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Recruiting from Scratch

Founding Backend Engineer

Recruiting from Scratch, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199


Who is

Recruiting from Scratch :Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.

About UsWe the people (and the taxpayers) deserve effective government. But the software powering government services is 20 years behind the private sector. Our mission is to build modern software products to help government serve communities better. After launching in April 2023, we now partner with government agencies in 7 states serving 200,000+ residents. We have raised $5.5 million in VC funding from Work-Bench and Bienville Capital.

What you’ll do

Build a product that will be used at scale by cities, counties, and citizens across the United States.

Our product is the primary workspace and system of record for our users - government staff typically use it 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Additionally, thousands of citizens use our platform to access government services. You’ll see the direct impact of your work and receive immediate feedback with each new feature.

Make an impact in an underserved, but societally important industry.

We deserve effective, transparent government, but the overwhelming majority of cities and counties lack the modern software necessary to deliver it. We are changing that.

Learn how to build a company from zero to one.

As employee #7 and engineer #2, you’ll see the entire startup journey. If you want to start your own company someday, there’s no better way to learn.

Who you are

4+ years of backend development experience.

You have extensive experience implementing backend features, including:

Implementing Business Logic:

You have experience in implementing intricate business logic in backend systems.

Reducing Technical Debt:

You've successfully tackled technical debt by refactoring code and optimizing database queries.

Scalability and Performance Optimization:

You've enhanced the scalability and performance of backend systems.

Security Enhancements:

You've contributed to strengthening the security posture of backend systems.

Integration with Third-Party Services:

You've integrated backend systems with various third-party services and APIs.

You have a strong product mindset: you love to ask questions and are obsessed with deeply understanding customer journeys using the product.

You’re motivated by having a positive impact in the world.

Nice to haves

BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent.

Startup experience.

Salary and benefitsCompensation within the posted salary band will be commensurate with experience. All offers will include:

Competitive base salary: $165,000-$200,000 base.

Equity / stock options.

Up to 100% of premiums paid by the company for medical, dental, and vision insurance for yourself + partner.

Unlimited / flexible PTO.

LocationThe founders are both located in New York City. We strongly prefer NYC-based candidates, but are open to exceptional remote candidates.

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