At Co–Star you’ll help tens of millions of people connect with each other and themselves—through astrology—in real, meaningful ways. We’re looking for a backend engineer who values feedback, who is both fast and deliberate, and who creates systems that let small teams deliver outsized results.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with product, design, and other engineers to deliver high-quality solutions that align with business priorities. You'll be a true collaborator who helps move the team forward as a unit.
- Break down complex problems to provide insight, technical guidance, and shape scope. You’ll weigh tradeoffs to find the best solution for the business and articulate those points in writing.
- Own delivery and move quickly. We’re looking for someone who eagerly seeks feedback and actively moves the ball forward – who genuinely enjoys getting their code into the world.
Requirements
- 3-7 years of backend development experience. Knowledge of or excitement to learn Haskell.
- You love good documentation and testing. You know well-documented, tested code sets your future-self up for success.
- A sense of ownership over work end-to-end, accountability for results, and supportiveness for your team.
- You’re passionate and pragmatic when problem solving. You focus on outcomes and enjoy solving user problems.
- Strong technical judgment. You can articulate tradeoffs clearly, especially when working with incomplete information or in pre-decision situations.
- You make informed decisions that balance speed with quality and see around corners to anticipate potential challenges.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and databases (we use PostgreSQL).
Benefits
- Fully covered $0 deductible healthcare + vision, dental, and therapy
- 401(k) + 5% matching
- Unlimited vacation + 2 week company-wide recharge at the end of each year
- Equipment budget
- 12 weeks 100% paid parental leave
- Readings with in-house astrologers
- A competitive total rewards package, including base salary, equity (stock options), and benefits. Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role is $159,000-$205,000.
Additional details
- In the late 1960s, Bell Labs was grappling with a large project: an unwieldy operating system called Multics. It was too complex, too slow, and ultimately Bell withdrew.
- A small group of researchers, led by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie, decided to start over—not with grand designs, but with simplicity at the core.
- They aimed for function over perfection and were deliberate in their collaboration. Engineers shared ideas as rough drafts, circulated them early, and refined them through iteration.
- From this came Unix. It wasn't about working harder or sacrificing more - it was about getting ideas out quickly and leveraging collective intelligence early in the process.
- This is central to how we build at Co–Star: we start with simple solutions, share them early as written docs, and evolve them through real‑world feedback.
- Originally posted on Himalayas
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