Founding Engineer Jobs in New York
NYC founding engineer hiring leans fintech, healthtech, and enterprise AI more than SF does. The compensation bar is similar at the top end, and the talent pool skews more toward engineers with prior big-company experience (often Stripe, Two Sigma, JaneStreet, or Goldman alumni who pivoted). Office requirements vary: Manhattan and Brooklyn-based startups commonly run 3-day hybrid; pre-seed often defaults to 5 days. New grad founding-engineer hires happen here, but rarely.
3 active median salary $500k
| 1. | Founding Engineer (Recruiting from Scratch) New York, New York, United States | $170,000 – $185,000/yr | hybrid | full-time | lead | python, django, typescript | 6mo ago |
| 2. | New York, New York, United States | $250,000 – $500,000/yr | on-site | full-time | lead | python, pytorch, llms | 6mo ago |
| 3. | Founding AI/ML Engineer / Startup / $500k+ / NYC (Open Talent) New York, United States | $500,000/yr | hybrid | full-time | lead | llms, rag, agentic systems | 6mo ago |
Frequently asked questions
- What does a founding engineer in new york earn?
- NYC base salaries track close to SF for senior builder roles, and the city has a heavier mix of fintech, healthtech, and enterprise-AI startups than the Bay. The typical band for a founding engineer runs $130k–$220k base + 0.5%–2% equity.
- Are founding engineer jobs in new york remote-friendly?
- 0 of the current 3 listings (0%) allow remote work; the rest are on-site or hybrid in New York.
- What companies hire founding engineer jobs in new york?
- Jobs Base aggregates listings across YC-backed startups, growth-stage companies, and selected larger companies hiring with builder-role characteristics.
- What's the difference between a founding engineer and a regular founding engineer?
- Jobs Base only lists builder roles. Positions where one person owns the product end-to-end. We filter out ticket-driven, narrowly-scoped roles even when the title matches. About 9% of listings scraped match this definition.