Job Opportunities API

ABOUT NOTO 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is to power the 150K after-school businesses across the U.S. with a unified platform that replaces spreadsheets and outdated tools. We recently raised a $3.8 M seed from Base10 Partners and South Park Commons. Founded by two technical founders — AJ Ding (CEO) and Steve Wang (CTO) — we’re based in NYC and 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! [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/f9cbb205-0c60-416d-9665-7567b61f256a/4be3625e-18e1-4ec6-a51c-4cc4e5cea3e4/karaoke%20with%20carrie%20and%20tpr.jpg] (us at karaoke with one of our favorite customers) TEAM BACKGROUND 🤝🏻 AJ Ding https://www.linkedin.com/in/aj-ding-90826856/ (CEO) - Second-time founder and previously built an AI recruiting company https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hirefly. 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 https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevewang223/ (CTO) - Former Head of Engineering at Nitra https://www.nitra.com/ (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. LOCATION 📍 - 4 days in-office (Union Square area) - 1 day remote per week - 1 week per quarter work from anywhere - Occasional travel for team off sites and customer visits WORK CULTURE 💼 - 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 a Senior or Staff Level Founding Engineer who will partner directly with our CTO (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. IDEAL CANDIDATE 💡 - 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 - Full-stack (React, Next.js, Node, Postgres) ENGINEERING CULTURE 🛠️ We value product-minded engineers who think like founders. You’ll own features end-to-end and help shape the roadmap. We tolerate messiness to ship quickly, but take responsibility for cleaning up our tech debt. As the founding engineering, you will help shape a strong engineering culture that keeps us efficient and motivated: 1. Always Be Shipping – Pro