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Midship

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 Midship is hiring a Founding Applied AI Engineer (Software Engineer) to help build the core agentic engine of our product.
 
 
 You will work directly with the founders and CTO to design and ship agentic AI systems that perform real audit work end to end. This is not a research role and not a model-tuning role. The focus is on building reliable, production-grade AI workflows that solve concrete problems for customers.
 
 
 You will be working on how AI agents plan, execute, and verify complex, messy real-world tasks. Audit work is the perfect problem definition for AI agents to solve, so you will be defining new best practices for the future of software.
 
 
 This is an early, high-ownership role. You will shape core product architecture, influence how our agents behave, and help define how internal audit software is built going forward. You should be excited about working close to users, iterating quickly, and shipping things that get used immediately.
 
 
 We are an in-person team based in San Francisco. This is one of our first non-founder hires.
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Founding Software Engineer

Plaud

<div>About Plaud Inc.
Plaud is building the world's most trusted AI work companion for professionals to elevate productivity and performance through note-taking solutions, loved by over 1,500,000 users worldwide since 2023. With a mission to amplify human intelligence, Plaud is building the next-generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize what you say, hear, see, and think.
Plaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, San Francisco-based company pushing the boundary of human&ndash;AI intelligence through a hardware&ndash;software combination. With SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO27001, ISO27701, and EN18031 compliance, Plaud is committed to the highest standards of data security and privacy protection.
To learn more about Plaud, please visit https://www.Plaud.ai and follow along on Instagram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube
Why You Should Join Us
Plaud is building the next generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize intelligence from what people say, hear, see, and think.<ul><li>
Plaud is a bootstrapped, skyrocketing, profitable company with a $250M revenue run rate achieved in just three years.</li><li>
Define the next-gen paradigm for human-AI interaction.</li><li>
Gain exposure to cutting-edge AI for Pro tools and play a direct role in our global expansion.</li><li>
Work with passionate teammates who value innovation, collaboration, and customer success.</li><li>
Grow your career in a culture that champions continuous learning and fast career development.</li><li>
Market-competitive compensation, global exposure, and a vibrant, creativity-fueled work atmosphere.</li></ul>
What You Will Do<ul><li>
Design Execution: Execute industrial design concepts for new products, focusing on the realization of approved design directions, including form, proportion, and overall appearance.</li><li>
3D Modeling &amp; CAD Development: Create and refine high-quality 3D models and surfaces using industrial design tools, ensuring designs are accurate, manufacturable, and ready for engineering handoff.</li><li>
Design Composition &amp; Visualization: Develop clear design compositions, layouts, and visual representations (sketches, renderings, exploded views) to effectively communicate design intent.</li><li>
Design-to-Engineering Handoff: Collaborate closely with mechanical and hardware engineers to translate design concepts into production-ready solutions, addressing feasibility, tolerance, and structural constraints.</li><li>
Prototype Support: Support prototyping and sample evaluation by reviewing physical models and providing design refinements based on feedback.</li></ul>
Skills, Qualifications and Experience We Look for<ul><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree or above in Industrial Design, Product Design, Art Design, or related fields.</li><li>
Over 5 years of experience in industrial design, with successful hardware product design cases.</li><li>
Familiar with industrial design processes for various product types, knowledgeable about CMF processes and manufacturing workflows, with rich hands-on design experience, and keen insight into global product design trends.</li><li>
Proficient in Rhino, 3ds Max, SolidWorks, Photoshop, Illustrator, familiar with 3D printing tools and operations, and possess excellent hand-drawing skills to quickly and accurately convey design ideas and concepts.</li><li>
Passionate about design work, with strong responsibility and professionalism, attention to detail, pursuit of excellence, and strict standards for design quality.</li></ul>
What We Offer<ul><li>
Founding Team: Opportunity to join the founding team of this new initiative, with meaningful ownership and impact on a fast-growing startup.</li><li>
Competitive Compensation: $150K-$250K base salary+performance bonus+Equity.</li><li>
Comprehensive Benefits: Top-tier healthcare for employees and dependents, including dental and vision, and a generous employer subsidy.</li><li>
Retirement Planning: 401(k) plan for full time employees with company matching.</li><li>
Paid Time Off: Unlimited PTO, plus 13 paid holidays.</li><li>
New Parent Leave: 12 weeks of paid time off to spend time with your new family, regardless of gender.</li><li>
Hybrid Office: Minimum of 3x in office per week.</li><li>
Gear: New hires are equipped with their choice of new top-of-the-line laptops and workstation setups.</li><li>
Perks: Best office equipment. Annual offsites. Free office drinks and snacks.</li></ul>
Plaud is and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.</div>

Senior Industrial Designer - San Francisco

Outset

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 Outset invented a better way to do research: AI-powered user interviews.
 
 
 We created this new category of research technology and now it's growing wildly.Global brands like Hubspot, Microsoft, Uber and Nestle use Outset to achieve deeper, qualitative insights about their users at unprecedented speed and scale.
 
 
 The research industry is massive (&gt;$140B and growing) and ripe for disruption. Incumbents are outdated, slow, and burdened by high-cost services. That's our opportunity.
 
 
 Outset is backed by top Silicon Valley investors and raised a $30M Series B in December 2025&mdash;less than six months after our Series A&mdash;led by Radical Ventures with participation from M12 (Microsoft&rsquo;s venture arm), 8VC, Y Combinator, and Adverb Ventures.
 
 
 The raise follows a breakout year, with our business growing 8x as enterprise customers across industries adopt our category, AI‑moderated research, as the new standard for understanding people.
 
 
 We&rsquo;re a tight-knit team of 30 based in San Francisco&rsquo;s Financial District, serving some of the world&rsquo;s largest enterprises
 
 
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 The Role
 
 
 
 We&rsquo;re looking for Outset&rsquo;s
 
 Founding Full-Stack Designer
 
 &mdash; someone who blends exceptional design craft with sharp product instincts. This is not a pixel-pushing role. It&rsquo;s a chance to define an entirely new category, shaping how the world understands and builds for humans.
 
 
 As our founding designer, you will:
 
 
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 Own the end-to-end design process, from UX flows to polished UI, delivering experiences that delight customers.
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 Partner directly with Outset&rsquo;s founders to shape product direction and design strategy from the ground up.
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 Work incredibly closely with design and research leaders at some of the world&rsquo;s biggest brands, building products that directly impact how they innovate.
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 Translate customer needs into elegant, impactful product solutions with speed and precision.
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 Move fast &mdash; balancing high-quality craft with rapid iteration.
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 Champion the customer perspective in internal decision-making, helping the team prioritize what matters most.
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 Establish design systems, patterns, and processes to scale as we grow.
 
 
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 What we&rsquo;re looking for
 
 
 
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 5+ years of product design experience, ideally at startups or scrappy teams where you wore many hats and often did what might traditionally be considered product work.
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 Proven mastery in UI/UX design, with a portfolio that demonstrates taste, craft, and execution speed.
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 Strong product sense &mdash; you instinctively know how design decisions shape outcomes and customer impact.
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 Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to concisely explain tradeoffs and decisions.
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 An executional spirit &mdash; you want to make the design a reality fast, no matter what it takes.
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 Bonus: Experience with user research, analytics, or AI-driven products.
 
 
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 What we offer
 
 
 
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 The opportunity to define and own design at a fast-growing, category-creating startup.
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 Daily collaboration with founders, shaping the core product vision.
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 Exposure to and collaboration with design and research leaders at top global brands.
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 Competitive cash and equity compensation.
 
 
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 Benefits
 
 
 
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 The opportunity to define and own design at a fast-growing, category-creating startup.
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 Daily collaboration with founders, shaping the core product vision.
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 Exposure to and collaboration with design and research leaders at top global brands.
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 Competitive cash and equity compensation.Actual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, depth of experience, and certifications.
 
 
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 Outset is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, free from discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.
 
 
 
 Compensation Range: $180K - $220K
 
 
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Founding Designer

CHAOS Industries

<div>
 CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems purpose-built for today&rsquo;s realities. Designed and built by top U.S. military veterans and Silicon Valley innovators, CHAOS Industries&rsquo; products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN&trade;), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats. In a world where technological threats move at unprecedented speed, CHAOS Industries delivers advanced sensing and detection solutions that give the ultimate advantage: time.
 
 
 CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised $1B in total funding from leading investors including 8VC, Accel, and NEA. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com.
 
 
 
 Role Overview
 
 
 
 CHAOS is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer to join our team and help us build the next generation of sensor infrastructure. In this highly collaborative role, you&rsquo;ll work in multiple parts of the stack and take on responsibility for large parts of the product.
 
 
 
 Responsibilities
 
 
 
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 Develop software that runs the CHAOS products &ndash; everything from the backend endpoints to the system diagnostics, operation, analysis, and testing
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 As an early engineer on a growing team, define major parts of our software stack, including choice of frameworks and systems
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 Backend engineering, primarily in python, to build the services that power our product
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 Frontend engineering, primarily in typescript and react, to build the user interfaces
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 Mentor other engineers as the team grows, and work with engineering leadership to define longer term roadmaps
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 Support and collaborate with system, software, and hardware engineers
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 Periodic travel to our other offices in LA, Washington DC, and London
 
 
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 Minimum Requirements
 
 
 
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 Minimum of 3 years of experience in software development using python, typescript, or equivalent
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 Experience with modern software practices like git, unit tests, CI/CD, release management, etc
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 Experiencing building, testing, and supporting major systems in production
 
 
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 Preferred Requirements
 
 
 
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 Development experience in Ground or Airborne Sensors (Radars, EO/IR, EW, etc.)
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 Experience with data engineering/big data analysis
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 Familiarity with Agile lifecycle processes including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test Driven Development Methodologies
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 Experience with Software Defined Radios (e.g. Ettus)
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 Experience with 2D and 3D Visualization ideally in defense use cases
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 Experience with SW development tools enforcing SW-development best practices (e.g. linting, code coverage, code quality/security scanning, doc gen, etc.)
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 Experience with SW Design, code, integration, and test of production systems
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 Experience with git
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 Familiarity with Azure or other cloud platforms
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 Experience with additional languages such as Rust, NodeJS, Java, Bash, etc.
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 Work with the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware (e.g. computers, switches, Software-Defined Radios, etc.)
 
 
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 Why CHAOS?
 
 
 
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 Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
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 Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
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 Our Perks: Free daily lunch, &lsquo;No meeting Fridays&rsquo;, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
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 Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
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 Team Growth: 200 employees and counting across 5 global offices
 
 
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 Salary Range:
 
 
 $130,000 - $220,000
 
 
 
 The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.
 
 
 
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Fullstack Software Engineer

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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 Salary:
 
 150000 - 250000 USD
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Early Software Engineer

Delve

<div>Location: San Francisco 
Employment Type: Full-time, in-person 
Department: Growth<h1 class="jobSectionHeader">
About Delve</h1>
Delve is the AI-native compliance platform that helps 1,000+ of the fastest growing companies get compliant without hundreds of hours of busywork. Companies like Instantly, Bland, and Wispr Flow use Delve to stay compliant and close millions in enterprise revenue.
Delve's marketing team is a lean team of 3 that managed to scale the company from 0 to 8-figures in ARR profitably in just the last 14 months. We also recently announced our $32M Series A at a $300M valuation. If you're sharp, scrappy, and want to build one of the most iconic growth engines, join us.
We're known for making compliance not a boring industry, whether it's by sending out doormats that say &quot;Your shoes look good. Do your SOCs 2?&quot; to the hottest startups or by taking over major cities with a multi-million dollar billboard campaign.<h1 class="jobSectionHeader">
The Role</h1>
We are hiring a Content and Organic Marketing Lead to own copy end-to-end. From Delve's landing page and SEO content to organic social, case studies, and founder-led storytelling, you will work directly with the growth team to turn product, customer wins, and founding insights into a content engine.<h1 class="jobSectionHeader">
What You Will Do</h1><ul><li>
Own written content across Delve<ul><li>
Website copy, landing pages, blogs, SEO and GEO content</li><li>
Case studies and customer stories in partnership with media</li><li>
Newsletters, podcast scripts, and long-form thought leadership</li></ul></li><li>
Run organic content across channels<ul><li>
LinkedIn, Twitter, Reddit, Hacker News, Quora, and similar communities</li></ul></li></ul><h1 class="jobSectionHeader">
What We Are Looking For</h1><ul><li>
Strong emotional intelligence and instinct for what resonates</li><li>
Clarity and conciseness in writing</li><li>
Bias to action</li><li>
Ability to think collaboratively and iterate with feedback</li><li>
Backgrounds we like to see:<ul><li>
Former founder</li><li>
Product marketing</li><li>
Content or brand writing at SaaS companies</li><li>
High school/college journalism or editorial backgrounds</li></ul></li><li>
In-person in San Francisco</li></ul>
We care far more about hunger and willingness to learn than years of experience.<h1 class="jobSectionHeader">
What It Is Like to Work Here</h1><ul><li>
Very high ownership given to everyone</li><li>
Flat team, low ego</li><li>
Fast pace, 9-9-6 culture</li></ul><h1 class="jobSectionHeader">
Not a Fit If</h1><ul><li>
You want highly structured, slow moving environments</li><li>
You are uncomfortable being accountable for outcomes</li><li>
You prefer writing without distribution or iteration</li></ul></div>

Content and Organic Marketer

LUNAR

<div>About Us:
Lunar is a stealth technology company building a new type of software platform for health systems. We are on a mission to revolutionize healthcare with cutting-edge, AI-powered software designed to help every hospital deliver world-class care for their patients. Our platform is already the core backbone of health systems today, transforming clinical and operational workflows at scale with the world&rsquo;s first AI-native hospital information system.
This next-generation platform is a fundamental rebuild of the information infrastructure that runs health systems. All of it &ndash; from doctors, nurses, pharmacists, lab technicians, coders, billers, supply chain, and even patients &ndash; Lunar&rsquo;s software powers everything, soup-to-nuts. We believe that this mission is the moon landing of healthcare &ndash; something so consequential and ambitious that most people believe it to be impossible.
Backed by Silicon Valley&rsquo;s preeminent venture capital firms, we believe in the power of a small, high performance team of seasoned professionals operating at the peak of their abilities. We value people who are driven, curious, have sound judgement, and care about doing the best work of their careers.
We run hospitals on Elixir. We&rsquo;ve embraced Elixir for its fault tolerance, concurrency, and scalability - essential for handling real-time patient data in mission-critical settings like Emergency Departments, ICUs, and Operating Rooms.
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer who&rsquo;s excited to tackle some of the hardest technical problems in healthcare - and do it with a small, fast-moving, and deeply mission-driven team. If you care about writing clean, robust code and want to rebuild from scratch the software infrastructure of modern hospitals, we&rsquo;d love to talk.
Here are some deep technical problems you may tackle in your first 6 months:<ul><li>
Modern cloud architecture, built from scratch: We have no legacy systems to untangle. We&rsquo;re designing a modern cloud-native platform with Elixir at its core.</li><li>
Develop a radically better access control system for clinical data: Create a modern access control system with fine-grained permissions that respects clinical data structure and patient data ownership, while enabling population-level insights for better public health.</li><li>
Keep hospitals online 24/7 - no matter what: Design and ship infrastructure that can handle rolling deployments, failover, and real-time data sync in environments where downtime isn&rsquo;t an inconvenience - it&rsquo;s a risk to patient care.</li><li>
Bridge the gap between software and hardware: Architect a next-generation integration engine to connect ventilators, bedside monitors, imaging equipment, lab equipment, and more - reliably and in real time.</li><li>
Push hospital workflows into the modern age: Rethink how data moves between nurses, doctors, and administrators - and turn confusing, click-heavy workflows into fast, intuitive experiences.</li></ul> 
Your Experience:<ul><li>
Minimum of 10 years of professional software engineering experience.</li><li>
Proficiency with object oriented and functional programming, with the ability and willingness to use and adopt new technologies. We use tools such as Phoenix, Elixir, Python, Erlang, Javascript, Node.js and more.</li><li>
Strong ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative team environment.</li><li>
Exceptional problem-solving skills, with a track record of tackling challenging engineering problems.</li><li>
Intellectually curious with a growth mindset - able to tackle entirely novel challenges that lack prior precedent through applying strong fundamentals and first principles thinking.</li><li>
Familiarity with open-source technology and a desire to explore and experiment with new solutions.</li><li>
Experience building 0-1 with a strong product sense.</li><li>
Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate technical decisions, trade-offs, and best practices.</li><li>
A passion for making a meaningful impact in the healthcare industry through software innovation is a plus.</li></ul>
Hospitals are some of the most complex, under-served environments in all of tech. We&rsquo;re bringing the best of modern software practices to an industry that&rsquo;s been left behind - and building tools that clinicians love, not tolerate.
If you&rsquo;re an engineer who wants to work on meaningful problems with real-world impact, this is your chance.
Lunar supports a flexible hybrid work environment. We encourage in-person collaboration with an expectation of working onsite three days a week. Our approach is designed to offer the flexibility of remote work while fostering the creativity and connection that come from face-to-face time with the team.
At Lunar, we know our greatest strength is the diverse blend of backgrounds, experiences, and ideas that our team members contribute. We&rsquo;re passionate about healthcare, but we are also passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where every unique talent and perspective is not just respected, but celebrated. We thrive on embracing differences and are fully committed to fostering a fair, supportive, and dynamic environment where everyone has the opportunity to shine. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Compensation Range: $190K - $250K</div>

Staff Software Engineer

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