Founding MEP Software Engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Workplace
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Compensation
- $150k – $200k + equity
- Visa
- Visa Sponsorship Available
About this role
We are looking for a Founding MEP Software Engineer with 2-10 years of experience to join ArchiLabs as the fourth full-time team member and own the MEP vertical for our AI-native CAD platform. You'll bring deep MEP domain expertise (especially HVAC) combined with strong software engineering skills to help us build the future of how buildings are designed. This is a high-leverage role where you'll define product direction for MEP workflows, translate domain knowledge into acceptance criteria for AI agents, and QA/QC the outputs. We want someone who thinks like a co-founder — bringing contrarian opinions, taking initiative, and helping us discover blind spots in our MEP product strategy.
What will you be doing?
- Defining and building MEP content libraries (HVAC systems, electrical, plumbing, pipes) on top of our code-first CAD engine, translating domain expertise into acceptance criteria for AI-generated work
- Owning MEP product thinking — identifying what good MEP tooling should look like, discovering blind spots, and shaping the roadmap for our MEP vertical
- QA/QC-ing AI-generated MEP designs and outputs, ensuring they meet engineering standards and real-world requirements
- Working directly with MEP design partner firms (a few hours per week) to understand their workflows, bootstrap initial content libraries, and help onboard early customers
- Writing software (Python, TypeScript/React) to build platform features and content packs, leveraging AI coding tools to ship quickly
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Culture & values
Flat, best-idea-wins organization where hierarchy is minimal
Team members are expected to think and act like co-founders
High autonomy with emphasis on taking initiative and generating own ideas
Values contrarian thinking and genuine problem-solving over task delegation
Culture described as 'three friends taking on a big interesting technical problem'
Reasonable work hours, typically 9:30am to 5:30-6:30pm in office
Weekends mostly free with occasional work during big deliverables
Genuine camaraderie with team hanging out both personally and professionally
Collaborative, open office environment
Team values intellectual curiosity and initiative, as evidenced by hiring practices
Small team size fosters close-knit dynamics
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