Lance (YC W26)
Founding Solutions Engineer
We captured this posting once, on 2026-05-22, and did not track it afterwards — so we cannot tell you whether it is still open.
- Employer
- Lance (YC W26)
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Seniority
- Not stated
- Experience asked for
- Not stated
- Pay band
- $100K – $120K
When we saw it
- Posted 2026-03-30 — the date the employer published it
- Archived 2026-05-22 — when we saved this copy
Found via LinkedIn — US keyword pulls.
Skills the posting named
From the posting
As a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer, you make Lance work in the real world. You’ll deploy systems on-site, debug live issues, and ship product improvements based on what actually breaks. You own everything from scoping to go-live to reliability. This is not a support role. Be able to work 996 Startup hours with competitive pay and equity.
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