> Commenters: please don't reply to job posts to complain about something. It's off topic here.
But also: while I didn't post this, that's not uncommon for a founding engineer. They're looking for someone to help start the company from scratch, typically with a healthy dose of equity. It's a calculated risk for the engineer, possibly worth anywhere from zero to a gazillion dollars depending on outcome.
I normally wouldn't comment, but expecting someone with that skillset and those kind of opportunities available to them to work for free for 4-6 months with the promise of actual pay "when our seed round closes" was so egregious I couldn't help myself, sorry.
That's common for founders, though. The CEO and CTO etc. are almost certainly in the same boat. They're not so much saying "come work for free" as "come join this group of us who are taking a leap from our current jobs and building something brand new, in hopes it'll pay off wildly."
> Commenters: please don't reply to job posts to complain about something. It's off topic here.
But also: while I didn't post this, that's not uncommon for a founding engineer. They're looking for someone to help start the company from scratch, typically with a healthy dose of equity. It's a calculated risk for the engineer, possibly worth anywhere from zero to a gazillion dollars depending on outcome.
I normally wouldn't comment, but expecting someone with that skillset and those kind of opportunities available to them to work for free for 4-6 months with the promise of actual pay "when our seed round closes" was so egregious I couldn't help myself, sorry.
That's common for founders, though. The CEO and CTO etc. are almost certainly in the same boat. They're not so much saying "come work for free" as "come join this group of us who are taking a leap from our current jobs and building something brand new, in hopes it'll pay off wildly."
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It's not typical for founding engineers. It's plausible for a cofounder, with 30%-50% equity.