Founding Engineer

New York City preferred, remote within US or EU time zones
Engineering
full time
Reports to Founder and CEO

Join us as a founding engineer to build the core platform with ultra-low latency pub/sub, stream processing, and multi-protocol integration.

What you'll do

  • Build the core platform: ultra-low latency pub/sub, stream processing, and multi-protocol integration
  • Shape engineering culture, stack choices, CI/CD, tooling, and product direction
  • Own features end-to-end across backend, APIs, performance tuning, and scaling
  • Help hire the next engineers and refine our hiring bar

What we expect

  • Proven experience with distributed systems or streaming platforms
  • Strong hands-on skills in C++, Rust, Go, or Java
  • Deep knowledge of latency, throughput, fault tolerance, and protocol design
  • Startup mindset: you move fast in ambiguity and go beyond "just code"

What you get

  • Significant equity as an early team member
  • Competitive salary with early ownership upside
  • Direct path to technical leadership as we grow, reporting to the Founder and CEO

Ready to apply?

Email your resume and a short note to careers@algox2.com. No forms, results matter.

We accept applications from candidates only. No agency submissions.