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The Role

As a software engineer at Ounce, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our technology, product, and impact. You'll report to our Founding Software Engineer and work closely and cross-functionally with the broader team to build scalable solutions, improve stakeholder experiences, and ensure that our platform delivers real-world benefit to those who need it most.

We're looking for a Software Engineer to work across data, platform, and infrastructure layers—owning everything from customer-facing reporting pipelines to internal platform features and modern automation tooling.

We're looking for a forward-deployed engineer—someone who thrives in the field, working directly with users, iterating quickly, and solving problems in collaboration with housing owners, site teams, and residents. This is a unique opportunity for an engineer who wants to drive both technical excellence and real-world social impact.

What You'll Do

Within your first three months:

• Understand the business: Work directly with housing owners/operators and Ounce community navigators to understand needs and optimize solutions.
• Build software and infrastructure: Make key architectural decisions and establish best practices to balance pragmatism and long-term scalability, while keeping security and reliability in mind.

By the end of your first year:

• Build out a scalable and automated customer experience with a focus on data quality, reports, communications, and data pipeline management
• Plan, develop, test, and ship features for our internal tool (Lynx)
• Lead projects to explore and iterate on new features and tools to help the business
• Provide general support with infrastructure and help streamline our software development process
• Enable the broader Ounce team with modern automation tooling

What Leads to Success

• Mission-Driven: You care deeply about using technology for social good and want to build things that make a difference.
• Product-Focused: You think beyond code—you consider UX, accessibility, and the real-world impact of your work.
• Comfortable with Ambiguity: You thrive in a startup environment, making decisions with imperfect information and adapting quickly.
• Collaborative: You enjoy working cross-functionally and engaging directly with users to refine your approach.

Technical Stack

• Data: Python, dbt, BigQuery
• Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js
• Backend: API design, Async processing / Durable workflows
• Infrastructure: Terraform, GCP, CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
• AI: Claude Code, Gemini/Vertex, Agent Workflows

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $130K–$160K + competitive equity
• 401(k)
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO policy