Opportunity

Work in the most fast paced, collaborative, and well connected entrepreneurial environment in the world. Design and ship features that will be actively used by 1300+ of Stanford’s best entrepreneurs in StartX’s community. Please note that StartX is proud to sponsor visas, including a Non-Profit H1B visa.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with fellow software engineers to code and ship staff-facing and customer-facing features on both the StartX website and internal tools.
• Collaborate with other StartX teams to define requirements and specifications for new systems.
• Develop self sufficient systems to increase staff efficiency and impact.
• Design innovative solutions which are stable, secure, and performant.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and fix existing systems.
• Help us implement and improve our CI/CD processes.

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Contribution

• Support and participate in StartX team activities, including regular staff meetings and retreats
• Proactively use StartX's core values and organizational objectives, including a commitment to DEI, to guide decision-making and execution.
• Participate in organization-wide priorities in order to learn about our customers and their needs
• Contribute proactively to the cultivation of an inclusive, high-performing team.

A Day in the Life

• Meet with fellow tech teammates for a weekly scrum in order to prioritize tasks
• Collaborate with the CEO during a daily work block
• Meet with founders to learn about their experience with StartX systems, combining their input with quantitative data in order to update UI of the StartX Intranet
• Engage in an uninterrupted "flow state" work block
• Join a weekly All Hands meeting with the entire StartX team
• Close out the day with a final Email and Slack communication check.

Qualifications

• Experience with Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Javascript and MySQL is required.
• BS is required, preferably in computer science or a related field.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Rust is a plus.
• UI/UX design experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with Git and Github strongly preferred.
• Experience with Agile development/Scrum methodology is a plus.

Characteristics

• Great execution skills. Is able to deliver high-quality work quickly.
• Learns quickly and proactively.
• Able to give and receive both positive and constructive feedback to improve personal and professional attributes.
• Takes initiative.
• A team player who can thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Possesses great communication skills, is prompt to reply, and communicates in a professional manner.

Benefits & Perks

• Unlimited PTO (that we actually use!)

• Team-wide breaks, inlcuding one week at Thanksgiving and two weeks at the end of the year

• Paid Parental Leave

• Hybrid work model, with flexibility in schedule

• Generous insurance coverage and enrollment in Betterment 401k

• Career Development for one full day per week after spending 2 years in a role - use the day however you'd like for focused career development

• Opportunity to join StartX founders in ongoing and one-time learning experiences

We are deeply committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness.

StartX knows that diversity, equity and inclusion create innovation. We want to actively build a culture and community that embraces and values teammates and founders of all backgrounds and experiences. We highly encourage people of color and women to apply. Help us make change in the tech industry! StartX is proud to sponsor visas, including a Non-Profit H1B visa.