## 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