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Do you mean the “founding engineer” jobs? It can be misleading, but those are not founder roles. They are regular employee roles where the “founding” part of th
by BadCookie 3y ago
Do you mean the “founding engineer” jobs? It can be misleading, but those are not founder roles. They are regular employee roles where the “founding” part of the title is just an honorary indication that the person joined the company early.
YC won’t count someone as a founder unless they have at least 10% equity in the company. Founding engineers are typically getting 2% or less (from what I understand).
- jjtheblunt 3y agoYep that’s what i noticed and the thresholds i did not know. Thanks for explaining.
- TuringNYC 3y agoFounding Engineer = Engineer making under-market salary for tiny sliver of equity who can be laid off anytime because the company is fledgling, works 70hrs a week, puts in major % of work a founder would contribute, but has little upside. To be honest, for someone who cant land market salaries (e.g. non typical background), who finds a good team, this might be a good opportunity.