Member of Technical Staff

About the role

Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm building and investing in rapidly scalable technology-led companies that are bringing revolutionary advancements to market in three distinct practice areas: healthcare, cyber, and national security. United by a shared sense of duty and deep belief in the power of innovation, Red Cell is developing powerful tools and solutions to address our Nation's most pressing problems. We're hiring a Member of Technical Staff to operate as a builder-operator at the earliest stages of company creation. This is not a traditional engineering role. You will work at the intersection of: product ideation technical execution business problem solving ...and help transform ambiguous ideas into real products, prototypes, and ultimately companies. You'll function like a founding engineer across multiple zero-to-one environments.

Responsibilities

• Turn Ideas into Products
• Take loosely defined problems and transform them into concrete product directions
• Break down ambiguous concepts into structured technical approaches
• Rapidly prototype and validate ideas using modern AI-augmented workflows
• Build 0→1 Across Incubations
• Act as an early engineering force for new startups
• Build initial products, APIs, workflows, and prototypes that define the business
• Help shape product direction alongside partners and founders
• Operate Like a Founder
• Understand business context and define what should be built-not just how
• Evaluate tradeoffs across product, speed, and technical design
• Adapt quickly as ideas evolve and new information emerge
• Build in an AI-Native Way
• Use AI tools to accelerate development, not replace thinking
• Structure prompts, workflows, and iteration loops intentionally
• Demonstrate strong problem framing, decomposition, and iteration style
• Why This Role is Different
• Direct Path to Founding
• Opportunity to propose, validate, and launch new ideas
• Path to become EIR or founder within the Red Cell ecosystem
• Multi-Domain Exposure
• Work across healthcare, cyber, and national security
• Gain experience across multiple business models and products
• Maximum Scope Early
• Own product direction, not just implementation
• Influence what gets built and why from day one
• What "Great" Looks Like
• You create clarity from ambiguity - you define the problem before solving it
• You use AI as a true co-developer and can explain how you drive quality
• You're energized by early-stage chaos, not slowed down by it
• You prefer building new things over maintaining systems
• You think like a founder: ownership, speed, and first-principles reasoning

Requirements

• Strong technical background (software, systems, ML, or similar)
• Experience building products or systems end-to-end
• Demonstrated ability to work without clear requirements
• Comfortable with rapid iteration and changing direction
• Naturally curious about product + business problems
• Experience in early-stage startups or founder-like environments
• Interest in eventually starting or leading a company
• Salary Range: $140,000-300,000. This represents the typical base salary range for this position based on experience, skills, and other factors.
• #LI-RCP
• Our Red Cell Partners Benefits:
• For full-time roles
• Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows
• 100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
• Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
• Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
• Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
• Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.
• Mental health benefits are available through Tara Mind .
• Cost effective GLP-1 solutions available through Crux .
• We're an Equal Opportunity Employer: You'll receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.
• Applicant Data Disclosure
• Managing and administering your application throughout the hiring process;
• Verifying the accuracy and authenticity of application materials, including by cross-referencing information you provide against publicly available sources and proprietary databases;
• Identifying indicators of potentially fraudulent, fabricated, or mat

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