Software Engineer

Digital Waffle; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Waffle in New York is seeking a Software Engineer to join a small, high-intensity team shipping real product to real users. You’ll write production code across the stack, from Python to React, and own meaningful parts of the product end to end.

This role emphasizes fast iteration, strong code quality, and collaboration with founders and product, with five days per week in-office in New York.

Qualifications

• Strong production software experience in Python, TypeScript, React and Next.js.
• Track record shipping features end-to-end in a fast-moving environment.
• Fluent with modern AI engineering tools to increase output.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and ship production features across Python, TypeScript, React and Next.js.
• Own meaningful parts of the product end to end.
• Keep a high bar on code quality, reliability and performance.
• Partner with product and founders to shape what gets built and in what order.
• Use AI tooling across your workflow to move faster without dropping quality.
• Contribute to engineering standards, tooling and culture as the team grows.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

React

Next.js

End-to-end ownership

Tools

Claude

Cursor

Job description

A high-growth AI-native startup is hiring a Software Engineer in New York to join a small, high-intensity team shipping real product to real users.

This is a role for strong engineers who want to build with modern tools, work close to the product and ship meaningful things fast. You’ll pick up substantial scope early, write production code across the stack, and work the way the best teams are now working: tight loops, strong taste, AI tooling built into every part of the workflow.

Role: Software Engineer

Location: New York, 5 days per week in office

What you’ll be doing:

• Design, build and ship production features across Python, TypeScript, React and Next.js
• Own meaningful parts of the product end to end
• Keep a high bar on code quality, reliability and performance
• Partner with product and the founders to shape what gets built and in what order
• Use AI tooling (Claude, Cursor and similar) across your workflow to move faster without dropping quality
• Contribute to engineering standards, tooling and culture as the team grows

What you’ll need:

• Strong commercial software engineering experience, with real production work in Python, TypeScript, React and Next.js
• Track record shipping features end to end in a fast-moving environment
• Fluent in modern AI engineering tools and able to use them to raise your output
• High autonomy, high ownership and strong engineering fundamentals
• Pragmatic approach to trade-offs and comfortable making calls with incomplete information
• Happy working 5 days a week in-person with a small, high-intensity team

Nice to have:

• Startup or early-growth company experience
• Exposure to AI/LLM product features or agentic workflows
• A shipped side project you can talk about with real pride

This role would suit a strong engineer who wants to build at pace, work with modern AI tooling as part of the day job and see their work land in front of real users quickly.