3x Founding/First Engineer
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Build core product features from zero to scale with full ownership
As a founding engineer at Davit, you will build core product features from zero to scale, working directly with the founder. You will own entire product areas and ship products independently, leveraging your experience in full-stack development and AI systems. The role requires no hand-holding and focuses on solving interesting problems in a fully remote, early-stage startup environment.
Why This Role?
Work directly with the founder and own product areas from day one
Key Responsibilities
- Build core product features from zero to scale
- Own entire product areas independently
- Ship products without hand-holding
- Work directly with the founder on early-stage startup challenges
- Apply full-stack expertise in Ruby on Rails, Elixir, Phoenix, React, React Native, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS, and LLM/AI s
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience shipping products from zero to scale
- Experience as a founding or first engineer at early-stage startups
- Proven ability to build entire products solo
- Expertise in production AI pipelines including LLMs, image generation, voice synthesis, and video
- Background in scaling products to significant user bases and revenue (e.g., 20M users, $5M/month)
Required Skills
Indonesia Context
- Working Hours Overlap:
- Strong overlap with Jakarta hours
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Location: Tbilisi, Georgia (GMT+4) Remote: Yes (required) Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Elixir, Phoenix, React, React Native, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS, LLM/AI Website: https://davit.cc Resume/CV: https://davit.cc/cv/v4.pdf LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dkhaburdzania GitHub: https://github.com/davit-khaburdzania Email: davit.khaburdzania@gmail.com 3x founding/first engineer with 15+ years shipping products from zero to scale. Most notably: founding engineer at EverAI — joined at zero, built nearly every core feature, grew to 20M users and $5M/month revenue. Pioneered production AI pipelines across LLMs, image generation, voice synthesis, and video — not API wrappers, full systems. Also: first eng at Shogun (YC W16, became category-leading Shopify app), CTO at AirHelp (concept to launch in 5 months), founded and scaled a 20-person dev agency. Most recently built an ad platform at TurbaMedia from zero to $24M+ annual spend in 6 months. Looking for: Early-stage startup where I can own product areas and work directly with founders. I've built entire products solo — I don't need hand-holding, I need interesting problems. Fully remote.
Salary Context
Similar Engineering roles on LokerDollar pay around $160k/yr (range $1k–1000k/yr, n=591 active listings).
Market context
- ESTIMATEEstimated pay is 21% above the role median of $160,000/year (n=591 pay-disclosing listings).
- VERIFIEDDavit: 1 postings in the last 3 months, 1 all-time on LokerDollar.
- VERIFIEDCompany first seen Oct 9, 2026.
- VERIFIEDThis listing first seen Oct 9, 2026.
- VERIFIEDLast verified live Oct 9, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is 3x Founding/First Engineer at Davit a remote job?
- Yes, 3x Founding/First Engineer at Davit is remote, but the employer did not state which countries can apply. Check the listing before applying.
- What type of employment is 3x Founding/First Engineer at Davit?
- This is a full time position.
- How do I apply?
- Click the "Apply" button on this page to go to the official application at Davit.
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