Junior Software Engineer
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New York, NY0–2 yrs1h agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 2 years
- Must know
- Data structures & algorithmsRubyPostgreSQLAWS
- Work
- On-site in New York
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Data structures & algorithms20%PostgreSQL18%AWS10%Ruby3%of 40 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 12, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
- You will ship production code from your first week, working on real systems.
- You will receive mentorship from senior engineers and learn by doing.
- You will work directly with the co-founders, CTO Huy Huynh & CEO Matthew Levin, plus another senior engineer.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and ship features end to end with AI agents.
- Contribute to the full-stack (backend, frontend, infrastructure, deployment).
- Write production-grade code with tests, handle edge cases, and own what you ship.
- Pair with senior engineers and founders.
Requirements & Tech Stack
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Experience building and shipping something real (e.g., side project, open-source tool).
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Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, systems design, ability to reason about how things work under the hood.
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Proficiency in using AI tools to write code.
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Effective cross-disciplinary communicator.
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Tech Stack: Ruby on Rails 8.1, Hotwire (Turbo + Stimulus), Postgres, and AWS. Experience with Rails is not required.
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Nice to have: Familiarity with any OOP language, open-source contributions, or publicly visible work.
Qualifications
- Formal CS education is not required, but first principles knowledge is.