Location: Brooklyn, New YorkCompensation: $175k, 0.5-2% equityVal Town is a website to write and deploy code. You can create APIs, scheduled functions, email yourself, and persist data.Our mission is end-user programming. We believe everyone should be able to code.We’re building a social hub where people can write and run code without friction or setup: open a tab, write JavaScript, and click run. You can learn more about us at val.town/about.We’re a small team that ships. We’re building a simple, powerful product that programmers love — come join us!What you’ll doOn an average day, we’re talking to customers, designing new APIs, tuning our CodeMirror configuration, improving performance, or updating our Deno evaluation server. We also spend a lot of time designing and redesigning UIs to balance simplicity and power, and doing a lot of writing and communication. We are a seed startup with big ambitions, so we think a lot about growth and scalability.YouYou’re a programmer to your core, but love building for users.You write maintainable code and take pride in your work, but know that sometimes you need to ship a quick prototype and sometimes you need to design carefully, and are able to know the right time for either.You are self-directed, take ownership, and are up for whatever’s needed on a particular day.You have good product sense, care deeply about making customers happy, and have had some sort of success shipping something on your own — a blog, open source project, etc.You are committed to kindness, integrity, and doing the right thing.Your skills and experiences:• JavaScript, TypeScript, and bonus points for Rust• Building devtools, web apps, and bonus points for highly scalable systems• Technical writing, developer advocacy, or online community management• Bonus points for experience with bundlers, compilers, transpilers, or sandboxing• Bonus points for being a Val Town userWe believe the best companies bring together people from all backgrounds. We’d love to hear from you even if you may not fit all our requirements. Maybe you’re underestimating your skills or there’ll be opportunties to collaborate later.FAQAre you okay with remote employment?Not right now. We believe working in person sparks magic. Especially in the earliest days of our company, we all want to be in the same room in Brooklyn to design, iterate, and ship as fast as possible.What benefits do you offer?Medical, dental, vision, and a 401k. This founding position includes 0.5-2% equity.ProcessWe’re a small startup. Our interview process is fairly casual. The main points we try to hit are:1. We review your prior work2. We do 2-3 hourlong interviews3. We do a 2-5 day, paid work trial in our downtown Brooklyn office4. Reference checksApplyTo apply, email [email protected]. Please include links to samples of you work, such as:• code• pull request• technical writing, ie docs, blogs, or product announcements• a val you’ve written• [Bonus] something somewhat viral• [Bonus] a link to a feature request• [Bonus] an intro video – a short, casual video introducing yourselfCreativity is encouraged. We’re excited to hear from you!Note: [email protected] (which is a val) does not receive email attachments - if you are including a resume, please include it via URL.