Full-Time

Founding Engineer

TrueBuilt

TrueBuilt

11-50 employees

Pre-construction software for bid optimization

No salary listed

Remote in USA

Remote

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
UI/UX Design
DevOps
Requirements
  • Experienced - You have a proven track record of delivering high quality software
  • 0 to 1 - You can take an idea and transform it into working software
  • Learning Mindset - You are eager to learn and contribute to all parts of the stack
  • Frontend Capable - Break down a design into its component parts and code it
  • Experience in one or more: database design, DevOps, CI/CD, UI/UX design
Responsibilities
  • Design and develop an industry-leading platform in collaboration with the Chief Technology Officer
  • Become deeply familiar with the construction industry to build software meeting diverse customer needs
  • Take ownership of decisions and be involved across the software stack
  • Routine pair programming sessions with the Chief Technology Officer
  • Meet with advisers to learn first-hand about their challenges
  • Design and implement key features of the minimum viable product
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with NextJS is a plus
  • Experience working in a startup is a plus

TrueBuilt Software provides pre-construction solutions for commercial and residential builders. Its platform helps firms win more bids, reduce costs, and minimize risks by offering smart estimation, bid package invites, bid leveling analytics, and risk management. The system works on a subscription model, delivering access to tools and analytics that improve estimating accuracy, collaboration, and workflow efficiency, with additional services like enhanced reporting and qualification assessments. TrueBuilt differentiates itself by focusing specifically on pre-construction challenges—addressing supply chain shortages, price volatility, and complex workflows—to deliver measurable results for general contractors, subcontractors, and developers in North America. The company’s goal is to help construction firms win more bids, cut costs, and mitigate risk, aiming for outcomes such as higher ROI and time savings per user.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$4M

Headquarters

Huntington Beach, California

Founded

2022

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Computer vision takeoffs reduce time by 70% amid supply chain pressures.
  • $4M seed funding in 2025 enhances AI-based pre-construction software.
  • Customers achieve 12x ROI with 95% accuracy and 18 hours monthly savings.

What critics are saying

  • Downtobid dominates bid management, capturing 50-70% GC market share in 6-12 months.
  • Procore's AI module crushes TrueBuilt's growth using 2M+ user network in 12-24 months.
  • Capabuild integration bugs cause customer churn within 12-18 months.

What makes TrueBuilt unique

  • TrueBuilt offers end-to-end preconstruction platform from AI takeoff to bid leveling.
  • Capabuild 2025 acquisition integrates LiDAR scans into AI estimation workflows.
  • TrueBuilt Assistant uses NLP to analyze blueprints and historical cost data.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Remote Work Options

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Headcount

6 month growth

26%

1 year growth

5%

2 year growth

5%
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