Trata is looking to hire engineers for >$500K/year. We just raised more money at a markup from existing and inbound investors and need to push. We’re backed by a VC with a higher unicorn rate than YC and Sequoia, Walter Kortschak (prev. CIO of SignalFire and Managing Partner at Summit Partners), Y Combinator, later-stage founders backed by some of the best VCs (Sequoia, Founders Fund, a16z, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, YC), Pioneer Fund and 10+ hedge funds.
Pre-reqs:
Very good technically
Willing to work ~55-65 hours a week
Enjoyable to talk to
The sooner the start, the better
Perks:
Join a scaling startup that has yet to scale its team headcount
More cash+equity than other startups at our stage
Lot of 0 -> 1 projects to tackle on top of a validated core offering
Free food
Offsites (including an international one this year)
Working with Alice Lu
Our Tech Stack:
React + Nextjs + Typescript
FastAPI + Python
PostgreSQL
AWS + Terraform
Twitter: @trytrata
Trata is an AI-powered research desk for hedge funds. We use agents to interview hedge fund analysts, write investment research, and distribute this through a subscription.
Salary
$170,000 - $225,000
Equity
1.25% - 3%
Location
New York, NY, US
Experience
1+ years
Total raised
$500K
Last stage
Pre-seed
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.