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Principal or Engineering Manager/Lead (PetTech Startup) *equity only*


Posted March 24, 2024

We love pets and we love technology! We are building a really cool pet safety service for pet owners. We are a team of 3 and will launch in April 2024. We build both hardware and software. We are far past the 'idea' phase and ready to launch a world class product. This is NOT for interns. We are looking for a rock-star. We require high quality, seasoned, outstanding professional engineers to join our dedicated, dynamic, smart and growing team. THE ROLE: You will lead the build with the support of the founder and engineering team. You must be an AWS expert to build out the CI/CD, sharply security focused with ample security-related projects under your belt, and an API expert. We are looking for a seasoned Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager (or Engineering Lead) that will take a highly visible, lead position to manage the engineering team. REQUIREMENTS: - Solid knowledge of web technologies such as React, NodeJS, TypeScript, GraphQL, Tailwind CSS, Express/Apollo Server - Knowledge of API fundamentals and best practices and SQL databases - You must be an AWS expert - Strong problem-solving and organizational skill set - Experience working on front-end architecture design and building SPA applications that are scalable and highly available, a solid understanding of software design patterns will help - 5+ years of software development experience, with 3+ years as a senior software engineer PREFERRED SKILLS: ยท Knowledge of Storybook or Chromatic is be a plus, but not required ABOUT US: 10+ years of industry, consumer and hardware research completed Conducted 8 rounds of testing, ready for the final test before product launch Marketing, Branding and Product Design is complete Secured hardware design patents and trademarks Gained significant press during previous testing phases Our goal is to be the household name for pet safety and up end the pet market (ICYMI the pet market has an $261B annual market size - compared to $85B gaming market). Female founder, Ex-Apple, MBA - We are bootstrapped, pre-revenue and pre-funding - All roles are equity only until we can raise our first round, then pay salaries (~ 3 months) - We have an office in downtown San Carlos - We have hardware and software IP and all vendors needed to launch *******Commitment 30+ hours per week ABOUT YOU: You are honest and results oriented You thrive in building new things, get excited about a challenge and are self-driven. (There is no one here to 'manage' you.) You've got grit and never take no as an answer You find a way to build something from nothing You're creative and hands-on You love to iterate and constantly improve quickly You have a great network of peers You already have startup experience (5 people or less) You love pets HOW TO APPLY: 1. Submit a response via CraigsList email reply 2. Attach your resume and LinkedIn profile 3. Let us know why this role interests you Tags: CTO, Start-up, co-founder, entrepreneur, innovative, dog, cat, pet, founding team, early venture, seed


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