Software Engineer at David Joseph & Company in New York, New York, United States
- Company: David Joseph & Company
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Posted: Sep 19, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Salary: $130,000–$200,000 + equity
- Experience: 2+ years
Overview
We’re hiring a back-end-focused Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain the systems that power the marketplace. You’ll own meaningful back-end surface area on a small, fast-moving team, contribute across the full development lifecycle, and play a central role in an upcoming database migrati…
Job description
- We’re hiring a back-end-focused Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain the systems that power the marketplace. You’ll own meaningful back-end surface area on a small, fast-moving team, contribute across the full development lifecycle, and play a central role in an upcoming database migration.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain robust back-end systems
- Ship scalable solutions for a high-volume marketplace platform
- Work across the full development lifecycle – programming, debugging, and iterating quickly
- Partner cross-functionally to integrate new solutions
- Tech stack: Postgres, TypeScript, with heavy AI-assisted development
Requirements
- Roughly 0–2 years of experience focused on back-end software engineering
- A track record of building – through work, school, or substantial side projects – with clear signals of engineering depth and curiosity
- Experience at a high-growth startup, big tech, or a marketplace company; alternatively, side projects that demonstrate real engineering depth
- Comfortable using modern AI development tools as a core part of your workflow
- Hands-on proficiency with Postgres
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field from a strong program
- Located in and able to work on-site in the NYC metro area five days a week
- Prior experience as a founder or founding engineer, with the ability to reflect candidly on what you learned
Skills
Required
- Back-end software engineering
- Postgres
- TypeScript
- AI-assisted development tools
- Scalable system design
- Full development lifecycle
Preferred
- Founder or founding engineer experience
Benefits
- Real ownership of core back-end systems on a small, fast-moving team
- A clear path to grow, including toward leadership
- A modern, AI-native engineering culture
- Join at an early stage with strong, demonstrated traction
About David Joseph & Company
Our client is an early-stage, venture-backed startup operating a fast-growing creator marketplace that connects brands with a large network of content creators. With strong early traction – significant marketplace volume and a creator base in the hundreds of thousands – they’re building an AI-native platform and distribution engine, and we’re helping them grow their engineering team. Recently founded · ~25 people · Industry: Creator Economy, Marketplace, Consumer / B2B