Job description
Senior Software Engineer (YC-Backed Start-up)
$150,000-$200,000 + Equity + Medical + Dental + Vision + Unlimited PTO + Career Progression
Austin, TX - Fully Onsite
Are you a senior software engineer looking to join one of Austin's most exciting early-stage startups?
Join an early-stage, YC-backed AI startup with strong funding, proven traction, and the opportunity to make a genuine impact from day one.
You'll work alongside exceptional engineers and experienced founders, building highly scalable software across AI, cloud infrastructure, web, and mobile. The team is completely code-agnostic, they care far more about your ability to solve complex engineering problems than the specific languages you've used.
If you thrive in high-performance startup environments, enjoy taking ownership, and want to build products that have a genuine impact, this is an outstanding opportunity.
The Person
* 5+ years of commercial software engineering experience
* Strong full stack engineer with experience across modern technologies
* Previous experience in a credible early-stage startup or high-growth company
* Strong in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and scalable software architecture
* Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for solving complex technical challenges
* Excited by ownership, autonomy, and the pace of an early-stage startup
The Role
* Join a YC-backed, venture-funded AI SaaS startup
* Design and build highly scalable software across backend, web, and mobile platforms
* A modern, code-agnostic engineering environment
* Python microservices running serverless on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, CDK), React, TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Flutter
* Build AI-powered products, APIs, and cloud-native infrastructure used by enterprise customers
Rise Technical Recruitment Inc of 1011 Centre Rd, Suite 322, Wilmington, DE 19805 act as an employer-paid private personnel agency.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.
We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.
