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 will write production code across the stack (Python, TypeScript, React, Next.js), own features end-to-end, and contribute to engineering standards while leveraging AI tooling to move fast with quality.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial software engineering experience with production code.
• 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 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

Software engineering

End-to-end delivery

AI tooling

Tools

Next.js

React

Python

TypeScript

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.