Founding Software Engineer

Posted 2 Days Ago
New York City, NY
In-Office
Senior level
Marketing Tech
We are building the customer intelligence layer for commerce.
The Role
The Founding Software Engineer will architect and own core systems, build microservices, enhance customer profiles with RAG pipelines, and collaborate directly with the founding team.
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About OuterSignal

We are building the customer intelligence layer for commerce. Brands know when an order comes in, but they only see ~5% of the real story. We show them the other 95%: not just who bought, but who that person is - the execs, influencers, journalists, retail buyers, investors, and everyday customers who become a brand’s best evangelists. Our platform enriches every order in real time with professional + personal signals, unlocks personas, and powers everything from surprise-and-delight outreach to smarter email flows, analytics, and BD leads. We serve 150+ brands and are growing 50% month-over-month - all within our first 6 months of operation. We're a small, high-performing team building the category-defining platform for e-commerce customer intelligence, backed by a world-class investor base.
What You’ll Do:

  • Architect and own core systems that process millions of orders across APIs and LLM pipelines

  • Build queue-based microservices using Redis, Node.js, Typescript, Postgres, Docker/K8s, Vercel

  • Integrate vector databases + RAG pipelines to make customer profiles smarter, faster, and searchable in real time

  • Ship features end-to-end: APIs, dashboards, integrations (Shopify, Klaviyo, Slack, Zapier, Gorgias)

  • Keep us ahead on privacy & compliance

  • Work directly with Founding Team on roadmap, product direction, and hiring future engineers

Who You Are:

  • 5+ years engineering experience, ideally with backend infra + distributed systems

  • Experience in a fast-paced startup or willingness to dive in to a dynamic, changing environment

  • Fluent in JS/TS (Node), with some Python/ML exposure a plus

  • Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector, etc.) and RAG architectures

  • Comfortable designing schemas + scaling Postgres

  • Bonus if you’ve built around LLMs, Shopify apps, or data-privacy frameworks

  • Most importantly: you want ownership. You like to build quickly, solve “figure-it-out” problems, and aren’t afraid of messy early-stage work.

Why Join Now:

  • Early seat: This is shaping the DNA of OuterSignal’s engineering org.

  • Massive upside: Meaningful equity in a venture-backed company defining a new SaaS category

  • High leverage work: You’ll see your code directly impact customers, revenue, and growth

  • Big surface area: From AI pipelines to Shopify apps to RAG/vector search infra, you’ll touch it all

  • Right moment: We’re past prototype, real brands already rely on us and have PMF, but the ceiling is wide open

Top Skills

Docker
K8S
Node.js
Postgres
Python
Redis
Typescript
Vector Databases
Vercel
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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
6 Employees
Year Founded: 2025

What We Do

We are building the customer intelligence layer for commerce. Brands know when an order comes in, but they only see ~5% of the real story. We show them the other 95%: not just who bought, but who that person is - the execs, influencers, journalists, retail buyers, investors, and everyday customers who become a brand’s best evangelists. Our platform enriches every order in real time with professional + personal signals, unlocks personas, and powers everything from surprise-and-delight outreach to smarter email flows, analytics, and BD leads. We serve 150+ brands and are growing 50% month-over-month - all within our first 6 months of operation. We're a small, high-performing team building the category-defining platform for e-commerce customer intelligence, backed by a world-class investor base.

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