Sira Verified
IT Services, Government IT Consulting
Founding Engineer
San Francisco, CAOnsiteFull Time$150,000–$250,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoHidden Gem · YC Startup
Required skills
- Founding Engineer
- Customer conversations
- Product design
- Architecture
- Implementation
- Release
- Web
- Mobile
- Backend
- Reliable systems
Nice to have
- AI-driven workflows
Role summary
Sira is a Y Combinator company building a single platform for deskless teams to manage scheduling, timesheets, payroll, HR, and invoicing, replacing fragmented systems like ADP, Connecteam, and QuickBooks. They are seeking a Founding Engineer to own entire product surfaces end-to-end, from customer interaction to architecture, implementation, and release. This role involves direct customer engagement, building reliable systems for critical functions like payroll, and shaping the product and engineering culture. The ideal candidate is customer-obsessed, has a track record of shipping impactful products, and is excited to work in a large, underserved market.
# **About Sira**
**80% of the workforce doesn't sit at a desk. Their software is a spreadsheet from 2019.** Most deskless teams still run on a patchwork of ADP, Connecteam, QuickBooks, and a spreadsheet nobody fully trusts.
**Sira replaces that stack with a single platform for scheduling, timesheets, payroll, HR, and invoicing.**
We began with security guard companies — teams of 50–300 officers, operating 24/7, where payroll needs to be correct to the minute — and are expanding across the deskless economy.
We're a **Y Combinator (S25)** company with real revenue and established customers.
# **The Role**
As a **Founding Engineer**, you'll own entire product surfaces end to end — from the initial customer conversation through design, architecture, implementation, and release.
You'll work directly with the customers who depend on what you build and see your work in production within the same week.
As one of our earliest engineers, you'll help shape both the product and engineering culture at Sira. You'll also play a central role in defining how AI-driven workflows are woven into a product with clear, tangible customer value.\
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**What You'll Do**
* **Own product surfaces end to end** across web, mobile, and backend.
* **Talk directly with customers** to understand their workflows, then translate those insights into well-designed features.
* **Architect and build reliable systems** where correctness is non-negotiable — payroll, scheduling, and time tracking leave no room for error.
* **Set your own priorities** in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment and consistently ship work that matters.
* **Contribute to our engineering standards**, including a strong, test-driven approach to quality.
**Core Technologies**
TypeScript · React / Next.js · Node.js · PostgreSQL · AWS
**You're a fit if** you've shipped things people depended on and you're obsessed with customers — the kind of person who's in it for the moment someone tells you the thing you built made their day easier.
This is a rare opportunity to join as a founding engineer in a **large, underserved market where excellent software simply doesn't exist yet**.
You'll take real ownership, work shoulder to shoulder with the founders, talk directly to the people using what you build, and ship software that measurably improves how desk-less teams operate.
**80% of the workforce doesn't sit at a desk. Their software is a spreadsheet from 2019.** Most deskless teams still run on a patchwork of ADP, Connecteam, QuickBooks, and a spreadsheet nobody fully trusts.
**Sira replaces that stack with a single platform for scheduling, timesheets, payroll, HR, and invoicing.**
We began with security guard companies — teams of 50–300 officers, operating 24/7, where payroll needs to be correct to the minute — and are expanding across the deskless economy.
We're a **Y Combinator (S25)** company with real revenue and established customers.
# **The Role**
As a **Founding Engineer**, you'll own entire product surfaces end to end — from the initial customer conversation through design, architecture, implementation, and release.
You'll work directly with the customers who depend on what you build and see your work in production within the same week.
As one of our earliest engineers, you'll help shape both the product and engineering culture at Sira. You'll also play a central role in defining how AI-driven workflows are woven into a product with clear, tangible customer value.\
\
**What You'll Do**
* **Own product surfaces end to end** across web, mobile, and backend.
* **Talk directly with customers** to understand their workflows, then translate those insights into well-designed features.
* **Architect and build reliable systems** where correctness is non-negotiable — payroll, scheduling, and time tracking leave no room for error.
* **Set your own priorities** in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment and consistently ship work that matters.
* **Contribute to our engineering standards**, including a strong, test-driven approach to quality.
**Core Technologies**
TypeScript · React / Next.js · Node.js · PostgreSQL · AWS
**You're a fit if** you've shipped things people depended on and you're obsessed with customers — the kind of person who's in it for the moment someone tells you the thing you built made their day easier.
This is a rare opportunity to join as a founding engineer in a **large, underserved market where excellent software simply doesn't exist yet**.
You'll take real ownership, work shoulder to shoulder with the founders, talk directly to the people using what you build, and ship software that measurably improves how desk-less teams operate.
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