Software Engineer
At a glance
Mid-level Software Engineering role at Rundoo. Redwood City · full-time · $163,000–$192,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build features from backend logic through the web and mobile interfaces, taking them from initial design to release
- Take scoped projects from planning through rollout, usually over one to three weeks and with limited guidance
- Learn your pod’s product area well enough to resolve varied bugs and add features confidently
- Discuss feature goals with product and engineering leads, document work, and write tickets another engineer can follow
- Call stores to understand their workflows and gather reactions to released features
What you bring
- You have one to three years of professional software engineering experience
- You understand computer science fundamentals and can work fluently in at least one production language
- You can deliver features across the stack and troubleshoot issues across its layers
- You’re in the Bay Area or willing to move there, and can work from the Redwood City office four days a week
Who this fits
This role suits an early-career engineer ready to own small projects and learn through senior-engineer pairing and code review. You’ll work in person in Redwood City four days a week. The role reports to an engineering lead and works within a small engineering pod.
From the employer
About Rundoo ℹ️
Our mission is to empower independent supply stores with best-in-class technology. Think of your local hardware store or mom-and-pop nursery—these are our clients. From paint to lumber to flooring, over 200,000 such stores across the country sell over $1T of building materials annually using outdated, on-premises systems. We’re aiming to help them modernize so that they can continue to thrive.
Backed by leading investors including Battery, Bessemer and CRV, we've raised $48M across four rounds and are growing quickly: We're live in over 500 stores across the USA, Canada, and the Caribbean, and integrated with over 20 industry partners. Our team is made up of builders, sellers, and industry veterans with a shared goal: to bring modern technology to an overlooked industry.
About the role 💼
You’ll be based out of our Redwood City office and work in person with the rest of our engineering team. As a Software Engineer, you’ll ship features end-to-end across our stack: a Go backend, a TypeScript/React web app, and React Native mobile apps. Your work goes directly to the supply-store owners and staff who run their businesses on Rundoo every day.
You’ll report to one of our engineering leads and work in a small pod of about 4–5 engineers. You’ll own clearly-scoped projects from start to rollout, get deep in the part of the product your pod owns, and build your system and product intuition with mentorship from senior engineers through pairing and code review. It’s a good fit for someone 1–3 years into their career.
What you’ll do as a Software Engineer at Rundoo 🗒️
Ship features end-to-end, from the proto and backend logic to the web and mobile UI
Own small, clearly-scoped projects (typically 1–3 weeks) with limited direction, from scoping through rollout
Go deep in your pod’s part of the product so you can fix arbitrary bugs and add new features with confidence
Align with PM and tech lead on what you’re building and why, and write tickets clear enough for another engineer to pick up
Talk to clients directly, calling stores to research how they work and to get their feedback on what you’ve shipped
Write design docs for your features and reason about how your work interacts with adjacent systems
Review teammates’ code and act on the feedback you get, keeping our codebase readable and maintainable
Spot broken team processes and fix them, automating manual work where it speeds up delivery
Requirements ☑️
1–3 years of professional software engineering experience
Solid command of computer-science fundamentals and fluency in at least one production language
Comfort shipping features end-to-end and debugging across the stack
Based in (or willing to relocate to) the Bay Area and able to work in person 4 days a week in our Redwood City office
Bonus points 🌟
Experience with Go, TypeScript/React, or React Native
Experience at an early-stage startup, or another fast-moving environment
Familiarity with ERP, POS, payments, or other system-of-record software
Interview Process 🎤
Intro Call – Meet a recruiter to learn more about each other (20 mins, remote)
Live coding screen with Andrew (45 mins, remote)
Take Home Assignment
Onsite – A mix of technical and culture interviews with the team (~4 hours, in person)
Meet some of the team 👥
George - Studied computer science and math at Stanford; worked a couple internships at Meta + some startups in Denver; jaywalking ticket recipient 🦹
Santi - Studied CE and played varsity soccer at Waterloo: internships at Replicant and other Canadian startups
Vidya - Studied Computer Science at UC Berkeley; worked at Ironclad for 5 years as a Software Engineer and Engineering Manager; south Indian classical dancer
Umer - CS at NUS; interned at Visa and a couple of startups in Singapore. Has an identical twin 👯♂️
Jordan - Studied computer engineering at Waterloo; did internships at IBM, Rivian, and a couple startups; Played the Saxophone professionally for a while 🎷
Compensation 💵
Base Salary: $163,000 - $192,000 annually
Equity package of $81,000 -$101,000K
Benefits 🏋️
Full medical, dental, and vision coverage (100% of premiums for you, 50% for dependents)
Life Insurance
401k with Betterment
Unlimited PTO with 10 company paid holidays
In-office gym
Daily team lunches
Learning materials and audiobook subscriptions
About our founders 🌲
Andrew (CTO): studied computer science & humanities at Stanford, worked as a software engineer at Apple and head of engineering at Anova; danced with the SF ballet (where he met his wife)! 🩰
Nick (CEO): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a trader at Bridgewater & Citadel and as a PM at Google & Enigma; distantly related to the founder of the Hershey company 🍫
How we've fundraised 💰
We've raised $48m across four rounds:
A $2m pre-seed led by Kent Bennett at Bessemer with participation from Plug & Play, Quiet Capital, and Sequoia.
A $5m seed led by Caitlin Bolnick Rellas at CRV.
An $11m series A led again by Bessemer and CRV.
A $30m series B led by Battery.
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