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Founding Engineer

TrataNew York, NY, US Full Time
Compensation
$170,000–$225,000/year

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

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