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title: "Founding Engineer"
company: "MangoDesk"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/mangodesk"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/mangodesk-founding-engineer-b2454bcc-63cf-4fb6-8cb5-ea47ec08587e"
apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mangodesk/ad4f871b-d704-4227-b72e-6418210c0ef9"
workplace: onsite
location: "San Francisco"
employment_type: full-time
seniority: founding
role: software-engineering
region: united-states
date_posted: 2026-02-09T22:28:09.335Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-08-27T09:27:17.702Z
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# Founding Engineer

**MangoDesk** — San Francisco

Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mangodesk/ad4f871b-d704-4227-b72e-6418210c0ef9

## About MangoDesk

We help AI become better at real-world workflows through production-grade RL environments.

## About the role

**Company Overview**

We're a YC-backed startup on a mission to bridge the gap between AI and the $5T knowledge work economy through cutting-edge data infrastructure and environments. We're a technical team with experience from Scale AI, Uber, and previously founding a successful AI company. We’re based in San Francisco, CA, and recently raised an oversubscribed seed round led by top-tier VCs.

**Required Qualifications**

- Strong technical / computer science fundamentals.

- Experience building production-grade backend / full-stack systems

- Deep understanding of scalability challenges and good system design.

- The ability to take ambiguous requirements, conduct research, analyze tradeoffs, and own project execution end-to-end, balancing speed vs reliability.

- Strong communication skills and a bias toward ownership**Preferred Qualifications**

- 2+ years of experience as a SWE

- Prior experience at startups / high-growth companies

- Experience with applied AI / AI research - specifically in post-training / RL

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