs evolve.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and ship core product features from the ground up
- Make key architectural and technical decisions with long-term impact
- Work closely with founders/leadership to translate vision into technical execution
- Take ownership across the stack — front-end, back-end, infrastructure, and beyond
- Establish engineering practices, tooling, and standards early on
- Adapt quickly as priorities and requirements shif
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, including early-stage or startup experience
- Strong full-stack development skills and system design fundamentals
- Comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Excellent communication and ownership mindset
- Track record of shipping and scaling products independently
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience as an early engineer or co-founder at a startup
- Familiarity with AI/LLM-powered product development
- Experience hiring and mentoring engineers as a team grows
The team: KDCI.Ai
This role is one of 19 open in KDCI.Ai.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Python (12 of 19), JavaScript (10 of 19), LLM (9 of 19), REST (8 of 19), CI/CD (5 of 19), React (5 of 19), Vector Databases (5 of 19)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Workflow Automation Engineer posted Jul 20
- OpenClaw Developer posted Jul 20
- AI Agent Developer posted Jul 20
- LangChain Developer posted Jul 20
- Forward Deployed Engineer posted Jul 20
- n8n Developer posted Jul 20
- ChatGPT Developer posted Jul 20
- AI Automation Engineer posted Jul 20
- Web QA Specialist posted Jul 20
- Android Developer posted Jul 20
- Mobile App Developer posted Jul 20
- Back-End Developer posted Jul 20
- AI Developer posted Jul 20
- Web Developer posted Jul 20
- iOS Developer posted Jul 20
- Front-End Developer posted Jul 20
- Full-Stack Developer posted Jul 20
- LLM Engineer posted Jul 20
From the team and dates on kdci1's own job board.
Salary context
84 other open postings titled Founding Engineer state a salary: median USD 150,000 to USD 250,000 a year.
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