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Crustdata (YC F24) · 5 months ago

Founding Product Engineer

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$200K/yr - $250K/yr
date5+ years exp

Crustdata is a startup focused on democratizing access to real-time people and company data through innovative APIs. They are seeking a Founding Product Engineer who will lead the development of a new product, overseeing everything from strategy to execution while collaborating closely with sales and engineering teams.

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Responsibilities

Lead the 0→1 build of a new product on top of our APIs. Including building core algorithms and architecture for creating deterministic AI agents on the fly from natural language
Own product strategy and execution end-to-end: user discovery, scoping, rapid prototyping, shipping, iteration, and metrics
Collaborate with Sales/CS to define high-leverage workflows
Build production-quality UX (fast, simple, correct), with pragmatic choices over perfect abstractions
Partner with the Head of Engineering on architecture, reliability, and data/privacy guardrails

Qualification

Production software experienceAPI developmentProduct strategyCollaboration with Sales/CSFounder mentalityRapid prototypingUser discoveryData privacy

Required

5+ years of experience in shipping production software
Prior experience of working with sales/gtm teams in the past would be extremely beneficial
A true grinder - we work very hard
Founder mentality - someone who wants to be a founder in future OR was a founder earlier and hates eating glass every day

Company

Crustdata (YC F24)

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People and Company Search for AI Power any AI agent in sales, recruitment and investment with the freshest, most trusted data.
dateFounded in 2024
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://crustdata.com/

H1B Sponsorship

Crustdata (YC F24) has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$12M
Key Investors
Y Combinator
2025-10-22Seed· $6M
2024-12-04Seed· $6M

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