Blitzy vs VectorShift

Two bets on agentic software — one a $1.4B autonomous-coding unicorn, the other a YC-seed workflow startup. Same thesis that AI writes the code; wildly different scale, seat, and risk.

	Blitzy	VectorShift
Open roles	1	1
Comp on board	$160K–$185K	$150K–$200K + 0.10–0.30% equity
FDE type	True forward-deployed	True forward-deployed
Travel	Medium	High
Comp	Competitive	Competitive
Stage	Growth-stage	Early-stage
Our take	The delivery arm of the autonomous-coding thesis — a mid-band FDE embedding Blitzy's agent swarm into Global 2000 codebases.	The 'technical tip of the spear' in its purest form — a YC agent-workflow startup wanting a full-stack FDE who travels and writes net-new code.

Bottom line

Blitzy is the safer, remote, mid-band seat delivering a well-capitalized platform into the Global 2000; VectorShift is the travel-heavy, founding-flavored, equity-leveraged bet where you write net-new code in the room. Pick Blitzy for stability and reach, VectorShift for ownership and upside.