Founding Engineer
Composite
Founding Engineer
Join our team to build cutting-edge tools that automate local browser work.
The Role
We're looking for Founding Engineers to help us build the future of work.
You'll create scalable browser automation systems that learns from user patterns, and enterprise-grade productivity tooling that have the capacity to tangibly improve the work lives of hundreds of millions of people.
You'll be working on genuinely novel technical challenges at the intersection of productivity, browser automation, and enterprise software. Unlike hosted browser solutions that introduce latency and auth barriers, we run AI directly through users' existing browsers, creating instant response times with zero setup friction.
This is a full-stack product engineering role that combines deep technical problem-solving with immediate and direct user impact.
About Composite
College-educated professionals spend 85% of their day as digital factory workers in Chrome, clicking through repetitive browser tasks.
Composite is building the browser autopilot that handles the busywork so hundreds of millions of professionals around the world can focus on meaningful, high-leverage work.
What We're Looking For
Core Qualities
Character: You're someone we'd want to work closely with for the next ten years. You approach challenges with curiosity rather than ego. You're a team player, a great communicator, and aren't afraid to be wrong.
Work Ethic: You're energized by hard problems and comfortable working intensely toward ambitious goals.
Raw Intelligence: You can quickly understand complex systems and solve novel, ambiguous problems with self-guidance.
Technical Background
Full-stack development: Strong experience with frontend, backend, and systems engineering. Our tech stack consists of TypeScript, NodeJS, React, and Chrome Extension APIs.
Research mindset: Comfortable with ambiguous, research-oriented problems and rapid prototyping
AI tooling experience: Previous work building AI agents, automation, or intelligent systems (preferred)
Browser technologies: Familiarity with Chrome extensions, web APIs, or browser automation (preferred)
Compensation & Role Details
Our Values
Disagree and commit: Respectfully challenge decisions you disagree with, even when it's uncomfortable. Don't censor yourself or your ideas. Once a decision is determined, everyone commits wholly.
Clear and consistent standards: Decisions are made based on a shared framework that applies for everyone. We don't leave room for "rules for you, not for me" or any perceived hypocrisy.
Over-communicate: Nothing slows down a company more than confusion, mis-, or under-communication. Leave no room for ambiguity. Ask dumb questions. Write things down clearly.
Health is #1: Stay hydrated. Eat a balanced diet. Sleep 8 hours a night. Exercise frequently. Maintain good social and mental health. Not doing so affects your mood and long-term productivity.
Do the right thing.
Perks & Benefits
We invest in our team's success with comprehensive benefits
Competitive Compensation
Generous salary and equity package with incredible upside.
Complete Health Coverage
Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.
Daily Meals & Snacks
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and drinks provided daily.
San Francisco Office
Energetic in-person culture in our beautiful office in the heart of SF.
Immigration Support
Comprehensive visa sponsorship including O-1, green card, TN, H-1B, and F-1/J-1.
Apply
To apply, please send your resume, GitHub, and a few sentences about a project you're proud of to [email protected].
If there appears to be a fit, we'll reach out for a short behavioral interview, followed by technical challenge, then an in-office work trial.
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