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Founding Backend Software Engineer

Thera (YC S22)

Thera (YC S22)

Software Engineering
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Jul 2, 2025
🌳 About the Role

We’re looking for a well-seasoned backend engineer ready to hit the ground running and build the HR platform for the future of work.

🏆 What You’ll Achieve

  • Lead backend development
  • Combine in house and 3rd party API provider functionality to build holistic HR platform
  • Define our engineering culture and best practices from the ground up
  • Collaborate closely with our CTO and CEO and directly impact product roadmap

About You

You are a strong engineer who moves fast while keeping scalability in mind. You will thrive in our culture if you:

  • Have a strong bias towards action and prioritize execution above else
  • Easily handle the unstructured environment of fast moving startups
  • Have the hunger to grow together with Thera as we scale up

📈 Requirements

  • Fast-learner: you are proactive and able to pick up new things quickly
  • Builder: you have experience working with Kotlin, Spring Boot, or similar frameworks as well as DynamoDB or other NoSQL databases
  • Product minded: you genuinely want to build something people want, you enjoy talking to users and learning their needs

🚀 Bonus Points

  • Previous experience in payroll / HR tech
  • Previous experience building and deploying on AWS
  • Previous experience at high-growth, fast-paced startups
  • If you’re a builder who wants to shape the future of HR, join us! ✨