Product Engineer, Batch

YC is looking to bring on a Product Engineer to help scale our impact by supporting post-batch initiatives and the YC-only hiring platform.

• Design and build out new features in entirety. This role focuses on helping founders post-batch, including  (hiring) and internal software (helping YC stay in touch with founders and YC alumni).
• Scope and prioritize items on our post-batch roadmap alongside YC partners and others on the YC software team.
• Analyze usage and engagement from founders, job-seekers and other users to understand what’s working and what’s not, and improve accordingly.

YC is small: the whole company is only 85 people, and our software team makes up 15. We value a small, tightly knit crew where each product engineer has autonomy and can move quickly. We’re a team of former founders and engineers who value ownership and product-focused work, and we collaborate with a low-ego, high-impact mindset.

We operate like a startup: roadmaps evolve, we ship new products, and we experiment while being honest about what’s working. We seek kind, low-ego people who can contribute to a monolith codebase and help founders, our Group Partners, or other engineers on the codebase.

YC is applying AI tools across our product areas, including investor-focused work, and we’re happy to share more when we chat in person.

• We’re interested in candidates who have built impressive software and can discuss technical challenges, adoption hurdles, and what it took to finish a project.
• People who love building full-stack web apps. Our stack includes Rails, React and Postgres, and we value pragmatic builders who ship with impact and regularly engage with customers (founders, investors, or colleagues).
• Optimism about how technology can improve work and life; ability to make good trade-offs and exercise good judgement, especially given the sensitive information handled by the software team.

Location: YC is headquartered in San Francisco and seeks candidates in the SF Bay Area or those willing to relocate. In-person collaboration is valued; there is case-by-case flexibility for remote work.

Compensation: $185K to $300K base salary, depending on experience. Carry in the YC fund may be offered, representing potential upside.

Benefits: Medical, vision, and dental plans; infertility benefit; STD/LTD; life insurance; commuter benefits; FSA; HSA; 401(k) with 4% matching; parental leave; paid holidays; flexible PTO.

Work Authorization: Employer may sponsor certain employment visas in line with company policy.

Y Combinator considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law including San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance. Y Combinator is committed to protecting the privacy of applicants’ personal information and complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals