Senior Founding Engineer

noto; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Office lunch stipend

Team retreats

Stipend for work-related expenses

Job summary

Noto is hiring a Senior or Staff Level Founding Engineer who will partner directly with our CTO to help lead product, engineering, and design. This is not a typical developer role.

You will drive engineering execution, collaborate cross-functionally with QA, design, Customer Success, Sales, and GTM, build with ownership, set technical direction, mentor others, and own end-to-end features as we scale in NYC.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience.
• Senior or Staff Founding Engineer level.
• Drive engineering execution– sprint planning, code reviews, release quality.
• Collaborate cross-functionally across QA, design, Customer Success, Sales, and GTM.
• Build with ownership– ship large features end-to-end, shape engineering culture.

Responsibilities

• Drive engineering execution and sprint planning.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to guide product decisions and architecture.
• Ship large features end-to-end with ownership.
• Set technical direction and shape growth over the next 3 years.
• Mentor and unblock teammates to move faster.

Job description

Noto is building the AI native operating system for after school businesses like tutoring centers, music schools, and sports academies. Our mission is to power the150,000after-school businesses across the U.S. with a unified platform that replaces spreadsheets and outdated tools.

We recently raised a$3.8 M seedfrom Base10 Partners and South Park Commons.

Founded by two technical founders —AJ Ding (CEO)andSteve Wang (CTO)— we’re based inNYCand assembling a small, exceptional team of builders who care deeply about craft, users, and impact.

Join us to build software that empowers small-business owners in local communities!

AJ Ding(CEO) - Second-time founder and previously built anAI recruiting company. He was a machine learning engineer and data scientist at Quora, Lyft, & Meta. He studied Statistics at Yale and most importantly, he comes from a family of small business owners.

Steve Wang(CTO) - Former Head of Engineering atNitra(a16z backed vertical SaaS). He's worked in data science and engineering at Lyft. He studied math at Harvard, and his family is from Canada.

• 4 days in-office (Union Square area)
• 1 week per quarter work from anywhere
• Occasional travel for team off sites and customer visits
• High Camaraderie:We are in the trenches together and celebrate our collective success.
• Low Ego: We believe in collaboration over hierarchy . We have a flat decision-making structure—great ideas can come from anywhere.
• High Output:Expect an intense, high-growth environment — roughly 55-60 hours on average. We invest that time because every week moves the product forward and our users closer to success.
• Have Fun:Hackathons in Mexico City , karaoke with customers, team off-sites.
• Growth Mindset: We attend industry events and learn directly from our users.

The Role

We’re hiring aSenior or Staff LevelFounding Engineerwho will partner directly with ourCTO (Steve)to help lead product, engineering, and design.

This is not a typical developer role.

You will:

• Drive engineering execution– help with sprint planning, code reviews, and release quality.
• Collaborate cross-functionally– work with QA, design, Customer Success, Sales, and GTM to guide product decision making, drive architecture, and shape how we build as we scale.
• Build with ownership– ship large features end-to-end, define engineering culture and process as we scale.
• Set technical direction– make architectural decisions that shape our next 3 years of growth.
• Mentor & unblock others– be the first line of defense for technical and product questions and help the team move faster.
• Comfortable leading projects
• Hungry for growth and impact. There’s no ceiling to your growth here— take on as much responsibility as you’re ready for
• Thrives in ambiguous environments and takes ownership end-to-end
• Excited to help small businesses thrive through technology
• 5+ years of experience

We valueproduct-minded engineerswho think like founders. You’ll own features end-to-end and help shape the roadmap.

Wetolerate messinessto ship quickly, but take responsibility forcleaning up our tech debt.

As the founding engineering, you will help shape a strong engineering culture that keeps us efficient and motivated:

• Pride in our Craft– Quality matters - we take pride in our work
• Serve the Customer– Our users run small businesses; we exist to make their lives easier
• Competitive pay and meaningful equity
• Office lunch and a stipend for work-related expenses
• Company Retreats – Join us for team retreats to bond, recharge, and plan the future together
• 30 min behavioral with AJ
• 45 min System Design
• 45 min Coding Interview
• Onsite (in NYC) to experience a day in the life
• Serve everyday people in local communities and make a large impact in an underserved market
• "Y'all are incredible and have made such a difference in my life in ways both professional and personal. I'm grateful and indebted." - Noto Customer
• Each customer averages over 6 hours of usage / day)
• Work with a smart, collaborative, ambitious, and caring team
• Fast paced environment
• High level of ownership
• Fun founders + team off-sites

Sound Interesting?