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Founding Engineer #1, San Francisco

About Wayd

Wayd's mission is to build the live map of human life and use it to make people lucky on purpose.
We are backed & received offers by the same legendary investors of: SpaceX, OpenAI, Instagram, Pinterest, Notion, Stripe, ...

About the team

You’ll be the first engineer and co‑author of the product, the stack, and the culture. If we succeed, you’ll have helped create the most important consumer network of this decade.

How we work

In‑person in San Francisco. Direct feedback. High trust. High output. We outwork, outthink, and out‑execute. We sponsor visas and relocate exceptional people.

Compensation

Startup market cash + founder-level equity. We optimize for upside and speed.

Your Info

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Evidence of Excellence

We look for evidence of exceptional ability. Please provide us with three examples highlighting your exceptional ability concisely. This is your moment to WOW us! NOTE: Answering this question fully is the most important part of our interview process. We prefer if you make it personal, we are looking for clear and unquestionable evidence for excellence throughout your life. Not necessarily highlights from your resume. 1 sentence max per bullet point.

Who inspires you?

It could be a famous person or somebody you know.

What would you do if you had no chance of failure?

Imagine you receive a magical envelope. Whatever you write inside this envelope, you will become - no chance of failure, guaranteed. You can choose anything: a singer, an actor, anything at all. What would you write? if you don’t write anything in the envelope within five minutes, you’ll lose this chance forever.

What's your favorite movie?

Are you currently authorized to work in the United States?

Will you, at any point, require employer sponsorship to work in the United States?