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Company: Cadre

Location: San Francisco, CA 94112

Description:

Founding Software Engineer (Fullstack)

Location: Onsite in San Francisco
Company: Prophecy Gov - AI Agents for Local Governments
Stage: Seed ($2M raised in March 2025)
Seniority: 0-5 years experience
Why Prophecy Gov?

In govtech, sales is the hard part - but we've already nailed that. With strong GTM traction, a Head of Government with deep industry ties, and recent funding, we're bottlenecked not by demand - but by product velocity.

We're building AI agents that help local governments automate repetitive tasks, improve operational efficiency, and better serve their communities. We're now hiring a founding fullstack engineer to help us unlock a critical go-to-market inflection point and scale to 100+ cities and $3-6M ARR in the next 12 months.
What We're Looking For

We're not looking for "just another hire" - we're looking for a mission-driven builder to help shape the future of how cities operate.
Minimum Requirements
  • 0-5 years of experience in fullstack software engineering
  • Strong in both Python and JavaScript
  • Comfortable working across the stack - frontend & backend (the % split doesn't matter)
  • Demonstrated side projects or independent work on GitHub
  • Familiarity with LLM APIs like OpenAI
  • Clear signs of ambition, ownership, and deep motivation
  • Learn fast, build fast - can show us multiple high-quality projects outside of class or work
Ideal Background (any of the following)
  • Previous experience at early-stage, high-growth tech startups (especially in applied AI)
  • Early SWE at a VC-backed GenAI startup in SF or NYC
  • Founder/co-founder of a tech project or startup
  • Engineer at a Neo, AI Grant, or YC company
  • Graduate of a top CS program (e.g. Stanford, Waterloo) or Neo Scholar
Bonus Points For
  • Experience with React, Next.js, FastAPI, Supabase, TailwindCSS, Selenium, or shadcn/ui
  • Taste for building in "unsexy" industries (govtech, real estate, construction, supply chain, etc.)
  • Prior experience with civic tech, public sector systems, or gov operations (a plus, not required)


Why Join Now?
  • Work onsite with a small, high-velocity team in SF
  • Take massive ownership from Day 1 - shape both the product and company DNA
  • Build real-world AI that directly improves how cities function
  • Help launch a rocketship just before it takes off

If this sounds like you - or someone you know - reach out and let's talk. We'd love to build with you.

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