Founding Full Stack Engineer (Python)

About Salespatriot

Salespatriot is building the AI-powered operating system for defense manufacturers and distributors, revolutionizing how they win government and commercial contracts. Backed by Y Combinator (W25) and top-tier investors, we've onboarded over 1,700 manufacturers and reached six-figure ARR within our first two months.

Headquartered in San Francisco, we live and work together as a tight-knit team, driven by a shared mission : to rebuild American industrial competitiveness. Our culture is defined by speed, intensity, and a deep commitment to the national defense ecosystem.

About the Role

We're looking for a mission-driven Full-Stack Engineer to join our founding engineering team. You'll work across the stack-from database design and backend logic to beautiful front-end interfaces-shipping end-to-end features at lightning speed.

This role is designed for someone who thrives in a high-stakes, high-speed, all-in environment and is hungry to do the best work of their career.

What You'll Do

• Own, design, and build full-stack features from scratch (database to UI)
• Work with a small, intense team in a co-living environment to iterate quickly
• Shape engineering culture, technical architecture, and product decisions
• Develop internal tools and AI-driven interfaces to improve contractor workflows
• Push boundaries in defense software-speed and innovation are key

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Ben Rhodes-Kropf

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