Seniority

• IC,​ full-stack SWE.​ Not a problem if they want a leadership role down the line,​ but currently optimizing for IC.​

4+ years of experience as a full-stack engineer,​ or significant experience across both frontend and backend.​ (flexible for exceptional candidates)

Work experience

Big plus -​ Technical founders,​ founding engineers, or engineers in high-growth companies.​

• Experience at hypergrowth startups (e.g.,​ going from 50 to 1000 employees in 3-​4 years)

• Track record of staying at companies for meaningful periods (not job hopping yearly)

Rapid career progression (IC promotions >​ Tech Lead)

Education

• A top university education is preferred but not required

• Notable achievements outside work (e.g.,​ math competitions,​ successful side projects)

Hard skills

• Strong TypeScript experience (hard requirement)

Optimizing for full-stack product engineering, but ok if candidate is leaning towards either of these.​

• FE:​ Next.​JS,​ React,​ Typescript ​

• BE:​ Node.​JS,​ Typescript

Soft skills

Thrives in chaotic environments and can handle ambiguity.​ Motivated by moving very quickly.​

• Ability to compress traditional development cycles (2-week processes into 2 days)

Miscellaneous

Needs to be able to work in San Francisco 5 days/wk and be willing to put in the work to keep up the company's insane growth curve.​

Notable achievements from their CV/interview -​ work projects,​ math competitions,​ side projects)

Experience owning problems end-to-end,​ and willing to pick up whatever knowledge is missing to get the job done to ensure both the team and its customers succeed.​