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TechTree

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 About The Company
 
 
 
 Delve automates compliance for hundreds of fast-growing startups &mdash; companies like Lovable, 11x, and Wispr Flow rely on Delve to eliminate busywork and ship securely. Backed by Insight Partners, General Catalyst, and Y Combinator, Delve recently raised a $32M Series A and is rapidly scaling its engineering team. Our founders and engineers come from OpenAI, Stanford, MIT, and Berkeley, united by the goal of automating tedious work at scale.
 
 
 
 About The Role
 
 
 
 Seeking a New Grad/Early Software Engineer to ship features, contribute to AI systems, and work across the stack with mentorship from senior engineers. Must relocate to SF and work in-person.
 
 
 We&rsquo;re looking for a New Grad/Early Software Engineer &mdash; someone technically sharp, hungry, and ready to learn fast. You&rsquo;ll ship production-grade features alongside senior engineers, contribute to AI-powered systems, and work across the stack (React, TypeScript, Node.js).
 
 
 Expect autonomy, live mentorship from ex-OpenAI engineers, and the chance to build impactful products from day one.
 
 
 
 What You&rsquo;ll Do
 
 
 
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 Ship features across the stack with mentorship from senior engineers
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 Contribute to AI-driven product features in production
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 Rapidly prototype ideas, test with users, and iterate fast
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 Write clean, maintainable code and own small projects end-to-end
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 Work in-person daily with a high-context, fast-moving team
 
 
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 Requirements
 
 
 
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 Bachelor&rsquo;s in CS or related field from Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, Harvard, or Northeastern
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 Strong coding skills in Python or TypeScript
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 Evidence of independent projects, hackathon wins, or open-source contributions
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 SF-based or willing to relocate (in-person, 5 days/week)
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 Green-carpet GitHub candidates / &ldquo;cracked&rdquo; engineers
 
 
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 Required Skills
 
 
 
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 Python
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 TypeScript
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 React
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 Node.js
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 AI-driven product development
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 Prototyping
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 Clean code writing
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 Project ownership
 
 
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 Benefits
 
 
 
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 100% medical, dental &amp; vision coverage (for you; partial for dependents)
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 401(k) with employer match
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 Unlimited PTO + federal holidays
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 GrubHub stipend + all meals covered in-office
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 Gym membership covered
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 Frequent team dinners, events, and off-sites
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 The opportunity to eliminate busywork for humanity
 
 
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 Team members
 
 
 
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 founders and engineers from OpenAI, Stanford, MIT, and Berkeley
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Salary:
 
 150000 - 250000 None
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Early Software Engineer

Twenty80

Full-Stack Software EngineerWe are seeking a Full-Stack Software Engineer with a proven track record of thriving in fast-paced, high-performance engineering environments. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building end-to-end products, thrives in early-stage settings, and is motivated by the opportunity to influence both the technical and product direction.What You&rsquo;ll Do<ul><li>Lead the development of complex, scalable technical products from design through deployment.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features that shape the overall product experience.</li><li>Balance frontend user interfaces with backend services and APIs to build robust, modular solutions.</li><li>Contribute to product and strategic discussions with a user-first mindset.</li><li>Operate with autonomy, making thoughtful trade-offs under uncertainty while maintaining high engineering standards.</li></ul>What We&rsquo;re Looking For<ul><li>4&ndash;10 years of professional experience as a full-stack engineer in high-growth, technical environments (ideally B2B SaaS).</li><li>Strong technical fundamentals with the ability to work seamlessly across frontend and backend.</li><li>Foundational training from world-class engineering organizations, combined with startup experience.</li><li>A founder&rsquo;s mindset &mdash; proactive, resourceful, and comfortable making independent decisions.</li><li>Excellent communication skills; able to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.</li><li>Passion for building products that solve real user problems.</li></ul>Tech Stack<ul><li>Frontend: React, React Native, TypeScript</li><li>Backend: Node.js, Express</li><li>Database: MongoDB</li><li>Infrastructure: Render</li><li>Payments/Fintech: Stripe (Issuing, Treasury), Check</li></ul>Must-Have Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field from a top-tier program.</li><li>Experience scaling systems and infrastructure in rapidly evolving environments.</li><li>Strong communication and collaboration skills.</li><li>Experience working in a fast-growing, technical B2B SaaS startup.</li><li>FAANG or equivalent foundational engineering experience preferred.</li></ul>Interview Process<ul><li>Internal Recruiter Screen</li><li>Technical Interview</li><li>Virtual Onsite</li><li>Offer</li></ul>Additional Details<ul><li>Compensation: Fee pay-out in three installments (30/60/90)</li><li>Visa Sponsorship: Not available</li></ul>If you&rsquo;re passionate about building exceptional products, excited by early-stage challenges, and eager to make an impact, we&rsquo;d love to hear from you. Apply today and help shape what comes next.Job Type: Full-timePay: $185,000.00 - $245,000.00 per yearApplication Question(s):<ul><li>Do you happen to have a GitHub or portfolio link you&rsquo;d be open to sharing? It&rsquo;ll help us get a sense of your recent work. If yes, kindly share the link below.</li><li>Just to confirm, have you previously worked in a high-growth start-up (Seed to Series B stage)?</li><li>This role prefers candidates with foundational training from world-class engineering organizations (FAANG or equivalent).</li></ul>FAANG refers to Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google &mdash; companies recognized for their strong engineering practices and technical rigor. Have you worked at, or received training from, any organization with a similar engineering culture?Education:<ul><li>Bachelor's (Required)</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>Full-stack software engineering: 5 years (Required)</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Software Engineer (Full-Stack) | New York OR California

Twill

About the RoleWe&rsquo;re looking for a Founding Full Stack Engineer to power our world-class startup. Backed by top-tier VCs and led by world-class founders, you&rsquo;ll help build the product from the ground up, translating ambitious ideas into scalable, elegant code.You&rsquo;ll work directly with the founding team to shape the technology, influence the product roadmap, and play a key role in defining the company&rsquo;s culture. This is a rare opportunity to join early, take ownership, and see your work make an immediate impact.What We&rsquo;re Looking For<ul><li>5+ years of professional software engineering experience</li><li>2 years of startup experience within the past 5 years</li><li>Strong proficiency in Python (or a similar backend language) and JavaScript or TypeScript</li><li>Experience with React or Next.js for front-end development</li><li>Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases</li><li>Experience building and consuming REST or GraphQL APIs</li><li>Comfort working in cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure</li><li>Strong fundamentals in performance optimization, debugging, and version control</li><li>A product-oriented mindset and enthusiasm for working in a fast-moving startup environment</li></ul>What You&rsquo;ll Do<ul><li>Build and maintain full-stack web applications from prototype to production</li><li>Collaborate with product and design to define requirements and deliver high-quality, user-friendly experiences</li><li>Write clean, scalable code across the stack from APIs to front-end components</li><li>Manage integrations, data pipelines, and deployment workflows</li><li>Establish best practices for testing, documentation, and code review</li><li>Contribute to the product&rsquo;s technical vision and help guide future hires as the team grows</li></ul>Bonus Points<ul><li>Experience with AI, data-driven products, or workflow automation tools</li><li>Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform</li><li>Prior experience in an early-stage or founding engineering role</li></ul>Why You&rsquo;ll Love Working Here<ul><li>Direct collaboration with exceptional founders and advisors</li><li>Real ownership and the ability to shape both the product and the engineering culture</li><li>Fast-moving, high-trust environment that rewards initiative</li><li>Competitive compensation and meaningful equity</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timePay: $130,000.00 - $230,000.00 per yearApplication Question(s):<ul><li>Do you have 2 years of startup experience within the past 5 years?</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>Full-Stack: 5 years (Preferred)</li></ul>Ability to Relocate:<ul><li>San Francisco, CA 94114: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Founding Full Stack Engineer

About the Role We&rsquo;re looking for a highly skilled Senior Full Stack Engineer with 5+ years of experience spanning frontend and backend development. The ideal candidate has worked at both reputable tech companies (e.g., FAANG, Databricks, Snowflake) and startups, and thrives in an environment where ownership, adaptability, and iteration are key.If you&rsquo;re a generalist who enjoys tackling complex technical challenges, shaping architectural direction, and building systems that scale &mdash; this is a great opportunity to make a major impact at an early stage of growth.What You&rsquo;ll Do<ul><li>Design and build the core intelligence engine end-to-end &mdash; including data ingestion, model orchestration, feedback loops, APIs, and UI integration.</li><li>Own architecture decisions across stack boundaries (Python / Go / TypeScript) to enable scalable and evolvable systems.</li><li>Collaborate directly with the founders on roadmap prioritization, trade-offs, and technical vision.</li><li>Define what great engineering looks like in an AI-first organization.</li><li>Occasionally engage with customers to understand needs and translate them into technical solutions.</li></ul>Tech Stack TypeScript, Python, Go, Postgres, React, Distributed Systems, Data Pipelines, AI/MLWho You Are<ul><li>5&ndash;15 years of experience in software engineering, including a senior title at a reputable tech company.</li><li>Proven experience working across different parts of the stack &mdash; frontend, backend, and infrastructure.</li><li>Strong foundations in distributed systems, data, or AI/ML.</li><li>Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and thinking like an owner.</li><li>Graduate of a top computer science program (MIT, Stanford, CMU, UC Berkeley, Caltech, Harvard, University of Washington, Georgia Tech, Cornell) &mdash; preferred but not required.</li></ul>Hybrid Work Policy This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, California, with an expectation of 3 days per week in the office at 55 Hawthorne. We value in-person collaboration as we build our early team. However, we&rsquo;re open to considering fully remote options for exceptional talent. If the right candidate prefers remote work, this could shape a long-term cultural shift toward fully remote operations.Visa Sponsorship Visa sponsorship is available. Both founders are immigrants and have a strong understanding of the immigration process. The team is committed to ensuring that sponsored individuals are supported &mdash; including working with investors to facilitate transitions to O-1 visas or placements within other portfolio companies if needed.Compensation Salary: $160,000 &ndash; $220,000 USD Equity: Competitive equity packageJob Type: Full-timePay: $160,000.00 - $220,000.00 per yearApplication Question(s):<ul><li>Do you happen to have a GitHub or portfolio link you&rsquo;d be open to sharing? It&rsquo;ll help us get a sense of your recent work. If yes, kindly share the link below.</li><li>Just to confirm, have you previously worked in a high-growth start-up (Seed to Series B stage)?</li><li>This role prefers candidates Held a senior title at a reputable company (FAANG, Databricks, Snowflake).</li></ul>FAANG refers to Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google &mdash; companies recognized for their strong engineering practices and technical rigor. Have you worked at, or received training from, any organization with a similar engineering culture?Education:<ul><li>Bachelor's (Required)</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>Full-stack software engineering: 5 years (Required)</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Founding Engineer (Hybrid – San Francisco, CA)

TEMPO

<div>Tempo is a layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins and real-world payments, born from Stripe&rsquo;s experience in global payments and Paradigm&rsquo;s expertise in crypto tech.
Tempo&rsquo;s payment-first design provides a scalable, low-cost predictable backbone that meets the needs of high-volume payment use cases. Our goal is to move money reliably, cheaply, and at scale. Our north star is simplicity for users: fintechs, traditional banks, merchants, platforms, and anyone else looking to move their payments into the 21st century.
We're building Tempo with design partners who are global leaders in AI, e-commerce, and financial services: Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more.
We&rsquo;re a team of crypto-optimists, building the infrastructure needed to bring real, substantial economic flows onchain. We like to move fast and swing for the fences &mdash; join us!
The Role
We&rsquo;re hiring for an early Forward Deployed Engineer to help Tempo&rsquo;s partners move money on-chain. You&rsquo;ll work directly with design partners to diagnose, design, build, and deliver production-ready applications and integrations. You&rsquo;ll build world-class products that bring together the best in wallets, APIs, explorers, and payment systems, capable of turning any customer need into running code.
This is a deeply technical, high-ownership role for someone who thrives on autonomy, collaboration, and execution. The ideal candidate combines the mindset of a product-oriented engineer with the instincts of a customer-facing developer, working across Tempo&rsquo;s stack to unblock integrations, ship fixes quickly, and feed insights back into Product and Engineering. The role is ideal for customer- and product-centric engineers who aspire to be founders.
Responsibilities<ul><li>
Scope, architect, and deliver customer applications that meet functional, security, and reliability requirements</li><li>
Build and own fullstack partner applications across frontend, backend, and on-chain components for partners on Tempo</li><li>
Stand up reliable backends with services, queues, and data models; integrate partner systems and third-party SDKs; optimize for performance and cost</li><li>
Prototype to validate with POCs and middleware to unblock partners quickly, and graduate successful patterns to production quality</li><li>
Collaborate with Product, Partnerships, and Engineering to prioritize and land high-impact improvements surfaced from the field</li><li>
Customer engagements can range from month-long embedded product builds, to week-long feature deliveries, to short-term Q&amp;A and support work</li></ul>
Qualifications<ul><li>
Experience as a fullstack software engineer or forward deployed engineer at a blockchain, fintech, or infrastructure company. Prior experience with customer-facing roles is not required, but may be beneficial.</li><li>
Deep proficiency in TypeScript is a must to build performant, delightful product experiences. The ideal candidate can take customer requirements to architect and design a solution, ship into production, and debug across frontend, backend, SDK, and onchain layers.
</li><li>Nice to have Wagmi, Viem and Foundry experience and bonus for Solidity, Go, Rust, and infrastructure experience.</li><li>
Strong communication and customer empathy; able to bridge technical depth with clear, actionable guidance for non-technical audiences.</li><li>
Proven ability to operate independently and make product-level tradeoffs in high-context, fast-moving environments</li></ul>
Attributes<ul><li>
High-energy, proactive, and execution-driven</li><li>
Engineer by trade with a deep curiosity for how systems work end-to-end</li><li>
Sharp communicator who can represent Tempo&rsquo;s technology with clarity and conviction</li><li>
Highly autonomous, comfortable prioritizing and shipping fixes directly in the field</li><li>
Collaborative and adaptable; learns fast from partners and feeds insights back into the product loop</li><li>
Scrappy and hands-on; willing to dive deep to make integrations succeed</li></ul></div>

Forward Deployed Engineer

Decagon

<div>
 
 About Decagon
 
 
 
 Decagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experience. Our AI agents provide intelligent, human-like responses across chat, email, and voice, resolving millions of customer inquiries across every language and at any time.
 
 
 Since coming out of stealth, Decagon has experienced rapid growth. We partner with industry leaders like Hertz, Eventbrite, Duolingo, Oura, Bilt, Curology, and Samsara to redefine customer experience at scale. We've raised over $200M from Bain Capital Ventures, Accel, a16z, BOND Capital, A*, Elad Gil, and notable angels such as the founders of Box, Airtable, Rippling, Okta, Lattice, and Klaviyo.
 
 
 We&rsquo;re an in-office company, driven by a shared commitment to excellence and velocity. Our values&mdash;
 
 customers are everything
 
 ,
 
 relentless momentum
 
 ,
 
 winner&rsquo;s mindset
 
 , and
 
 stronger together
 
 &mdash;shape how we work and grow as a team.
 
 
 
 About The Team
 
 
 
 The
 
 Infrastructure
 
 team builds and operates the foundations that power Decagon: networking, data, ML serving, developer platform, and real‑time voice. We partner closely with product, data, and ML to deliver high‑scale, low‑latency systems with clear SLOs and great developer ergonomics.
 
 
 
 We Organize Around Five Focus Areas
 
 
 
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 Core Infra: The foundational cloud stack&mdash;networking, compute, storage, security, and infrastructure‑as‑code&mdash;to ensure reliability, scale, and cost efficiency.
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 Data Infra: Streaming/batch data platforms powering analytics/BI and customer‑facing telemetry, including for customer‑managed and on‑prem environments.
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 ML Infra: GPU and model‑serving platforms for LLM inference with multi‑provider routing and support for on‑prem/air‑gapped deployments.
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 Platform (DevEx): CI/CD, paved paths, and core services that make shipping fast, safe, and consistent across teams.
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 Voice Infra: Telephony/WebRTC stack and observability enabling ultra‑low‑latency, high‑quality voice experiences.
 
 
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 Our mission is to
 
 deliver magical support experiences
 
 &mdash; AI agents working alongside humans to resolve issues quickly and accurately.
 
 
 
 About The Role
 
 
 
 We&rsquo;re hiring a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and operate production infrastructure for high‑scale, low‑latency systems. You&rsquo;ll own critical services end‑to‑end, improve reliability and performance, and create paved‑paths that let every Decagon engineer ship confidently.
 
 
 
 In this role, you will
 
 
 
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 Design and implement critical infrastructure services with strong SLOs, clear runbooks, and actionable telemetry.
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 Partner with research and product teams to architect solutions, set up prototypes, evaluate performance, and scale new features.
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 Tune service latencies: optimize networking paths, apply smart caching/queuing, and tune CPU/memory/I/O for tight p95/p99s.
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 Evolve CI/CD, golden paths, and self‑service tooling to improve developer velocity and safety.
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 Support various deployment architectures for customers with robust observability and upgrade paths.
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 Lead infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform) and GitOps practices; reduce drift with reusable modules and policy‑as‑code.
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 Participate in on‑call and drive down toil through automation and elimination of recurring issues.
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Your background looks something like this
 
 
 
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 3+ years building and operating production infrastructure at scale.
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 Depth in at least one area across Core/Data/AI‑ML/Platform/Voice, with curiosity to learn the rest.
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 Proven track record meeting high availability and low latency targets (owning SLOs, p95/p99, and load testing).
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 Excellent observability chops (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, Datadog) and incident response (PagerDuty, SLO/error budgets).
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 Clear written communication and the ability to turn ambiguous requirements into simple, reliable designs.
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Even better
 
 
 
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 Experience being an early backend/platform/infrastructure engineer at another company
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 Strong Kubernetes experience (GKE/EKS/AKS) and experience across multiple cloud providers (GCP, AWS, and Azure)
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 Experience with customer‑managed deployments
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Benefits
 
 
 
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 Medical, dental, and vision
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 Flexible time off
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 Daily lunch/dinner &amp; snacks in the office
 </li>
 </ul>
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Software Engineer, Infrastructure

MLabs

<div>
 
 Software Engineer (Early Team Member)
 
 
 
 
 Location:
 
 San Francisco, CA (On-site)
 
 
 We are a rapidly growing, well-funded startup building an innovative
 
 AI-powered productivity tool
 
 for professional teams. We help users capture, organize, and utilize insights from their daily conversations, making every meeting more valuable. You'll be joining a small, high-impact team of experienced engineers as
 
 employee #5
 
 and play a crucial role in shaping our product and technical foundation.
 
 
 This is an end-to-end engineering role where you will take ownership of features from conception to deployment. We're looking for a highly motivated and quality-focused individual who takes pride in their craft.
 
 
 
 What You'll Do:
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Build new product features and user experiences across our web, desktop, and mobile applications. This includes everything from database models and API endpoints to complex UI components and video infrastructure
 </li>
 <li>
 Own and evolve core product foundations, including our AI-powered outcomes engine, search functionality, transcription services, on-device recording/streaming, performance optimization, and automation workflows
 </li>
 <li>
 Translate customer insights and feedback into tangible product improvements and new feature development
 </li>
 <li>
 Collaborate closely with the small founding team to discover new growth opportunities and build out the initial growth function of the product
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Requirements
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 1+ years of experience building user-facing products, either professionally or through personal projects that had significant user adoption
 </li>
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 A strong emphasis on quality and attention to detail in all your work
 </li>
 <li>
 Proficiency with our core tech stack: React, Next.js, and TypeScript
 </li>
 <li>
 Familiarity with database technologies, specifically Postgres
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience or strong interest in mobile development with React Native is a plus
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a bonus
 </li>
 <li>
 Must be willing to work on-site in our San Francisco office
 </li>
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 For non-US citizens: We can provide visa sponsorship for TN and H1B transfers. Please note: we are unable to sponsor new H1B visas
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Benefits
 
 
 
 <ul>
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 Salary: $125,000 - $190,000 (depending on experience)
 </li>
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 Equity: 0.25% - 0.75%
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates. If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We genuinely appreciate your interest and wish you the best in your job search.
 
 
 
 
 Commitment to Equality and Accessibility:
 
 
 
 At MLabs, we are committed to offer equal opportunities to all candidates. We ensure no discrimination, accessible job adverts, and providing information in accessible formats. Our goal is to foster a diverse, inclusive workplace with equal opportunities for all. If you need any reasonable adjustments during any part of the hiring process or you would like to see the job-advert in an accessible format please let us know at the earliest opportunity by emailing human-resources@mlabs.city.
 
 
 MLabs Ltd collects and processes the personal information you provide such as your contact details, work history, resume, and other relevant data for recruitment purposes only. This information is managed securely in accordance with MLabs Ltd's Privacy Policy and Information Security Policy, and in compliance with applicable data protection laws. Your data may be shared only with clients and trusted partners where necessary for recruitment purposes. You may request the deletion of your data or withdraw your consent at any time by contacting legal@mlabs.city.
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