Founding Engineer
KDCI · Remote · Philippines only
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The 20-second read
- Experience
- 5+ years required
- Where you can live
- Philippines only
- Job type
- Full-time
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Job details
- Where you can work
- Philippines
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Advertised pay
- Not stated by the employer
- Experience
- 5+ years required
- Employer publication date
- 20 July 2026
- First recorded by Psst
- 2 November 2026
- Last checked at the source
- 3 November 2026
About the job
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
- Open 4 months
- No pay listed
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