
Job Description
Trata is looking to hire engineers for >$500K/year. We just raised more money at a markup from existing and inbound investors and need to push. We’re backed by a VC with a higher unicorn rate than YC and Sequoia, Walter Kortschak (prev. CIO of SignalFire and Managing Partner at Summit Partners), Y Combinator, later-stage founders backed by some of the best VCs (Sequoia, Founders Fund, a16z, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, YC), Pioneer Fund and 10+ hedge funds.
Pre-reqs:
Very good technically
Willing to work ~55-65 hours a week
Enjoyable to talk to
The sooner the start, the better
Perks:
Join a scaling startup that has yet to scale its team headcount
More cash+equity than other startups at our stage
Lot of 0 -> 1 projects to tackle on top of a validated core offering
Free food
Offsites (including an international one this year)
Working with Alice Lu
Our Tech Stack:
React + Nextjs + Typescript
FastAPI + Python
PostgreSQL
AWS + Terraform
Twitter: @trytrata
Interview Process
20 minute screen
90 minute live tech assessment
In-person meet
Offer
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Job Details
- Category
- Aerospace Engineering
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- Posted
- Mar 26, 2026, 03:48 AM
- Listed
- Mar 24, 2026, 04:24 PM
- Compensation
- $170,000 - $225,000 per year
About Trata
Part of the growing frontier tech ecosystem pushing the edges of what's possible.
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