Full-Stack Engineer (Go, React, TypeScript)

General

What we do 🪵

Our mission is to empower building materials suppliers with great technology. There are over $1,000,000,000,000 of building materials bought in the US every year, and many of these transactions happen in on-prem point-of-sale systems. We want to bring these transactions online, enabling better experiences for contractors and homeowners alike.

This Role

What you'll achieve with us 🥇

• You'll make significant individual contributions that get used instantly & heavily by our clients who depend on our software to run their businesses.

• You'll leverage your orthogonal expertise to introduce abstractions and systems that improve the team's velocity.

• You'll raise the bar for engineering quality by setting and enforcing standards.

• You'll mentor teammates to help them grow as architects & engineers.

• You'll work closely with product & design teammates and our clients to collectively define what we're building.

Requirements ✅

• You collaborate well with engineering teammates and cross-functionally—especially working through natural tension with designers and product managers.

• You give positive & constructive in-the-moment feedback to your teammates and enjoy receiving the same.

• You're excited to work at least a couple days a week in-person at our office in Redwood City.

• You have worked as a software engineer for 3+ years.

• You have written production software with at least 2 of Go, TypeScript, & React.

Icing on the cake 🎂

• You have worked in a fast-paced startup environment.

• You have familiarity with construction or building materials.

Interview process

• Intro Call (15 min): Getting to know each other and aligning on expectations for the role with Nick.

• Technical Screen (1 hour): Working through debugging and coding challenges with Andrew.

• System Design Screen (45 min): Designing a system to address an abstract problem with Santi & Brian.

• Onsite @ Redwood City HQ (~5 hours):

  • Walk (45 min): Diving into the business with Nick.

  • System Design (1 hour): Walking through the design of one of your past systems.

  • Lunch (45 min): Breaking bread with the team.

  • Product Collaboration (1 hour): Going back & forth on a PRD with Vidhan.

  • Culture (30 min): Reflecting on past experiences with George.

  • Coding Skills (1 hour): Tackling algorithmic challenges with Boxuan.

Who we are

In alphabetical order:

1. Adam (Territory Account Executive): studied Communications at UConn (Go Huskies!) and worked as an AE at a large cloud software company (Box); a frequent at concerts around the greater NYC area in his spare time 🫡

2. Amanda (Head of Finance & Operations): studied Marketing Management at De La Salle University; worked in recruiting & operations at a few Bay Area startups; loves building teams, scuba diving, & hiking! 🤿 🏞️

3. Andrew (CTO): studied computer science & humanities at Stanford; worked as a software engineer and head of engineering at Apple & Anova; danced with the SF ballet (where he met his wife)! 🩰

   • Gemma (Andrew's Bernedoodle): *fiercely protecting Andrew* 🐶

4. Andy (Territory Account Executive): studied Business Management at Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes); worked as an AE for large tech like Cisco System and small startups BeckTech and TrackStreet; do you need a 4th? ⛳️🏌🏼‍♂️

5. Boxuan (Engineering): studied computer science at the Ohio State University; worked as an engineer at Bytedance, jd.com, Shape security and A10networks. I like hiking in spare time.

6. Brian (Engineering): studied computer science & applied math at NJIT and UC Davis; worked as an engineer at Google, Snap, and Common Networks; LoL player and Earthquakes fan ⚽

   • Luna (Brian's chocolate lab): *looking longingly at YB* 🦮

7. Claire (Head of Client Success): studied History at Dartmouth College; worked in Account Management and Customer Success at Yahoo, Outlier AI, and Persona; loves following women's sports and studying architecture 🏑🏡

8. Clara (Territory Account Executive): studied Literature at University College London; worked in GTM strategy for a feminine health tech startup in Paris and then came to the bay to work in sales for Verkada; often seen doing a headstand 🧘‍♀️

9. Emmie (Engineering): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a software engineer at Flexport; loves confetti cake 🧁 and almond croissants 🥐

10. Erin (Territory Account Executive): studied Communications and Biology at Union University; worked in SaaS sales at Cisco and Bloomerang; avid traveler to Kenya since 2009 🌍 🦒

11. George (Engineering): studied computer science at Stanford; worked as a software engineer at Facebook; exclusively reacts on Slack with the shaka! 🤙

12. Jonathan (Territory Account Executive): studied Linguistics at Cedarville University; worked in SaaS implementation for startup Tekion; has flown over 100k miles in the last year 🛫

13. Jordan (Engineering): studied computer engineering at the University of Waterloo; interned at Rivian, IBM, and here before joining full-time; played the saxophone professionally 🎷

14. Kyle (Territory Account Executive): Studied Anthropology and History at UNCW; Has been a seller for companies big and small, mostly in the Software space. Is self-taught in catching snakes barehanded🐍

    • Mango (Kyle's corgi): *demanding pets from everyone he meets* 🐾🥭

15. Lej (Client Success) working directly in the field of software for the last three years helping entrepreneurs and start-ups alike. Aspires to create a smart home environment similar to the one depicted in the 1999 Disney movie "Smart House."🎮

16. Matt (Head of Sales): studied history at Northwestern; taught middle school in Chicago (hardest job ever), more recently worked in sales and general management at a fishing tackle company (Catch Co.); former competitive angler in college (bass fishing 🎣)

17. Nick (CEO): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a trader at Bridgewater & Citadel and as a PM at Google & Enigma; distantly related to the founder of the Hershey company 🍫

    • YB (Nick's Belgian Malinois): *looking longingly at Luna* 🐕

18. Noah (Product Designer): studied Art Practice at Stanford; worked as a Product Designer at several startups in consumer social; has too many hobbies including volleyball, pool, painting, gamedev, birdwatching, music, cooking, trivia, and sumo. 🎱

19. Rae (Sales Development Rep): Studied Business Management at University of Colorado; Worked as an account executive at Sumup; likely the only Colorado native who doesn't ski or snowboard. 💃🏻

20. Santiago (Engineering): studied computer engineering at University of Waterloo; worked as SWE intern at The Cooperators, Inflight, BitBakery, Replicant; played lots of soccer, loves rap and r&b 🎧

21. Tyler (Data and Client Success): studied general education and tech at Cabrillo College; worked as a system administrator for a short time and at a paint store (Kings paint!!!) for eight years, manager for two; likes to play most video games, currently playing Diablo 4. 🕹

22. Umer (Engineering): studied computer science at National University of Singapore; worked as a SWE intern at Visa and an NLP chatbot startup; has an identical twin! 👯‍♂️

23. Vidhan (Product): studied Biomedical Engineering and Econ at Duke; Worked as a PM at Hinge Health and BuildZoom. Previously at Zenefits. Founder Urova Medical; 🍪

    • Waffle (Vidhan's Labradoodle): Stealing whatever food can be found 🐶

24. Zach (Design): studied product design at Stanford; worked in design at a few startups; currently wearing socks with cocktails on them! 🍹

What we stand for ⭐️

The values we hold most dear are learning through feedback and experimentation, enjoying our time together, truly empathizing with clients (we've worked at paint stores & lumber yards!), building a diverse team, and driving to achieve as fast as we can.

How we've fundraised 💰

We've raised $18m across three rounds:

1. A $2m pre-seed led by Kent Bennett at Bessemer with participation from Plug & Play, Quiet Capital, and Sequoia.

2. A $5m seed led by Caitlin Bolnick Rellas at CRV.

3. An $11m series A led again by Bessemer and CRV.

Benefits 🩺

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance with 100% premiums covered for you, 50% for dependents (~$5-6k/yr) 🏥🥸🦷

• Daily lunch (~$4k/yr) 🥘

• Learning materials and Coursera courses (~$1k/yr) 📚

• Unlimited audiobooks via our team subscription to Libro ($500/yr) 🎧

• Gym membership! (~$1200/yr) 💪

• Unlimited PTO 🏖️

• Betterment 401k 🏦

• Dog-friendly office 🐶

• And more! If you have ideas, let us know 🙂