Job description

About the Company Our client is an early-stage, venture-backed startup operating a fast-growing creator marketplace that connects brands with a large network of content creators. With strong early traction – significant marketplace volume and a creator base in the hundreds of thousands – they’re building an AI-native platform and distribution engine, and we’re helping them grow their engineering team. Recently founded · ~25 people · Industry: Creator Economy, Marketplace, Consumer / B2B The Role We’re hiring a back-end-focused Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain the systems that power the marketplace. You’ll own meaningful back-end surface area on a small, fast-moving team, contribute across the full development lifecycle, and play a central role in an upcoming database migration. What you’ll be doing • Design, build, and maintain robust back-end systems • Ship scalable solutions for a high-volume marketplace platform • Work across the full development lifecycle – programming, debugging, and iterating quickly • Partner cross-functionally to integrate new solutions Tech stack: Postgres, TypeScript, with heavy AI-assisted development Requirements • Roughly 0–2 years of experience focused on back-end software engineering • A track record of building – through work, school, or substantial side projects – with clear signals of engineering depth and curiosity • Experience at a high-growth startup, big tech, or a marketplace company; alternatively, side projects that demonstrate real engineering depth • Comfortable using modern AI development tools as a core part of your workflow • Hands-on proficiency with Postgres • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field from a strong program • Located in and able to work on-site in the NYC metro area five days a week Nice to Haves • Prior experience as a founder or founding engineer, with the ability to reflect candidly on what you learned Why Join • Real ownership of core back-end systems on a small, fast-moving team • A clear path to grow, including toward leadership • A modern, AI-native engineering culture • Join at an early stage with strong, demonstrated traction Details • Location: New York, NY • Work policy: On-site, 5 days/week • Compensation: $130,000–$200,000 + equity • Visa sponsorship: Not available; US citizens / Green Card holders. TN transfers considered • Employment type: Full-time

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What you’ll be doing
Design, build, and maintain robust back-end systems
Ship scalable solutions for a high-volume marketplace platform
Work across the full development lifecycle – programming, debugging, and iterating quickly
Partner cross-functionally to integrate new solutions
Tech stack: Postgres, TypeScript, with heavy AI-assisted development
Roughly 0–2 years of experience focused on back-end software engineering
A track record of building – through work, school, or substantial side projects – with clear signals of engineering depth and curiosity
Experience at a high-growth startup, big tech, or a marketplace company; alternatively, side projects that demonstrate real engineering depth
Comfortable using modern AI development tools as a core part of your workflow
Hands-on proficiency with Postgres
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field from a strong program
Located in and able to work on-site in the NYC metro area five days a week

Nice-to-haves

Prior experience as a founder or founding engineer, with the ability to reflect candidly on what you learned
Real ownership of core back-end systems on a small, fast-moving team
A clear path to grow, including toward leadership
A modern, AI-native engineering culture
Join at an early stage with strong, demonstrated traction
Location: New York, NY
Work policy: On-site, 5 days/week
Compensation: $130,000–$200,000 + equity
Visa sponsorship: Not available; US citizens / Green Card holders. TN transfers considered
Employment type: Full-time

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