We're looking for a Technical Lead with 5+ years of software engineering experience who has reached Senior/Staff level (L5-L6) at a top tech company or held a technical leadership role at a VC-backed startup. You should be comfortable operating in ambiguous environments, driving cross-functional technical initiatives, and working hands-on across backend, frontend, mobile, AI, and data systems. Bonus points if you've built consumer-facing products, have experience with AI agents or recommendation systems, and bring startup experience where you've worn multiple hats.
Responsibilities
Sekai is building the TikTok of interactive mini-apps — a consumer social platform where users scroll a feed of playable experiences and create their own simply by describing what they want. Our AI-powered creation flow turns natural language into shareable, interactive content. Backed by a16z, Mayfield, and Khosla, founded in 2024, and already at 1M+ MAUs.
Salary
$200,000 - $270,000
Location
Remote
Experience
5+ years
Total raised
$30.0M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.