Remote Founding Software engineer

About usAt Steerlab, our mission is to empower PreSales teams to win more deals. We do so by automating their response processes to RFPs (Requests for Proposals), Security Questionnaires and other vendor questionnaires with AI.By leveraging fine-tuned language models and Multi-Modal agentic AI systems, we provide factual answers, elevate writing quality, and deliver actionable insights that significantly increase win rates. We aim to transform tedious workflows into efficient, automated, and insightful experiences, allowing our customers to focus on securing deals rather than doing busywork.We are at an exciting stage of our journey. We’ve secured funding from top-tier VCs and esteemed business angels from Europe and US positioning us to elevate our company to the next level.We’re based at Station F in Paris, the largest startup campus in the world.TL; DR We are seeking a Software engineer with proficiency in frontend or backend technologies while having minimal knowledge of both. Competitive salary + Stock-Options/BSPCEWe’re seeking exceptional individuals, outliers, builders with high impact, autonomy, and ownership, who are ready to challenge the status quo.Your core missionWe have an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer to join Steerlab, working closely with our founders.You will be designing, developing, and maintaining a robust webapp platform, integrating frontend, backend, AI and cloud deployment.You'll also help build the apps that our users interact with daily. This includes working on Single-Page Applications, Chrome Extensions, bots, and web servers.About youWe're looking for someone with:Proficiency in frontend or backend while having minimal knowledge of both. We know full-stack is rare but we believe one should have minimal knowledge of both while being an expert in either frontend or backendA “You build it you run it.” mentality. You take ownership of the end to end development process from design to development all the way to deployment.A passion for tech and writing code balanced with the pragmatism needed to deliver value to customers.Experience with functional programming languages like Gleam, Haskell, OCaml, Lisp, Elixir, or functional JavaScript.Comfort with SQL, and an understanding that ORM tools aren't always the best fit for you.A belief that web design is better with flexbox and grid layouts.An appreciation for message brokers, everyone loves themExperience working with AWS or other cloud providers (Azure, GCP, etc.)An understanding that Terraform can be challenging, but it's still better than managing AWS manually.What’s in it for you?Join the founding team during a an exciting phase phase where you can shape how things are built and have direct impact on customers.Receive an attractive compensation package with a competitive salary and the opportunity for equity.Tackle exciting challenges using the latest technology to build modern and scalable software that just works.Gain ownership and responsibility over projects in a dynamic, efficient, experienced small team focused on delivering high quality software at a rapid pace.Work with cutting-edge technologies and modern stacks like FastAPI, JavaScript/TypeScript or Gleam in frontend & backend, with Lustre & Wisp, with a focus on functional programming.Putting in production BEAM powered application and leverage on automatic, powerful concurrent system.Putting in production an AI powered application making use of multimodal LLMs (GPT-4o, Mistral, Llama, etc.).Collaborate with top-tier developers, including former engineers from Amazon, Morpho, and recognized OSS contributors.Hiring ProcessOur hiring process is designed to identify engineers who thrive on shipping quickly, rapid iteration, and solving real customer problems. We value individuals who take ownership and are proactive in their approach to challenges, having a get-things-done mentality.The process is as follows:Initial Interview (15min): Conducted by our CTO, this conversation helps us understand your background and assess whether you’d be a great fit for our team and if your functional skills match what we’re looking for.Technical Interviews (1 hour each): You’ll have two in-person sessions one with our CTO and another with a senior engineer. These include a mix of technical questions and live coding and problem solving sessions.Final Interview (30min): A non-technical meeting with our CEO, focusing on alignment of values and mutual expectations. #J-18808-Ljbffr