Full-Stack Product & Investment Engineer

Y Combinator; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) and parental leave

Flexible PTO

Opportunity for carry in the YC fund

Job summary

A leading startup accelerator in San Francisco is seeking a full-stack product engineer. The role involves building web applications and contributing to investment decisions. Ideal candidates have experience in full-stack engineering and a curiosity about investing. This position offers competitive compensation, benefits, and the opportunity for investment carry in the YC fund. Applicants should be ready to thrive in a high-trust, evolving environment with real autonomy.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping full-stack web applications.
• Ability to design systems and reason about tradeoffs independently.
• Strong analytical thinking; comfort with metrics and financial concepts.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Excellent judgment and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship full-stack web applications for partners, founders, and investors.
• Evaluate post-batch and growth-stage companies by analyzing business models and metrics.
• Contribute to diligence efforts, including reviewing decks and data rooms.
• Build and maintain analytical tools, dashboards, or workflows that support investment decisions.

Skills

Strong analytical thinking

Clear written and verbal communication

Experience shipping full-stack web applications

Ability to design systems independently

Comfort with metrics and financial concepts

Tools

Rails

React

Postgres

Job description

A leading startup accelerator in San Francisco is seeking a full-stack product engineer. The role involves building web applications and contributing to investment decisions. Ideal candidates have experience in full-stack engineering and a curiosity about investing. This position offers competitive compensation, benefits, and the opportunity for investment carry in the YC fund. Applicants should be ready to thrive in a high-trust, evolving environment with real autonomy.