Confidential company, Engineering
Software Engineer at VC-backed AI automation startup
- Location
- New York, United States
- Compensation
- Not Disclosed + Equity
Join a high-growth, VC-backed AI startup in New York as a Software Engineer and help build the future of automated enterprise workflows. In this role, you will have total ownership over end-to-end features—from React-based interfaces to Node.js backend services—as the platform scales to support millions of real-time interactions.
We are looking for a product-minded engineer with strong TypeScript experience who thrives in a fast-paced, hybrid environment. This is a unique opportunity to join an early-stage team, influence the technical roadmap, and solve complex architectural challenges at a well-funded company backed by top-tier VCs.
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Role overview
As a Software Engineer, you will design and ship end-to-end features for a high-growth AI automation platform. You’ll build scalable React interfaces, robust Node.js services, and complex database schemas. Your work will directly streamline high-volume workforce operations, taking ownership from initial concept through to deployment in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
About the company
VC-backed AI automation startup
What you will do
- Architect and implement full-stack features using TypeScript, React, and Node.js across the entire product lifecycle.
- Collaborate directly with product and design teams to translate ambiguous requirements into performant, scalable technical solutions.
- Evolve the platform’s design system and architectural standards to support rapid user growth and real-time data streaming.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven experience building and maintaining complex, stateful web applications with React and TypeScript in a production environment.
- Strong backend proficiency with Node.js and relational databases, with a focus on writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
- A product-minded approach with a track record of owning significant technical initiatives and delivering high-impact features autonomously.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join an early-stage team where you have high ownership over the product roadmap and engineering standards.
- Work on a mission-driven platform backed by top-tier VCs that is fundamentally transforming legacy industry workflows.
- Experience a greenfield engineering environment, building systems designed to handle a massive increase in real-time user interactions.
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