# Former Technical Founders

**Company:** [Encord](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/encord)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Other
**Skills:** Production Code, Engineering Trade-Offs, Building Products, Internal Tools, Stakeholder Management
**Posted:** 2026-03-31

> Former technical founders work closely with cofounders to drive high-leverage opportunities across product, engineering, GTM, and operations. Requires proven experience founding tech companies, strong technical background with production coding, and entrepreneurial ownership of ambiguous problems.

## Job Description

## What you'll do

- Work closely with the cofounders to identify and drive some of the highest-leverage opportunities across product, engineering, GTM, or operations
- Take ownership of ambitious, ambiguous problems and drive them from zero to shipped
- Bring an entrepreneurial mindset to everything — spotting gaps, moving fast, and making things happen with limited resources
- Build internal tools, processes, and systems that help Encord scale
- Act as a force multiplier across teams, bringing founder-level energy and judgment to whatever you tackle

## Who we're looking for

- A former founder — **ideally technical** — who has built and scaled a product or company, and is eager to get back to the early days of 0 to 1
- You may have started and exited your business and are ready to experience the journey again in a new context
- You may not have AI or B2B experience, but you will have excelled at something incredibly challenging that demonstrates your grit and ability to overachieve
- Deeply comfortable with ambiguity — you don't need a job spec to know what needs doing
- A builder at heart who thinks from first principles and moves fast without sacrificing quality
- Someone who takes extreme ownership and thrives without a safety net

## Experience requirements

- Proven experience founding or co-founding a technology company
- **Strong technical background** — you've written production code and understand engineering trade-offs
- Track record of building and shipping products that users love
- Experience hiring, leading, and inspiring small, high-performing teams
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

## Why Encord

- Competitive salary, commission, and meaningful equity in a high-growth startup
- Clear, accelerated growth opportunities as the company scales rapidly
- Strong in-person culture: 4–5 days/week in our newly launched North Beach loft office
- Flexible PTO to fully recharge
- 18 paid vacation days in the U.S. plus federal holidays
- Annual learning & development budget
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Frequent travel opportunities across the U.S., London, and Europe
- Bi-annual company offsites, twice-weekly team lunches, and monthly socials

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