Product Engineer Bookface
Product Engineer Bookface
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$ 180000 - 270000
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Job Description
Y Combinator is run by a small team that is committed to helping founders start the next Airbnb Stripe Reddit or Doordash. We work out of the same campus in San Francisco that we run the batch in. We also operate according to the same principles we teach our startups so if youve read Paul Grahams essays or watched our videos on YouTube you can already predict what it would be like to work here.
Working at YC places you in the center of the startup world.
About the role
To manage the YC program at scale we write lots of software. The Bookface team specifically focuses on building YCs most critical tools to help founders through the batch and well afterwards. Some projects were working on:
Bookface. Software that helps operate and manage the daytoday batch including event programming office hours pitch prep and more. Every company that goes through the batch relies on this software to get the most out of their YC experience.
Forums & Alumni Directory. Helps founders get the best advice and feedback on how to build their startup from technical advice customer acquisition fundraising and more.
Demo Day investor portal. Matching founders and investors for early seed fundraising with billions of dollars resulting from the connections weve made through our platform.
Launch YC. A public platform for YC founders to get early customers and product feedback from both other YC alumni and the broader public.
About the team
Our whole software team is only 15 fullstack product engineers and we enjoy working in a small team with high impact and knowing each other by name. We have a broad range of experiences from bigger companies like Meta and Google and many of us have started startups ourselves. True to YC advice our product engineers talk to our customers regularly and ship fast. We also define our own roadmap and often design our own products when needed.
Our stack is pretty straightforward (Rails React Postgres) and the last three engineers have learned it on the job. That said weve found that enjoying frontend software development is key to being successful here so its almost a requirement for the role. Our needs as an organization require a large degree of flexibility and people change teams quite often.
Lastly: If youre interested in starting your own startup one day: eight former engineers on our team have gone on to start YCfunded startups. If you want to start your own startup someday but arent ready to do it now working at YC could be an excellent way to get there.
Location: This is an inperson role at YCs campus in Dogpatch San Francisco. This is where our users (founders partners and employees) are five days a week so its optimal for you to be here with them. You must live in the SF Bay Area or be willing to relocate. We offer generous relocation support for those who want to move to SF to work here.
Compensation: $180000 to $270000 base (depending on skills and experience) plus bonus.
Benefits: YC has a profitsharing program which is comparable to equity in an earlystagestartup or carry in a VC fund.
Our full benefits package includes medical vision and dental plans infertility benefit STD/LTD life insurance commuter benefits flexible spending account health savings account 401(k) 4 matching generous parental leave paid holidays and flexible paid time off policy.
Work Authorization: This position does not support work authorization/visa sponsorship.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
