Wavelength Verified
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Software Development
Founding Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesOnsiteFull Time$120,000–$160,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoHidden Gem · YC Startup
Role summary
Seeking a Founding Software Engineer to build and maintain products from inception to production. This role requires a customer-obsessed individual who can engage with customers, iterate on solutions, and architect, design, and engineer multiple systems. The ideal candidate will have high proficiency in Go, Typescript, Python, Java, or C/C++, and experience designing/working on distributed systems. Experience with Rust and frontend technologies like React or Next.js is a plus. The role emphasizes ownership, proactive problem-solving, and a high bar for quality and design.
**What you’ll do**
You’ll be responsible for shipping products from 0-1 and their maintenance once they’re in production. We’re a customer obsessed team and we also expect you to talk to our customers, iterate on what you push, and continuously improve. Most of all, you will be the sole architect, designer, and engineer on multiple systems across our stack
**Technical Must-Have’s**
* High Level Proficiency in Go, Typescript, Python, Java, C/C++
* Designing / Working on Distributed Systems
**Brownie Points (not required, but encouraged)**
* Experience / Proficiency with Rust,
* Frontend Experience (React, Next.Js, similar)
**What a Good Fit looks like**
* Enjoy solving open-ended, challenging problems
* Value good design and UX (an eye for it)
* Thrive with owning end-to-end product development
* Able to easily communicate complex ideas simply
* Extremely Proactive (about everything)
**What we Care about**
* Customer Obsession: Our goal is to make every customer love what we build, whatever it takes.
* Beautiful Design: Software should be beautiful, it’s in the details
* Accountability: Taking things end-to-end, owning up to when we make mistakes, and fully trusting each other along the way
* HighBar: We demand a high bar for ourselves, we expect you to have one too. Once you achieve something, take it up a notch
* Open-Minded: We love to debate the details. Disagree with us - We’re not always right. Every decision we make we should have full confidence in
**Fun Facts:**
* Our team has experience from companies like Apple, Convoy, Netflix, and more
* We’re backed by amazing investors like Village Global, Y Combinator, the founder of Guitar Hero (cool right?), and executives from Intuit, Anyscale
* We have a Señor Sisig addiction (it’s a once a week must on the lunch rotation)
You’ll be responsible for shipping products from 0-1 and their maintenance once they’re in production. We’re a customer obsessed team and we also expect you to talk to our customers, iterate on what you push, and continuously improve. Most of all, you will be the sole architect, designer, and engineer on multiple systems across our stack
**Technical Must-Have’s**
* High Level Proficiency in Go, Typescript, Python, Java, C/C++
* Designing / Working on Distributed Systems
**Brownie Points (not required, but encouraged)**
* Experience / Proficiency with Rust,
* Frontend Experience (React, Next.Js, similar)
**What a Good Fit looks like**
* Enjoy solving open-ended, challenging problems
* Value good design and UX (an eye for it)
* Thrive with owning end-to-end product development
* Able to easily communicate complex ideas simply
* Extremely Proactive (about everything)
**What we Care about**
* Customer Obsession: Our goal is to make every customer love what we build, whatever it takes.
* Beautiful Design: Software should be beautiful, it’s in the details
* Accountability: Taking things end-to-end, owning up to when we make mistakes, and fully trusting each other along the way
* HighBar: We demand a high bar for ourselves, we expect you to have one too. Once you achieve something, take it up a notch
* Open-Minded: We love to debate the details. Disagree with us - We’re not always right. Every decision we make we should have full confidence in
**Fun Facts:**
* Our team has experience from companies like Apple, Convoy, Netflix, and more
* We’re backed by amazing investors like Village Global, Y Combinator, the founder of Guitar Hero (cool right?), and executives from Intuit, Anyscale
* We have a Señor Sisig addiction (it’s a once a week must on the lunch rotation)
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