Job Details

Founding Software Engineer at Waypoint Transit

Overview

Waypoint Transit is building AI-powered tools to automate urban planning. We aim to reduce repetitive data entry, manipulation, and visualization in planning work, enabling cities to be more sustainable, resilient, and human-centric. As our first engineering hire, you will help define our engineering systems from scratch and work closely with the founders.

Base pay range

$120,000.00/yr - $170,000.00/yr

The Role

As our first engineering hire, you will help define our engineering systems from scratch. Example projects include:

• Fine-tuning YOLO models to segment sidewalks and intelligently handle gaps caused by tree cover.
• Developing a "deep research" system designed specifically for processing city planning documents.
• Orchestrating AI agents to automatically generate intersection safety recommendations aligned with industry best practices.
• Automating the creation of visually appealing city planning reports.
• Deploying and maintaining our own OpenStreetMap server and Streetmix fork.

This role is in-person in San Francisco. Please note that as an early-stage startup, we often end up working nights and weekends.

Responsibilities and Requirements

• Must Haves – We're looking for a high-performing, ambitious individual with strong attention to detail. You are a strong programmer with an engineering degree or relevant experience and the ability to quickly learn new languages, tools, and workflows.
• Eager learner – You're excited to continuously grow, learning new topics and skills alongside the company.
• Comfortable with ambiguity – You'll tackle unfamiliar tasks, such as reading detailed planning documents or understanding roadway regulations.
• Customer-focused – You consider customer perspectives and strive to ensure an exceptional experience.
• Relentless problem solver – You push through challenges creatively and are a self-starter who can figure things out.

• Nice to have – Experience with AI and/or classic computer vision models (Python).
• Familiarity with web development (Next.js).
• Experience with GIS or geospatial data.
• Previous exposure to traffic engineering or city planning.
• Genuine passion for improving urban planning processes.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology