Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic. We invest in seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies, across AI, bio + healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has $46B in assets under management across multiple funds.

We’ve established a team that is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the company-building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes. We’ve invested in companies like Affirm, Airbnb, Coinbase, Databricks, Devoted Health, Insitro, Figma, GitHub, Instacart, OpenSea, Roblox, Stripe, and Substack. Our team is at the forefront of new technology, helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.

The Role

You will join a team of highly autonomous, senior ICs developing both software capabilities for the firm’s investing and operating functions, and external-facing products for the firm’s partners, portfolio, and investors. You should be an experienced, detail-oriented, and focused software engineer with an enthusiasm for building feature-rich, data-driven applications. Your primary responsibilities will involve the design and implementation of intuitive and user-friendly interfaces for use in our products. You will collaborate with product, design and other engineers to build performant front end systems that operate securely and at scale.

The Applied Software Group operates in the mode of an internal startup. We own an exceptionally tight feedback loop and take on requests from all corners of the firm. This is a high-visibility role that requires a clear architectural vision, the desire to code, exacting communication skills, and the ability to engage and educate our firm on the technology we are developing and shipping.

The preferred location for this role is San Francisco, CA. We will consider candidates in New York City, NY. The role expects an in office presence at least 2-3 days a week.

To join our team, you should be excited to:

Ship new and unique user facing products quickly and often, engage our users, and continuously iterate on internal feedback
Understand and optimize the workflows of teams across the firm through the development and deployment of intelligent software
Contribute directly to team-wide discussions of new features and implementation of new software products for our investing and operational teams, as well as external users
Work independently with guidance as needed, advocate for yourself, and own the team’s success
Write elegant, principled logic that is both powerful and easy to understand
Bring positive energy in every interaction with the team and foster inclusive collaboration
Learn the inner workings of VC and work closely with the investing partnership

Minimum Qualifications

2+ years of professional software engineering experience
Experienced building user facing products with ReactJS or React Native, NextJS a plus
Strong understanding of JavaScript (and/or TypeScript), HTML, and CSS
Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration, GraphQL a plus
Experience in rapid iteration and consistent excellence in process, ideally at a successful early-stage startup or as a senior IC at a larger company
Strong problem-solving skills and mathematical intuition
Low ego, high empathy, and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $269,000 - $314,000, actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience, skills, and scope.

This role is eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave.

a16z culture

We do only first class business and only in a first class way
We take a long view of relationships, because we are in the relationship business
We believe in the future and bet the firm that way
We are all different, we recognize that, and we win
We celebrate the good times
We do it for the team
We play to win

At a16z we are always looking to hire the absolute best talent and recognize that diversity in our experiences and backgrounds is what makes us stronger. We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. These differences are what enables us to work towards the future we envision for ourselves, our portfolio companies, and the World.

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