Software Engineer

Founding Engineer ? NYC (On-Site 5x per week)

Compensation: $200K?$230K Base + 2-3% Equity & Health Benefits

Workplace Type: On-Site 5x per week in Manhattan

About the Role

We're partnering with a prominent, well-funded startup backed by Naval Ravikant, Alexis Ohanian, and other stellar investors. They?re building the "Spotify for readers"?a game-changing reading app that revolutionizes content discovery by indexing and curating the best writing from across the web. This on-site, Manhattan-based role offers a unique opportunity to architect a high-performance infrastructure and work directly with the founders to shape the future of reading.

The team is currently the two Co-Founders and plans to add a founding engineer to build out a robust data infrastructure, with additional key hires planned in the coming months!

What You?ll Do

? Develop and optimize a scalable web crawler to index millions of blogs and newsletters with near-zero latency

? Build robust systems to clean, organize, and analyze reading data, ensuring a seamless user experience

? Collaborate closely with the founders to integrate machine learning insights and drive data-driven product improvements

The Opportunity

? $6M Seed round raised with 2.5 years of runway and plans for 5 key hires

? Fast-paced, high-growth environment where your technical leadership will directly impact a passionate user base