Neon
Senior Software Engineer
Neon, San Francisco, CA
About Neon
Neon is on a mission to revolutionize the gaming industry by making it more open, fair, and competitive for everyone. We're empowering game creators with fintech tools that allow them to achieve both financial and creative independence. By directly connecting buyers and sellers, we're "arming the rebels" and disrupting traditional platforms like Apple, Google, and Steam. Backed by top investors like a16z's inaugural SPEEDRUN class, Thrive Capital, Griffin Gaming Partners, and Ribbit Capital, Neon is poised for growth and impact.
Why Join Neon?
About You
You're passionate about doing your life's best work, collaborating with highly talented individuals, and contributing to an ambitious mission. You are a high-impact engineer who learns by doing and enjoys taking ownership of projects. You're excited by the chance to shape Neon's product, team, and culture, and you've already led successful projects that uplifted those around you.
About the Role
Neon is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who will help lead the development of one of our key work streams. As a design-minded engineer, you'll bring ideas to life on a blank canvas, turning concepts into functional, beautiful products. You'll be involved in the full stack of the technology, working hands-on to build and scale a core product that accelerates financial independence for game creators.
What We're Looking For:
This is a unique opportunity to join an early-stage, high-growth company and work alongside some of the brightest minds in gaming, fintech, and tech. If you're ready to contribute to a mission-driven team and help us accelerate change in the gaming industry, we'd love to hear from you.
Join Neon. Shape the Future of Gaming.
Our Process
We have designed our interviews to be as efficient and effective as possible, so once you pass our initial screen, please prepare for 4-6 hours of onsite or virtual interviews and reference checks. The process should take about 2 weeks from start to finish.
Neon is on a mission to revolutionize the gaming industry by making it more open, fair, and competitive for everyone. We're empowering game creators with fintech tools that allow them to achieve both financial and creative independence. By directly connecting buyers and sellers, we're "arming the rebels" and disrupting traditional platforms like Apple, Google, and Steam. Backed by top investors like a16z's inaugural SPEEDRUN class, Thrive Capital, Griffin Gaming Partners, and Ribbit Capital, Neon is poised for growth and impact.
Why Join Neon?
- Game-Changing Mission: Be part of a company fundamentally changing how the gaming industry operates, helping creators build, run, and scale their businesses on their own terms.
- Ownership & Impact: As an early member of the engineering team, you'll have ownership of the development and scaling of our flagship webshop product, making a direct impact on the company's success.
- Disruptive Technology: Help create fintech tools that challenge the status quo, empowering independent game creators in the same way Neon challenges major platforms.
- High-Profile Backing: Join a high-potential startup with renowned backers and investors supporting our mission to disrupt the gaming industry.
- Collaborative Team: Work with a team of low-ego, kind, and talented individuals from diverse backgrounds including Stanford, Affirm, Palantir, Supercell, Apple, and Netflix.
About You
You're passionate about doing your life's best work, collaborating with highly talented individuals, and contributing to an ambitious mission. You are a high-impact engineer who learns by doing and enjoys taking ownership of projects. You're excited by the chance to shape Neon's product, team, and culture, and you've already led successful projects that uplifted those around you.
About the Role
Neon is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who will help lead the development of one of our key work streams. As a design-minded engineer, you'll bring ideas to life on a blank canvas, turning concepts into functional, beautiful products. You'll be involved in the full stack of the technology, working hands-on to build and scale a core product that accelerates financial independence for game creators.
What We're Looking For:
- 5+ years of software engineering experience.
- A full-stack background with a strong focus on React, TypeScript, and AWS.
- A passion for React and an eye for design, ensuring that every product feature you build is as functional as it is visually stunning.
- You are highly productive, able to take ownership of key initiatives and deliver results.
- You have experience leading teams or projects and enjoy helping others level up their skills.
- Located or willing to work in San Francisco, or New York City (in-office).
This is a unique opportunity to join an early-stage, high-growth company and work alongside some of the brightest minds in gaming, fintech, and tech. If you're ready to contribute to a mission-driven team and help us accelerate change in the gaming industry, we'd love to hear from you.
Join Neon. Shape the Future of Gaming.
Our Process
We have designed our interviews to be as efficient and effective as possible, so once you pass our initial screen, please prepare for 4-6 hours of onsite or virtual interviews and reference checks. The process should take about 2 weeks from start to finish.