Backend Software Engineer, Clubhouse
$200-250k
+ Equity
Social media app based on voice
Open for applications
Social media app based on voice
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$200-250k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To fill everyone's life with rich and meaningful friendships.
Role
Who you are
- You are experienced. You have great energy. You are a seasoned software engineer with 5+ years of experience, a strong command of relevant programming languages such as Python and Java, experience with storage systems like PostgreSQL and DynamoDB, and a proven track record of designing and implementing performant backend systems at scale
- You have demonstrated capabilities to innovate and optimize at the same level. You have led all phases of development including ideation, product specification, prototyping, designing and implementation. This role has a mix of hands-on work as well as lead and architecture work
- You act like an owner. You are proactive, resourceful, and enjoy highly autonomous environments. You enjoy owning the technical implementation and architecture of the feature set owned by your team working cross-functionally and with your team to convert product visions into technical solutions, strategies, and roadmaps. You work independently and understand how to efficiently prioritize and utilize your team to meet company goals
- You’re a strong communicator. You’re a strong written and verbal communicator; you can capture the essence of complex situations quickly and communicate them to technical and non-technical partners
- You’re scrappy and entrepreneurial. You like to build and ship and have a bias towards getting things done. You thrive in fast paced environments and view ambiguity as an opportunity to lead Clubhouse closer to its mission
- You take pride in your work. You are committed to your craft and write high-quality code while shipping the best possible user experience. You obsess over the details and are excited about creating products that leave a lasting impression
- You are a team player. You have a low-ego, put the team’s success first, and believe that fostering a collaborative and diverse environment is not only integral to the team's well-being but also crucial for driving innovation and achieving long-term success
What the job involves
- You will work as the tech lead of our Talk with New People squad. The tech lead will focus on the live app that's in production today and the roadmap for the team is to enhance the live app functionality to bring in more users
- As a member of our engineering team, you’ll work closely with our founders, product, design, and data teams to solve a dynamic set of user problems and build robust, user-facing features to increase friendship in the world
- You’ll build and ship. You’ll build new services to meet critical product and business needs in a scalable and performant way. You are expected to lead by example by producing high quality work following best practices in quick timelines to improve our infrastructure and tooling and have the benefit of working with others who share your enthusiasm
- You’ll work collaboratively. You’ll work closely with a talented group of engineers, product managers, designers, and data scientists to understand user problems and co-create product solutions. You’ll also work closely with leadership to convert technical and product visions into tangible roadmaps
- You’ll grow, teach, and improve rapidly. At Clubhouse you’ll be working with an incredible team, who love to learn from and teach each other. You’ll find yourself stretching to new areas, immersed in feedback, and growing your skills on a daily basis
- You’ll create something meaningful. Social products allow people to connect in ways that were never before possible. When the telephone was invented, it suddenly allowed people to speak with others across the world. Thanks to FaceTime, grandparents everywhere can now watch their grandchildren grow up. At Clubhouse, you’ll be figuring out something entirely new for the world—a positive product that brings people’s voices together to help everyone have a life filled with great friendships
Our take
Anyone with their ear to the ground will have heard of 2021’s breakout social app Clubhouse. The invite-only audio chat social platform grew significantly throughout the year as many sought to shift away from mainstream platforms in search of something new. Its platform makes talking, chatting, storytelling, and developing personal relationships more simple and effortless across the globe. With this approach, it is reducing the friction for human socialising in an increasingly digital world.
However, platforms like Facebook, Spotify, Telegram, and Discord have either brought out or are racing to bring out competitive “social audio” features, and have significantly stronger resources and user bases which could see them make a real dent in Clubhouse’s market share. The company will also need to account for the possibility of countries following the lead of China or the UAE in banning or restricting the platform’s use.
While Clubhouse was able to cash in on its “buzzy” concept before others did, it will need to continue to roll out new features (such as its House Building) as it shifts its focus toward more intimate chatrooms to further secure its position in the game-changing new social-media sector.
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Company Specialist
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2021
$100m
SERIES B
May 2020
$12m
SERIES A
Total funding: $112m
Company benefits
- Flexible vacation
- Great healthcare
- Family leave benefits
- Generous work from home stipend
- Work from anywhere
- Quarterly in-person get togethers
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Founders
Paul Davison
(Co-founder & CEO)After an MBA at Stanford, Paul was an Entrepreneur in Residence at Benchmark Capital, before founding Highlight, which was acquired by Pinterest in 2016. After working as a Pinterest Product Lead for a year, they co-founded Clubhouse in February 2020.
Rohan Seth
(Co-founder)After graduating from Stanford in Computer Science, Rohan worked at Google for 6 years. Then co-founded Memry Labs which was later acquired by Opendoor.
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