Engineering Lead

Rhetoric is a communication platform for work that is asynchronous, engaging, and polished. We are a seed-stage startup backed by top investors in Silicon Valley: Floodgate, Bloomberg Beta, A*, Liquid-2, and Tango.vc.

We are looking for a strong engineering lead to join the team. As our first in-house engineering hire, you will take ownership of our technical stack,  and help drive the vision of the company.

• Background: 4+ years of experience developing and launching products. You have ideally built and launched web apps from scratch.
• Ownership: Interested in owning the technical direction for Rhetoric. This means building a scalable and secure system, prioritizing features and engineering requirements based on user feedback, and constantly evaluating future needs.
• Proficiency: Experience with FE and BE (React, Python, Postgres, Heroku) with an interest in natural language processing. Preference for server side engineers.
• UX: Obsesses over building *incredible* user experiences. You love reviewing user behavior metrics and running experiments.
• Team: Prioritizes an inclusive and diverse culture. Evaluates team needs and hires accordingly. You are open to project managing 1-2 remote contractors if necessary.
• Bonus Points: If you have worked with speech-to-text and/or video APIs

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We value transparency and guarantee to move the interview process along as quickly as possible. Watch an intro video here. Here is what it will look like:

• Fill out this form or schedule a discovery call with Raman (CEO & Founder) here. This will be 15-20 minutes and primarily about us. We’ll tell you a bit more about the vision, the team, and what we are looking for (experience, fit, salary, etc.). If this seems interesting to you...
• We’ll schedule a deep dive call (45 minutes). We’d love to hear about your background, what excites you, and what you are looking for in your next role.
• If we are mutually excited, we’ll schedule an in-person meeting (we’ll come to you) and some additional intro meetings with the rest of our team / investors.