This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Founding Software Engineer - New Product based in Italy.

This is a founding engineering opportunity focused on taking an early real-time 3D product from prototype to a strong technical foundation. You will be the first and initially only engineer, working closely with product leadership and an established engineering team. The product is browser-native and designed to run across a broad range of devices, from school Chromebooks and Android phones to tablets and gaming PCs. You will shape the MVP, evaluate competing technologies, and make foundational architectural decisions. The role combines hands-on software development, rapid experimentation, product thinking, and technical leadership. As the product and team grow, the position can evolve into a broader technical leadership role.

Accountabilities:

As the founding engineer, you will take significant ownership of the product's early technical direction while remaining deeply hands-on.



You will move quickly from ideas and prototypes to practical, scalable solutions and help establish an architecture that can support both product growth and an open-source community.
- Define the MVP and rapidly prototype different technical approaches.
- Evaluate technologies including Three.js, WebGPU, WebGL, PlayCanvas, and comparable web-game technologies.
- Assess the existing browser-native prototype and determine which components should be retained, improved, or replaced.
- Design the architecture and build the technical foundation for the initial product.
- Determine how the browser-native experience should interact with the existing Windows-native product.
- Explore technical challenges involving multiplayer, content compatibility, and boundaries between browser and Windows-native experiences.
- Establish an architecture suitable for an open-source development community.
- Use AI-assisted develo

📌 Founding Software Engineer (Italia)
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📍 Italia