Founding Engineer - Shaper Capital

Company Overview: At Shaper Capital , we're on a mission to partner with incredible people to build companies that shape the world.

We're the company-building engine of Travis May, who co-founded and led the two largest data exits of the last 20 years: LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP, $200M+ revenue) and Datavant ($7B merger with Ciox).

Now he's applying that playbook to solve data fragmentation across every major industry, from healthcare to national security to supply chain to AI. Since October 2023, Shaper has launched 8 companies and raised 100M+ from top firms like a16z, CRV, and Footwork.

One portfolio company went from incorporation to a $10M raise in 6 weeks (Arbital Health). Another grew 20x in a single year and closed an 8-figure deal in its first year (Protege).

Most recently, our co-founded company, Fractional AI, was acquired to anchor a massive new AI venture backed by Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman Friedman to deploy Claude at scale.

By joining Shaper today, you'll be part of a small, ambitious team driven by the belief that the world's greatest problems have yet to be solved and the most transformative companies have yet to be built.

We empower our portfolio companies to create businesses that transform industries, and we believe in hiring individuals who are smart, nice, and get things done.

We invest in hiring high-potential and humble individuals who thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and can rapidly grow their responsibilities as we reimagine company creation.

Role Overview

As a Founding Engineer, you'll join one of Shaper's portfolio companies at the ground floor as the technical co-builder standing up the company's engineering foundation alongside its founder. You'll start from a blank slate and take wide ownership across the whole stack.

You'll help define the architecture, ship the first version of the product, and make the technical calls that shape how the company builds for years to come. As the first engineer, you'll also define what