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Following a recent Series B funding round, the company is building its in-house engineering team and looking for a hands-on technical leader who can work directly with the CEO, own critical product architecture, and establish the technical foundation for its next stage of growth.\nThis is a unique opportunity to join a mission-driven organization at a pivotal stage, combining technical ownership, product decision-making, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on children's access to mental health care.\nAbout the role\nWe are seeking a Founding Principal Engineer with 6-15 years of full-stack engineering experience to work directly with the CEO and establish the technical foundation for a pediatric mental health platform that's rebuilding care from the ground up.\nThis is a high-impact opportunity for a hands-on, product-minded engineer who thrives in early-stage environments, takes ownership of complex consumer products, and makes independent technical and product decisions in a regulated industry.\nFollowing a recent Series B funding round, the company is transitioning from an offshore engineering team to a small, exceptional in-house engineering organization. You'll play a critical role in shaping the platform's architecture, engineering standards, and future team.\nResponsibilities\n Own technical architecture and implementation: Write production code on the most challenging technical problems while designing and maintaining systems across telehealth, electronic health records (EHR), patient dashboards, and AI-powered capabilities.\nPartner directly with the CEO: Translate clinical, growth, and operational needs into technical solutions and make independent product decisions without relying on detailed product requirements documents.\nLead engineering execution: Guide the transition from the offshore engineering team while establishing engineering standards, code review processes, and quality practices.\nDrive AI adoption: Identify and implement opportunities to leverage AI to accelerate development and enhance product capabilities.\nBuild the engineering organization: Help establish a high-caliber in-house engineering team over the next 6-12 months.\nMake pragmatic technical decisions: Balance speed, scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability in a fast-moving environment.\nShape the product: Take end-to-end ownership of features and systems, from understanding user needs to deployment and iteration.\nRequirements\nRequired Qualifications\n6-15 years of professional full-stack engineering experience.\nRecent experience as a founding engineer or one of the first five engineers at a venture-backed startup. 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