Software Engineer

Ornn AI, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity

Health coverage

Free meals

Additional benefits

Job summary

Ornn AI, Inc., based in New York, is seeking an engineer who will help build reliable, fast systems across product and infrastructure. You will contribute to core platform features and own frontend interfaces and backend services that power daily workflows for customers and internal teams.

As an early team member, you will focus on scalability, observability, and security, participating in design reviews and shipping production software with a bias toward reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience shipping production software.
• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and distributed systems.
• Track record of engaging substantively in code review, with a strong bias toward security and operational rigor.

Responsibilities

• Design core platform features that support critical user workflows.
• Own frontend interfaces and backend services across a broad product surface area.
• Build scalable systems reliability, observability, and performance as the company scales.

Skills

Frontend & Backend

Distributed systems

Security

Code reviews

Job description

Ornn is an early-stage company building software, data, and trading infrastructure for the compute economy. Our team is dedicated to bringing modern market design to a space where reliability, trust, and execution are core requirements. We are based in New York, backed by leading venture and strategic investors.

About the Role

You would be one of the first engineers building systems where reliability, clarity, and speed matter. This role spans product and infrastructure, and the engineering work will touch core workflows that customers and internal teams depend on every day.

What You'll Do

Design core platform features that support critical user workflows.

Own frontend interfaces and backend services across a broad product surface area.

Build scalable systems reliability, observability, and performance as the company scales.

What We're Looking For

Requirements

2+ years of experience shipping production software in a relevant language.

Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and distributed systems.

Track record of engaging substantively in code review, with a strong bias toward security and operational rigor.

Nice-to-Haves

Experience with low-latency or high-throughput systems.

Experience working on compliant systems for financial or other high-trust use cases.

Why This Role Matters

At this stage, technical product quality and company credibility are tightly linked. The systems you build will shape how users experience the company and how fast the organization can operate.

Compensation and Benefits

Benefits include competitive salary, meaningful equity, health coverage, free meals, and additional benefits. This is a high-impact role with significant ownership and equity upside.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Ornn is committed to building a diverse team. We evaluate candidates based on their ability to do the work, not on pedigree or background. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

The compute economy is here.

Ornn is its market.