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Optimal

Senior Software Engineer | React, React Native, TypeScript, Python | Must have Start Up Exp

Optimal·New York, New York, US

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Full-TimeUSD 190,000–250,000
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About the Role

Software Engineer | React, React Native, TypeScript, Python | Must have Start Up Exp | Top CS Degree Location: New York, NY (In‑person, 5 days/week) Package: $190,000 – $250,000 + Competitive Equity Eligibility: Perm US Residents Only | Top CS Degree | Start up Experience 🚨 Please only apply if you have commercial experience with all of the following below🚨: • Experience in early‑stage startups or clear entrepreneurial drive (side projects, hackathons, founder experience) • React and/or React Native • TypeScript • Python • Building end‑to‑end workflows and shipping to production • Working in fast, high‑ownership engineering environments • Modern tooling across cloud, CI/CD, and distributed systems This role is ideal for engineers who want to join a fast-scaling AI company that’s already achieved strong commercial traction and is tackling complex real‑world problems. You’ll be joining a small, high‑calibre engineering team building products used across large, non‑technical industries - working on challenges spanning AI, speech technology, mobile audio, and large‑scale systems. The organisation operates with a high‑trust, high‑ownership culture where engineers gain significant visibility, responsibility, and opportunities to shape core product and technical direction. Required Background • Junior to early‑mid/ Senior career engineer (typically 0-5+ years) • Strong signals of initiative, ownership, and ability to move quickly • Comfortable working in a demanding, high‑intensity, in‑office culture • Experience building production systems across the stack ℹ️ Very Important Notes • This is in‑person only in NYC - no hybrid/remote • High‑velocity, high‑responsibility environment • Best suited to entrepreneurial, high‑energy builders • Pure big‑tech backgrounds with no startup exposure typically do not align Must-Haves • Entrepreneurial, “hacky” builder mindset • Ability to design → build → ship features end‑to‑end • Strong customer obsession and willingness to iterate rapidly • Ability to learn new technologies quickly • High ownership and strong problem‑solving skills • Excitement for long, focused days working in‑person with a tight-knit team Bonus Experience • AWS or cloud infrastructure exposure • Experience with mobile development (React Native) • Familiarity with Node.js, PostgreSQL, Turborepo, Lodash, Zod • Experience with GitHub Actions, Terraform, Spacelift • Prior founder, early‑employee, or startup operator experience • Participation in hackathons / entrepreneurship clubs / VC fellowships Hands-On Experience With • React / React Native • TypeScript • Python • Node.js • PostgreSQL • Modern build tooling & CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Terraform, etc.) • End‑to‑end system design and deployment What You’ll Be Doing Automation Engineering • Architect and ship features across the stack at high speed • Build end‑to‑end workflows and bring them to production • Solve technical problems across AI, speech, mobile audio, and distributed systems Quality Ownership • Raise engineering standards for code quality and decision-making • Set early patterns that shape the engineering culture • Build systems and tools that scale with rapid company growth Collaboration • Work closely with product, engineering, and customers • Operate as an early technical steward in a growing engineering team • Tackle real-world problems with direct customer exposure What They’re Looking For • Someone obsessive about learning and building • A customer-first engineer focused on real-world impact • A high-ownership contributor who thrives on accountability • Someone unafraid of failure who iterates fast and learns quickly • A future founder or technical leader eager to grow in a top-tier environment If you tick the boxes above and want to work on meaningful technical challenges at high velocity, reach out for next steps.

What you'll do

  • Building end‑to‑end workflows and shipping to production
  • Working in fast, high‑ownership engineering environments
  • The organisation operates with a high‑trust, high‑ownership culture where engineers gain significant visibility, responsibility, and opportunities to shape core product and technical direction
  • Architect and ship features across the stack at high speed
  • Build end‑to‑end workflows and bring them to production
  • Solve technical problems across AI, speech, mobile audio, and distributed systems
  • Set early patterns that shape the engineering culture
  • Build systems and tools that scale with rapid company growth
  • Work closely with product, engineering, and customers
  • Operate as an early technical steward in a growing engineering team
  • Tackle real-world problems with direct customer exposure

Requirements

  • Experience in early‑stage startups or clear entrepreneurial drive (side projects, hackathons, founder experience)
  • React and/or React Native
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Modern tooling across cloud, CI/CD, and distributed systems
  • Junior to early‑mid/ Senior career engineer (typically 0-5+ years)
  • Strong signals of initiative, ownership, and ability to move quickly
  • Comfortable working in a demanding, high‑intensity, in‑office culture
  • Experience building production systems across the stack
  • Best suited to entrepreneurial, high‑energy builders
  • Pure big‑tech backgrounds with no startup exposure typically do not align
  • Entrepreneurial, “hacky” builder mindset
  • Ability to design → build → ship features end‑to‑end
  • Strong customer obsession and willingness to iterate rapidly
  • Ability to learn new technologies quickly
  • High ownership and strong problem‑solving skills
  • Excitement for long, focused days working in‑person with a tight-knit team
  • AWS or cloud infrastructure exposure
  • Experience with mobile development (React Native)
  • Familiarity with Node.js, PostgreSQL, Turborepo, Lodash, Zod
  • Experience with GitHub Actions, Terraform, Spacelift
  • Prior founder, early‑employee, or startup operator experience
  • Participation in hackathons / entrepreneurship clubs / VC fellowships
  • React / React Native
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Modern build tooling & CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Terraform, etc.)
  • End‑to‑end system design and deployment
  • Raise engineering standards for code quality and decision-making
  • Someone obsessive about learning and building
  • A customer-first engineer focused on real-world impact
  • A high-ownership contributor who thrives on accountability
  • Someone unafraid of failure who iterates fast and learns quickly
  • A future founder or technical leader eager to grow in a top-tier environment
  • If you tick the boxes above and want to work on meaningful technical challenges at high velocity, reach out for next steps

Benefits

  • Package: $190,000 – $250,000 + Competitive Equity
  • High‑velocity, high‑responsibility environment
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