Coastal Recruiting - Engineering Candidate Spotlight, Sept 6

Eng candidates in NYC + SF w/seed-stage experience

Happy Friday, everyone -

For those new - welcome to Coastal Recruiting’s weekly roundup, highlighting the top engineer profiles we’re actively working with; all in-market, searching for new startups to join in SF and NYC.

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Full Stack/Back End Engineer (NYC/SF)

  • Full Stack Engineer with a strong backend focus, interested in startups and impactful work, currently at a company developing an AI leasing agent; studied AI at MIT and prefers in-office collaboration.

  • Primarily uses Python and Java for backend development, with frontend experience in React and TypeScript, contributing to features that integrate with 15 software companies and CRMs to streamline tour requests and bookings.

  • Experienced in 0-1 development, including leading integrations with property management software like Yardi, and has witnessed significant growth in his company from 100 to 200 employees within a year; open to opportunities in San Francisco or NYC.

ML Engineer (SF)

  • Founding ML Engineer at T1 AI startup with a strong background in computer vision, he built the ML platform from scratch, developing integrations, a chatbot, and a search capability with a custom query language.

  • Initially focused on creating an agent to analyze cloud infrastructure, he constructed the entire knowledge graph, concentrating on legal and compliance information, and spends significant time on data collection.

  • Currently balancing his work across language (50%), search/ranking/recommendations (20%), and computer vision

Sr. Frontend Engineer (SF)

  • Founding Frontend Engineer at VC-backed consumer prop-tech ,startup where he built the codebase and team from scratch, leading the development of multiple React applications and a component library.

  • Currently at a YC seed startup for 2.5 years, contributing to the product engineering team and helping the company double in size

  • Passionate about frontend development with expertise in React, TypeScript, and Node; motivated by a desire to build from scratch and enhance user experience, looking for early-stage startups where he can make a significant impact.

Sr. Fullstack Engineer (NY)

  • Senior Full-Stack Engineer with experience building products from the ground up at GRAIL (VC-backed), recently developing GRAIL-GPT using GPT-4, Python, LangChain, and Lite LLM as part of a small team.

  • Holds a Master’s in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon and a BS in Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science from UT Austin; proficient in React and Redux on the client side, and Go, Node.js, and GraphQL on the server side, with deep expertise in cloud-native practices and AWS services.

Full Stack Engineer (NY)

  • Currently a Software Engineer at a seed startup in NYC focused on geo-targeting and user data in cannabis advertising, he is eager to join a team with a bigger vision and work on foundational 0-1 projects.

  • Full-stack developer with expertise in JavaScript and TypeScript frameworks, including React, Node.js, Express, and NestJS; experienced in building products from scratch in fast-paced startup environments, particularly in advertising technology.

Sr. Backend Engineer (NY)

  • Passionate about blockchain and crypto startups, he transitioned from Lyft, where he worked on growth closures, vector databases, big data, and microservices, seeking a faster-paced environment.

  • Joined T1 VC backed blockchain infra startup as the 3rd backend engineer, helping to build a blockchain platform from 0-1; the team grew from 20 to 70 employees, and he served as Tech Lead, creating a Web2-to-Web3 bridge and an open API for various smart contracts.

  • Currently at a cloud computing startup, he focuses on building backend distributed systems in Go, supporting multiple chains and staking mechanics, while continuing to drive innovation in the blockchain ecosystem.

Give me a shout if any of the profiles catch your eye!

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