Staff Backend Engineer (Go) - Rundoo : Job Details
Staff Backend Engineer (Go)
RundooJob Location : Redwood City,CA, USA
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 RoleWhat 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 are an expert in Go.
You have experience architecting systems and leading teammates through projects.
Icing on the cake
You have worked in a fast-paced startup environment.
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.
System Design Screen (45 min): Designing a system to address an abstract problem with Santi & Brian.
Onsite @ Redwood City HQ (~5 hours):
Walk (45 min): Diving into the business with Nick.
System Design (1 hour): Walking through the design of one of your past systems.
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 George.
Coding Skills (1 hour): Tackling algorithmic challenges with Boxuan.
In alphabetical order:
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.
Amanda (Head of Finance & Operations): studied Marketing Management at De La Salle University; worked in recruiting & operations at a few Bay Area startups; loves building teams, scuba diving, & hiking!
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)!
Andy (Territory Account Executive): studied Business Management at Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes); worked as an AE for large tech like Cisco System and small startups BeckTech and TrackStreet; do you need a 4th?
Boxuan (Engineering): studied computer science at the Ohio State University; worked as an engineer at Bytedance, jd.com, Shape security and A10networks. I like hiking in spare time.
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.
Claire (Head of Client Success): 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.
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.
Daniel (Territory Account Executive): studied Biology at University of Washington, worked in sales in pharmaceuticals at Eli Lilly and in FinTech at PitchBook; often found playing volleyball.
Emmie (Engineering): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a software engineer at Flexport; loves confetti cake and almond croissants.
Erin (Territory Account Executive): studied Communications and Biology at Union University; worked in SaaS sales at Cisco and Bloomerang; avid traveler to Kenya since 2009.
George (Engineering): studied computer science at Stanford; worked as a software engineer at Facebook; exclusively reacts on Slack with the shaka!
Jackson (Engineering): studied computer science at Stanford; worked as an engineer at Palo Alto Networks and startup SafeStop. Avid runner and raising my two cats Walter and Jesse.
Jonathan (Territory Account Executive): studied Linguistics at Cedarville University; worked in SaaS implementation for startup Tekion; has flown over 100k miles in the last year.
Jordan (Engineering): studied computer engineering at the University of Waterloo; interned at Rivian, IBM, and here before joining full-time; played the saxophone professionally.
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.
Lej (Client Success): 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.'
Matt (Head of Sales): 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).
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.
Noah (Product Designer): studied Art Practice at Stanford; worked as a Product Designer at several startups in consumer social; has too many hobbies including volleyball, pool, painting, gamedev, birdwatching, music, cooking, trivia, and sumo.
Rae (Sales Development Rep): studied Business Management at University of Colorado; worked as an account executive at Sumup; likely the only Colorado native who doesn't ski or snowboard.
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.
Tyler (Data and 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.
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!
Vidhan (Product): studied Biomedical Engineering and Econ at Duke; worked as a PM at Hinge Health and BuildZoom. Previously at Zenefits. Founder Urova Medical.
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:
A $2m pre-seed led by Kent Bennett at Bessemer with participation from Plug & Play, Quiet Capital, and Sequoia.
A $5m seed led by Caitlin Bolnick Rellas at CRV.
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.