Dorsia is at the forefront of hospitality-tech innovation, redefining how the world gains access to the most in-demand restaurants, events, and experiences. By fusing cutting-edge technology with the art of luxury hospitality, we empower our members to secure impossible-to-get reservations while providing operators with unprecedented levels of control, visibility, and revenue optimization.
As a fast-growing startup backed by over $50M from top-tier investors including Index Ventures, along with strategic industry partners such as Major Food Group (Carbone, Torissi, etc.), Groot Hospitality (Casadonna, Papi Steak, etc.), and Gracious Hospitality (COTE, Coqodaq, etc.), we are rapidly expanding our footprint and reshaping the global hospitality landscape with proven expertise. We’re adding exceptional talent to drive our next phase of growth, and that’s where you come in.
About the RoleWe’re hiring a Product Engineer to join our nimble, high-impact team. As a generalist, you’ll work across the stack—shipping core product features, scaling systems, and improving the user experience. You’ll use cutting-edge tools, including AI-powered development environments, cloud-native platforms, and fast feedback loops to accelerate delivery and improve quality.
What You’ll Do- Build Full Stack Features: Architect, implement, and ship production code across mobile (React Native), backend (PHP/TypeScript), and infrastructure.
- Use AI to Accelerate Development: Leverage state of the art generative AI tools to prototype, debug, and automate faster.
- Contribute Across Surfaces: Tackle UI polish, system performance, backend logic, and operational tooling with equal enthusiasm.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work directly with design, product, and operations to define requirements and ship user-facing improvements.
- Own Quality & Maintainability: Write clean, testable code and help establish practices that keep the codebase healthy as we grow.
- 2-10 years of engineering experience, ideally with fast-moving product teams
- Experience building full stack apps with React, Typescript, and a server side language like PHP, Python or Ruby
- Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, Vercel, Cloudflare, etc.)
- Strong product sense and an eye for good UX
- Comfort using AI tools to boost productivity and reduce repetitive work
- High agency and ownership mindset—you ship and unblock yourself
- 5 days a week in our SoHo NYC office
- Proficiency in React Native and mobile development workflows (Expo, OTA updates, etc.)
- Experience with mobile performance optimization and observability
- Familiarity with GraphQL and REST API design
- Background in hospitality, luxury, or marketplace products (bonus points)
- Comfort with SQL, Redis, and deployment workflow
- Frontend: React Native
- Backend: PHP (Laravel), TypeScript (Node), PostgreSQL, Redis
- Infra: AWS, Cloudflare, Vercel, Terraform, GitHub Actions
- Internal Tools: Retool, Metabase, Segment, dbt
Compensation & Benefits:
- Salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and stage. We determine our pay by considering skills and experience related to the role, location, and ensuring internal equity relative to other Dorsia employees
- Flexible PTO
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- FSA
- Commuter benefits
- Free membership to One Medical
- Teladoc
- Talkspace
- Kindbody
- 401(k)
- In-office lunch 3 days a week
- Employee Dining Credits
Compensation is based on your experience and the scope of the role. Final compensation is based on factors like experience, location, and internal equity. This role also includes equity and a full suite of benefits. Typical base salary ranges are:
Junior level: $100,000–$160,000
Mid level: $150,000–$200,000
Senior level: $190,000–$250,000
Compensation:
At Dorsia, we believe that culture eats strategy. The best ideas in the world mean nothing without the right people around the table and the right chemistry between them. We are, unapologetically, a people-first organization.
In-Person Matters
We’re creating once-in-a-lifetime experiences for the most discerning audience in the world. That doesn’t happen over Zoom. It happens through collisions: a spark across a desk, a kitchen-side conversation that unlocks a partnership, the energy of ideas felt, not typed. That’s why in-office culture is non-negotiable at Dorsia.
Who We Hire
We don’t subscribe to check-the-box hiring. We hire for merit and mindset, which naturally creates a team with varied backgrounds. What unites us isn’t demographics, it’s a shared vision: to build the social operating system for the cultural vanguard.
Lifestyle Hours
We’re not a 9-to-5 company. Our lifestyle mirrors our members. Early flights, after-work events, and late-night sprints when the work demands it. But we love what we do, and we definitely love a good party.
High Performance Culture
Working at Dorsia isn’t for everyone—and that’s the point. Our culture is designed for builders, not passengers. We move fast, set ambitious standards, and expect people to rise to them. If you have the talent and the drive, this will be a ride to remember.
A Final Word
We’re building something special. It will take long hours and relentless effort. It’s not for everyone. For those with the metabolism, you’ll create something that changes how culture is lived. And that’s the kind of work worth your life’s energy.
Top Skills
What We Do
The process of restaurant discovery, booking, and payments is broken. We’re here to change that. We’re building frictionless technology that optimizes revenue for restaurants and experiences for members, and we’re on a mission to overhaul the culture and economy of the hospitality industry along the way. Developed by proven leaders across hospitality, media, and consumer-tech, Dorsia’s revenue optimization model solves supply-and-demand inefficiencies in the restaurant industry by mutually guaranteeing tables for diners and revenue for restaurants. By bridging dynamic pricing and seamless processes, Dorsia is creating a curated marketplace where it hasn’t existed before, powering the most coveted restaurants of our time. We are currently in the Beta launch phase in New York City and The Hamptons, with plans to expand to Miami, Los Angeles, and additional culinary cities this Fall.
