Senior Engineer | Full-Stack

Black Ore; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity compensation

Best-in-Class health benefits

Unlimited PTO

Relocation support

WFH stipend

Job summary

Black Ore, based in Austin, is seeking an experienced Full-Stack developer to join their team. You will work closely with UX designers and engineers to design, implement, and deploy software from the ground up, enhancing both user experience and product design.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience, especially proficient in JavaScript/Typescript, with a strong grasp of modern frameworks. The role includes competitive salary, best-in-class health benefits, and unlimited PTO.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering with a builder mentality.
• Expert in modern JavaScript/Typescript, OO and functional programming.
• Fluent with node.js, databases, and Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software components from code to production.
• Collaborate with UX designers, engineers, and product managers.
• Identify problems and propose constructive solutions.

Skills

JavaScript/Typescript expertise

Modern frontend JS frameworks

REST API design and implementation

Experience in startups

CSS knowledge

Job description

About us

Black Ore is building the leading AI platform designed to accelerate financial services. The company's flagship offering, Tax Autopilot, leverages proprietary AI agents to automate tax preparation and compliance, helping CPA & tax firms overcome the talent shortage and accelerate growth for their practice.

Founded in 2022, we launched with $60 million in early stage funding from some of the world’s leading investors including a16z, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Trust Ventures and leading tech founders/angel investors including Jason Gardner (Founder and CEO of Marqeta), Max Levchin (Founder of Paypal and affirm), Tom Glocer (Former CEO of Thomson Reuters), Gokul Rajaram, and Mark Britto (EVP, CPO, PayPal).

Our team has an incredibly ambitious vision to completely transform the way businesses and consumers interact in financial services. We’re looking to hire strong team members to grow the team. Some of the traits we look for are:

• Owner Mentality - Desire to take initiative, identify problems, and implement solutions
• Mission Driven - Passion for building AI/ML solutions that reimagine how businesses and consumers operate
• Intellectually Curious - Excitement going deep for building detailed understanding of the function, role, customer, and problem space
• Team Oriented - Ability to collaborate respectfully and put the team above the self

The Role

As a member of the Full-Stack team, you will be working directly with UX designers, engineers & product managers, and will be encouraged to influence end to end product design and user experience. You will be responsible for designing, implementing and deploying software components from the ground up through production. You will be expected to be able to work both independently and with your team to deliver software successfully, constructively identify problems and propose solutions, and take on projects that improve your team’s software, making it better and easier to maintain.

* We are looking for a Javascript/Typescript Master!

*If you define yourself as a “React / Vue / Angular developer” this position is not for you

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering, primarily as a SFull Stack Generalist with a “builder mentality”
• Expert in modern JavaScript/Typescript, OO and functional programming paradigms
• Fluent working with node.js, databases and Linux environments
• Experience working in startups and startup environments
• Ability to articulate contributions to past projects and to speak in detail on what you have built
• Strong understanding of js quirks and how to avoid common pitfalls around areas such as “this” keywords, prototypes, and memory leaks.
• Strong grasp of CSS box model, flexbox, positioning, and css grids.
• Proficiency with at least one modern frontend JS framework/library
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs
• Working knowledge of modern web components
• Willingness to work hard and drive objectives to completion autonomously
• Professional experience developing most aspects of modern web applications on both the server side and client side.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in a low programming language (C, C++, Objective-C, Rust, etc..)
• Experience with critical, 24x7 systems
• Ability to navigate complex code bases
• Experience in a fast-paced, start up environment with ever-changing requirements that require a flexible and open mindset and approach
• Experience with high throughput, multi-threaded systems
• Comfortable using DOM and Web APIs directly (without libraries)
• Active involvement in an OOS project
• Appreciative of a good design and attention to detail

What We Offer (for U.S. Based Employees)

• Competitive salary and equity based compensation
• Best-in-Class health benefits
  • Platinum, 100% Employer-paid medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Additional Health programs (e.g., One Medical, Talkspace, Kindbody)
• 401K, Roth 401k and other employer sponsored investment benefits
• Parental Leave
• Unlimited PTO
• Relocation support to Austin, NYC or SF (as needed)
• WFH stipend to support your home office needs