Backend Engineer (Go)

Rundoo

Rundoo

Software Engineering
Redwood City, CA, USA
Posted on Jul 31, 2024

General

What we do 🪵

Our mission is to empower building materials suppliers with great technology. There are over $1,000,000,000,000 of building materials bought in the US every year, and many of these transactions happen in on-prem point-of-sale systems. We want to bring these transactions online, enabling better experiences for contractors and homeowners alike.

This Role

What you'll achieve with us 🥇

  • You'll make significant individual contributions that get used instantly & heavily by our clients who depend on our software to run their businesses.

  • You'll leverage your orthogonal expertise to introduce abstractions and systems that improve the team's velocity.

  • You'll raise the bar for engineering quality by setting and enforcing standards.

  • You'll mentor teammates to help them grow as architects & engineers.

  • You'll work closely with product & design teammates and our clients to collectively define what we're building.

Requirements ✅

  • You collaborate well with engineering teammates and cross-functionally—especially working through natural tension with designers and product managers.

  • You give positive & constructive in-the-moment feedback to your teammates and enjoy receiving the same.

  • You're excited to work at least a couple days a week in-person at our office in Redwood City.

  • You have worked as a software engineer for 5+ years.

  • You have written production backend software using Go.

Icing on the cake 🎂

  • You have worked in a fast-paced startup environment.

  • You have written frontend software using React and TypeScript.

  • You have familiarity with construction or building materials.

Interview process

  • Intro Call (15 min): Getting to know each other and aligning on expectations for the role with Nick.

  • Technical Screen (1 hour): Working through debugging and coding challenges with Andrew.

  • Onsite @ Redwood City HQ (~5 hours):

    • Walk (45 min): Diving into the business with Nick.

    • System Design (1 hour): Designing a system to address an abstract problem with George.

    • Lunch (45 min): Breaking bread with the team.

    • Product Collaboration (1 hour): Going back & forth on a PRD with Vidhan.

    • Culture (30 min): Reflecting on past experiences with Emmie.

    • Q&A (30 min): Answering your questions with Andrew.

Who we are

In alphabetical order:

  1. Adam (Territory Account Executive): studied Communications at UConn (Go Huskies!) and worked as an AE at a large cloud software company (Box); a frequent at concerts around the greater NYC area in his spare time 🫡

  2. Amanda (Recruiting & Operations); studied marketing at De La Salle University; worked in recruiting at a few startups; loves SCUBA diving! 🌊

  3. Andrew (CTO): studied computer science & humanities at Stanford; worked as a software engineer and head of engineering at Apple & Anova; danced with the SF ballet (where he met his wife)! 🩰

    • Gemma (Andrew's Bernedoodle): *fiercely protecting Andrew* 🐶

  4. Brian (Engineering): studied computer science & applied math at NJIT and UC Davis; worked as an engineer at Google, Snap, and Common Networks; LoL player and Earthquakes fan ⚽

    • Luna (Brian's chocolate lab): *looking longingly at YB* 🦮

  5. Claire (Client Success Lead): studied History at Dartmouth College; worked in Account Management and Customer Success at Yahoo, Outlier AI, and Persona; loves following women's sports and studying architecture 🏑🏡

  6. Clara (Territory Account Executive): studied Literature at University College London; worked in GTM strategy for a feminine health tech startup in Paris and then came to the bay to work in sales for Verkada; often seen doing a headstand 🧘‍♀️

  7. Emmie (Engineering): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a software engineer at Flexport; loves confetti cake 🧁 and almond croissants 🥐

  8. George (Engineering): studied computer science at Stanford; worked as a software engineer at Facebook; exclusively reacts on Slack with the shaka! 🤙

  9. Joe (Director of Growth): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a consultant at Bain & Company; has been pulled over for speeding on a bicycle but never in a car 🚴‍♂️

  10. Jonathan (Implementation): studied Linguistics at Cedarville University; worked in SaaS implementation for startup Tekion; has flown over 100k miles in the last year 🛫

  11. Jordan (Engineering intern): studying computer engineering at the University of Waterloo; worked at Rivian, IBM, and elsewhere; plays the saxophone professionally 🎷

  12. Kyle (Territory Account Executive): Studied Anthropology and History at UNCW; Has been a seller for companies big and small, mostly in the Software space. Is self-taught in catching snakes barehanded🐍

    • Mango (Kyle's corgi): *demanding pets from everyone he meets* 🐾🥭

  13. Lej (Implementation) working directly in the field of software for the last three years helping entrepreneurs and start-ups alike. Aspires to create a smart home environment similar to the one depicted in the 1999 Disney movie "Smart House."🎮

  14. Matt (Territory Account Executive): studied history at Northwestern; taught middle school in Chicago (hardest job ever), more recently worked in sales and general management at a fishing tackle company (Catch Co.); former competitive angler in college (bass fishing 🎣)

  15. Max (Product Manager): studied neuroscience at Dartmouth; worked as a consultant at Bain & Company and as a PM for RabbitHole; has broken his neck exactly one time (and coincidentally has tried parkour exactly one time 🤸‍♀️)

  16. 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 🍫

    • YB (Nick's Belgian Malinois): *looking longingly at Luna* 🐕

  17. Santiago (Engineering): studied computer engineering at University of Waterloo; worked as SWE intern at The Cooperators, Inflight, BitBakery, Replicant; played lots of soccer, loves rap and r&b 🎧

  18. Tyler (Client Success): studied general education and tech at Cabrillo College; worked as a system administrator for a short time and at a paint store (Kings paint!!!) for eight years, manager for two; likes to play most video games, currently playing Diablo 4. 🕹

  19. Umer (Engineering): studied computer science at National University of Singapore; worked as a SWE intern at Visa and an NLP chatbot startup; has an identical twin! 👯‍♂️

  20. Zach (Design): studied product design at Stanford; worked in design at a few startups; currently wearing socks with cocktails on them! 🍹

What we stand for ⭐️

The values we hold most dear are learning through feedback and experimentation, enjoying our time together, truly empathizing with clients (we've worked at paint stores & lumber yards!), building a diverse team, and driving to achieve as fast as we can.

How we've fundraised 💰

We've raised $18m across three rounds:

  1. A $2m pre-seed led by Kent Bennett at Bessemer with participation from Plug & Play, Quiet Capital, and Sequoia.

  2. A $5m seed led by Caitlin Bolnick Rellas at CRV.

  3. An $11m series A led again by Bessemer and CRV.

Benefits 🩺

  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance with 100% premiums covered for you, 50% for dependents (~$5-6k/yr) 🏥🥸🦷

  • Daily lunch (~$4k/yr) 🥘

  • Learning materials and Coursera courses (~$1k/yr) 📚

  • Unlimited audiobooks via our team subscription to Libro ($500/yr) 🎧

  • Gym membership! (~$1200/yr) 💪

  • Unlimited PTO 🏖️

  • Betterment 401k 🏦

  • Dog-friendly office 🐶

  • And more! If you have ideas, let us know 🙂