Founding Full Stack Engineer

Compensation: 0.5% – 3.0%

This is not a normal engineering role.

This is an** Equity First** position in a startup which has already built most front-end and 25% of back-end.

You will help architect and build what could become:

the operating system for invention commercialization.

You’ll work directly with the Founder/CEO on:

• platform architecture
• frontend systems
• backend infrastructure
• AI integrations
• scalability
• product design decisions
• commercialization workflows
• network infrastructure

You will have enormous influence over:

• product direction
• technical stack
• company culture
• and long-term platform architecture. This is currently:

equity-first until funding/profitability.

We want someone who:

• believes in the vision
• wants meaningful ownership
• and understands early-stage startup reality.

As funding and revenue scale, this role transitions into a compensated founding leadership position.

This is a high-upside founding opportunity — not freelance contract work.

You should be strong in most of the following:

Frontend

• React
• Next.js
• TypeScript
• modern UI/UX systems

Backend

• Node.js
• APIs
• databases
• authentication systems
• cloud infrastructure

AI / Systems

• OpenAI APIs
• prompt orchestration
• embeddings/vector systems
• structured AI workflows

Bonus

• marketplace systems
• social/network architecture
• search/discovery systems
• recommendation engines
• startup experience
• obsession with product quality

AI is about to massively increase invention and patent creation.

The bottleneck is shifting from:

creating ideas → commercializing them.

We believe the next major infrastructure layer is:

making invention understandable, visible, and economically actionable.

That’s what MenloExchange is building.

We strongly prefer Seattle area applicants, West Coast, or Greater Atlanta area.