Founding Software Engineer

Summary

Join Vimes, a startup building crisis intervention software to improve government welfare, as a Founding Software Engineer. You'll be part of a small, collaborative team working on a high-impact product that aims to reduce preventable child deaths and expand to other vulnerable populations. You'll have the opportunity to build the foundation and shape engineering practices, develop your skills in a fast-paced environment, and contribute to the product's growth from concept to reality. Vimes offers a competitive salary, equity, performance bonuses, relocation compensation, a monthly meal stipend, health insurance, and 401K matching.

Requirements

• Highly skilled in React/React Native, iOS/Android app development
• Experience working with AWS-related services
• Have a startup-y background or love bringing products from concept to reality: the 0 → 1 phase
• Experience writing production code on shipped full-stack apps
• Experience working with communication platforms
• Experience with building no-SQL and SQL database schemas
• Ability to take a feature from spec to completion (UI, data/backend, testing/QA, future reworks/iterations)
• Attention to detail in product development
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly

Responsibilities

• Build the foundation and shape engineering practices
• Develop and practice your craft in a fast-paced, high-potential environment
• Build results-oriented mindsets, rapidly iterate on code with the team
• You’ll be working with the team to build out our mobile and web app, laying the foundations for a large-scale government and social impact product
• As we expand, you will be rapidly building and testing new features like new communication methods, integrated database access, etc.; as well as new systems like domestic violence and gun violence frameworks
• We have spent a lot of time building a secure system. From new security frameworks / approvals like stateRAMP / fedRAMP to enhanced integrations to new government agencies, you may be building custom security solutions to keep our data secure
• Writing easily-maintained code and influencing the stack. As we build out our tech stack, you get to make important choices and lay the foundations for scaling our codebase
• You will be placed in a unique position to have capable Stanford SWE interns at your disposal to streamline your efficiency and productivity. Working with the CTO, you will have the ability to build leadership and managerial skills working with our interns
• You will work closely with our designers to translate Figma mocks and our design system. You may collaborate on design and frontend engineering for user-facing features powered by backend code
• Bring your full creativity to solve any technical challenges along the way

Preferred Qualifications

• Plus for extensive experience in security engineering + compliance (SOC2, HIPAA, CJIS, StateRamp etc.)
• Plus for experience at govtech startup

Benefits

• Base cash comp $70K - $120K + offers equity
• Performance bonus
• Relocation compensation (if moving to the Bay Area / New York)
• A $1K monthly stipend for meals
• Health insurance + 401K match