Founding Engineer - Senior/Staff

Noto • New York City, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Noto is building the AI native operating system for after school businesses like tutoring centers, music schools, and sports academies. Our mission is to power the 150K after-school businesses across the U.S. with a unified platform that replaces spreadsheets and outdated tools. We recently raised a $3.8 M seed from Base10 Partners and South Park Commons. Founded by two technical founders — AJ Ding (CEO) and Steve Wang (CTO) — we’re based in NYC and assembling a small, exceptional team of builders who care deeply about craft, users, and impact. Join us to build software that empowers small-business owners in local communities! We’re hiring a Senior or Staff Level Founding Engineer who will partner directly with our CTO (Steve) to help lead product, engineering, and design. This is not a typical developer role.

Requirements

• Comfortable leading projects
• Hungry for growth and impact. There’s no ceiling to your growth here— take on as much responsibility as you’re ready for
• Thrives in ambiguous environments and takes ownership end-to-end
• Excited to help small businesses thrive through technology
• 5+ years of experience
• Full-stack (React, Next.js, Node, Postgres)

Responsibilities

• Drive engineering execution – help with sprint planning, code reviews, and release quality.
• Collaborate cross-functionally – work with QA, design, Customer Success, Sales, and GTM to guide product decision making, drive architecture, and shape how we build as we scale.
• Build with ownership – ship large features end-to-end, define engineering culture and process as we scale.
• Set technical direction – make architectural decisions that shape our next 3 years of growth.
• Mentor & unblock others – be the first line of defense for technical and product questions and help the team move faster.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and meaningful equity
• Office lunch and a stipend for work-related expenses
• Company Retreats – Join us for team retreats to bond, recharge, and plan the future together
• 100 % company-paid benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed