Software Engineer - NY

Scope
New York, NY
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward full stack engineers comfortable with shaping product strategy and working in a fast-paced environment, with a preference for candidates based in New York City who have prior experience in scaling products for startups or enterprises.

Best fit for

  • Full stack engineers with a history of scaling products and a passion for shaping product strategy.
    — “As one of the first hires at Scope Labs, you will have ownership over large initiatives and projects.”
  • Candidates with strong frontend and backend development skills, especially in React, TypeScript, and Python.
    — “Excellent knowledge of React, React Native, TypeScript, and Python.”
  • Individuals who thrive in small, collaborative teams and can contribute across product, design, and engineering.
    — “You’ll contribute to many areas. You’ll not only work with product, design, and engineering, you’ll also contribute to them for all our customer experiences.”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a strong commitment to in-person work in New York City.
    — “We’re currently hiring for an in person role working from warm and sunny New York City.”
  • Candidates must be prepared to work across all stages of product development, not just specific tasks.
    — “You’ll work on all stages of product development: discovery, conception, prototyping, implementation, polish, maintenance.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in building end-to-end products and influencing product strategy.
    — “You’ll shape product strategy. You’ll get to use your own product, talk to customers who use it, and have a direct impact on how our company creates and produces experiences.”
  • Showcase a portfolio with projects where you had a significant, direct contribution.
    — “A portfolio of passion projects or past initiatives that you have directly built or majority was contributed by you.”
  • Emphasize autonomy and ownership in your resume or interview responses.
    — “You work with autonomy - you take ownership and are intrinsically motivated.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • product development
  • customer experience improvement
  • team collaboration
Typical background
full stack engineering experienceproduct sense

Skills & requirements

Required

Full Stack DevelopmentReactTypeScriptPythonAgile Methodologies

Preferred

SupabaseTailwind CSSGCP Tools

Stack & domain

ReactReact NativeTypeScriptPythonSupabaseTailwind CSSGCPCommunicationTeamworkProduct SenseSoftwareEngineeringProduct Development

About the role

Original posting from Scope via Ashby

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

$135,000-$175,000

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Scope Labs builds products for startups and modernizes systems for enterprises. As a preferred Cognition partner, we pair our engineers with Devin, their AI software engineer, to move at a speed traditional teams can't match. Scope is a team of founders consisting of experienced product managers, designers, and developers. Our expertise lies in challenging fundamental assumptions, dissecting legacy behaviors, simplifying intricate processes, and delivering experiences that leave a lasting impact. We are a small, but driven team and are looking to expand!

OUR TEAM

We’re currently a small team passionate about developing the next generation of digital products.

Our founding team spent the last few years building, designing, and scaling products at places like Google, Tesla, Palantir, Peloton, Scale AI, MIT, Yale, Columbia, Y Combinator, and more.

We’re currently hiring for an in person role working from warm and sunny New York City.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

As one of the first hires at Scope Labs, you will have ownership over large initiatives and projects. We are seeking someone who doesn’t just execute on tasks assigned to their skillset, but ideates and innovates with us in all areas of the company.

We’re looking for a 10x Full Stack Engineer who is excited about shaping an early company. You will be working in a fast-paced environment in which you will work on all stages of product development: discovery, conception, prototyping, implementation, polish, maintenance. You’ll be collaborating with teammates who are also incredibly passionate about building high-quality, design-intuitive, and data-driven products.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As part of our team, you’ll move fast. Building solid user experiences, wiring up real-time interactions, and pushing out bug-fixes are all “part of the job”.

Writing clean and efficient code that helps not only you -- but the entire team -- deliver real value fast.

You’ll contribute to many areas. You’ll not only work with product, design, and engineering, you’ll also contribute to them for all our customer experiences.

You’ll shape product strategy. You’ll get to use your own product, talk to customers who use it, and have a direct impact on how our company creates and produces experiences.

You’ll be an owner. You will work together with smart and ego-free people with the responsibility and freedom to execute. We’ll give you the space and support to excel.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • 3+ years experience as a full stack engineer.
  • Excellent knowledge of React, React Native, TypeScript, and Python.
  • Frontend architecture, styling, routing, and componentization.
  • Knowledge of how to create, deploy, and integrate APIs and other backend services.
  • Knowledge of agile software development methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban.
  • You work with autonomy - you take ownership and are intrinsically motivated.
  • Strong product sense.
  • Team player and ability to work in a rapidly evolving environment.
  • Effective communication skills in articulating engineering tradeoffs and rationales.
  • Positive attitude with a desire to grow within a collaborative, team first environment.

BONUS POINTS

  • Experience working with Supabase, Tailwind CSS, GCP tools and services.
  • Direct UX/UI Experience.
  • A portfolio of passion projects or past initiatives that you have directly built or majority was contributed by you.

If you possess some of these skills but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!

SALARY AND BENEFITS

The expected salary range for this role is based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Salary Range: $135,000-$175,000 or monthly contract equivalent.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

At Scope we take pride in our best asset, our people! We focus on ensuring that our culture makes life better for the team!

Scope Labs is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce. We actively encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters innovation and creativity, and we welcome candidates who share our values of respect, collaboration, and excellence.

To perform this job successfully, the employee(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.

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Source: Scope careers (Ashby)

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