Senior Software Engineer
TL;DR:
Join a fast-growing, YC-backed startup in Lehi, UT
Lead a small engineering team, owning major feature implementation and architecture
Strong individual contributor
What is Zaymo?
Zaymo
optimizes e-commerce emails. We were the first in the world to make emails interactive and we are now on the frontier of AI email personalization, email testing, and email generation.
Zaymo is backed by investors like Y Combinator, the co-founder of YouTube, and others
Why Zaymo?
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Rapid Growth
: We’ve grown 20% monthly over the last 12 months
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Excellent Team
: We crossed $3M ARR this month with a team of 10 (ex. Harvard, Cornell, Nasa, Route, Rebuy, YC x2)
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Strong Financials
: Raised \~$2M from excellent investors, runway of 2+ years
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Great risk-reward profile
: 10 people means it’s early enough to ride a lot of growth but late enough there is repeatable success and lots of momentum.
What would make you stand out?
Required:
5+ years full-time SWE experience
Strong individual contributor skills, especially in React/Typescript
Ability and willingness to work in-person in Lehi, UT
Preferred:
6-8 years of full stack experience at early-stage startups (ideally owning a product / feature 0→1)
Stats and data engineering background
Strong side projects
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science
Positive attitude, love for building, and always learning
What are the perks?
Competitive salary, stock options, and growth potential.
High responsibility and impact potential.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
Unlimited paid time off every year.
$100 / month e-commerce stipend to support existing and potential customers.
Weekly lunches and fully stocked break room.
Onsite gym/shower and pickleball courts
Relocation assistance for moving to Utah.
What is your interview process?
We review your materials (application, resume, past projects, GitHub).
We do a 20-minute intro call over Zoom to make sure we’re on the same page.
We do a 60 minute systems design session talking through one of our current roadmap projects.
We give you a short take home (1-2 hours) to build something related to our design discussion.
We do an on-site in-person to meet the team and talk through what you built.
We give you a decision within a week.
How can I get looked at fast?
When applying, stead of a cover letter, include concise, no-fluff answers to the following questions:
How did you hear about Zaymo?
Why did you decide to apply?
What is the most impressive / interesting thing you have built?
The salary range for this role is $150,000 to $180,000. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This compensation range may also be modified in the future.
As an equal-opportunity employer, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where you can be you. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, natural origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected class.