Founding Engineer — Deep Core Technology

Company: Deep Core Technology

Job Category: Software Engineering / Mining & Geoscience

Contract Type: Full-Time | Permanent

Location: 100% Remote — Canada

Salary: $105,000 – $125,000 CAD + 1% equity

Posted: May 1, 2026 (Active)

About the Company: Deep Core Technology is building geologic modelling software, based on reasoning, to help mining and mineral exploration companies work faster. Their goal is to create a way to enable open-ended, interpretive geologic problem solving to be done programmatically, changing the way to explore for hard rock and critical minerals. Currently in active fundraising.

Job Description: You are the founding engineer on the team, joining co-founder (Neil, CEO) and Jeff (CTO) as first employee. You'll have deep influence over systems and architecture and ownership through the entire stack — from the database, through geostatistical backend services, through 3D rendering on the client side.

Skills Required:

• Full-stack engineering (backend through 3D rendering)
• Python or similar for scientific computing
• Database architecture and geostatistical systems
• Ability to work in a seed-stage, high-ownership environment

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Ideally: familiarity with scientific computing or geo-data systems
• Must be based in Canada (remote)
• Comfortable as a first hire, shaping the entire technical foundation

Benefits: 1% equity, competitive salary in CAD, founding-team culture.

Application Contact: Email Jeff (CTO): JeffThorslund (contact via Hacker News thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975571) Closing Date: Open until filled