Software Engineer 2

About Bruno:

Bruno is an open-source, Git-native API client built for developers who prefer local-first workflows, minimal UI, and simplicity. We’re growing fast and looking for an Engineer (SDE2) who loves shipping fast, working with OSS, and helping technical teams thrive.

Background:

This role will work alongside, and report, to our Founder. 

With over 400,000 monthly active users and a rapidly growing base of paying customers, we are entering a crucial stage of scale. That means building systems, not just software. As we grow from a lean team into a high-performance organization, we are looking for engineers who bring strong technical skills, product sense, and leadership potential.

This role is not just about delivering features. It is about taking ownership, raising the bar, and setting patterns that others will follow. If you’re passionate about tackling challenging problems, elevating the team’s bar, and growing your impact over time, we’d love to meet you.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and senior engineers to deliver end-to-end features.
  

• Implement and maintain core platform components, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
  

• Work closely with founders, designers, and customers to ship fast and iterate even faster.
  

• Participate actively in code reviews, contributing constructive feedback and helping enforce best practices around testing, documentation, and code readability.
  

• Balance speed with perfection - make smart trade offs when things need to move fast.
  

About you:

• Have 4–6 years of experience building and shipping high-quality software in fast-moving teams.
  

• Min 3 years of experience with React, Typescript and NodeJS
  

• Write code with taste, empathy, and pride - you think about the person reading your code next.
  

• Have shipped real products at scale and know what it takes to keep them maintainable.
  

• Think like a product engineer: not just “what works,” but “what’s delightful” and “what’s necessary.”
  

• Know how to disagree and commit, give and receive feedback, and play for the team.
  

• Have side projects, open-source work, or deep dives you’ve pursued just because you care.
  

Bonus:

• Active involvement in OSS projects (as a contributor or maintainer)
  

• Experience with Electron, TypeScript, Node.js, or CLI tooling
  

• Experience with Electron and Developer tooling technologies
  

• Experience navigating the business vs engineering trade offs that come with startup velocity.
  

• Deep familiarity with debugging tools, APIs, or developer-first products.
  

• You speak with clarity and purpose, but without ego - prioritizing learning over being right.