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About Pump Pump is a financial operations company designed to optimize business’s cloud spend by reducing their costs. Pump has rapidly expanded since 2022, scaling to over $10M in ARR in less than two years. We are the only completely free cost optimization product on the market, managing hundreds of millions in aggregate AWS, GCP, and Azure spend across hundreds of our customers. Pump is a Y Combinator-backed startup with dozens of angel investors and has also been called the Costco of the Cloud by Forbes. Our founding team comprises two founders with multiple $XXm and above exits. Note: All of our roles provide compensation & equity at competitive market rates. Equity numbers will be determined based on team fit.
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Cloud spend is a whopping $500 billion/yr, the biggest growing expense category for any tech company - tackling these costs requires continuous effort and time from DevOps teams.
Pump is a building the fastest way to save ~60% on cloud spend. Our AI-powered platform not only fully automates savings but we also leverage the power of group buying for even greater discounts. Our mission is to use AI to transform the status quo of cloud cost optimization.
We are backed by Y Combinator and our founding team consists of seasoned entrepreneurs with prior exits. We have a transparent, collaborative and a fast-paced culture that prioritizes winning with a flat organizational structure.
About the roleSkills:
React, Typescript, Next.JS, Python, AWS, LLM/AI
You will play a critical role in building our platform, driving the technical direction of our company. This is a hands-on position that will involve working on all parts of our frontend, from the infra to UX, and collaborating with other engineers, designers, and founders. A great opportunity for someone to create a lasting impact not only on the primary product but also on the company's values and vision, given our early stage - we hope Pump would be that career defining opportunity for all of us!
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the rest of the team to design and implement our frontend. Bonus points if you can work fullstack.
- Collaborate with other engineers and designers to build a user-friendly and intuitive platform that meets our customers' needs.
- Help define and execute the technical roadmap for our platform, balancing technical debt and innovation to ensure we can deliver on our business goals.
- Inventing, extending, and maintaining development processes, tools, and workflows.
Qualifications:
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience as a frontend or fullstack engineer, with a focus on building scalable and reliable web applications, preferably at a pre-Series B startup. Tech Lead experience is a plus.
- Ability to decompose large problems into concrete deliverables and milestones and then deliver against the committed plan.
- Strong proficiency in at least one modern frontend framework; experience with React and Next.js is preferred.
- Experience with AWS and knowledge of AWS cost and billing is a plus.
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases. We use Postgres and Dynamo!
- Experience with Docker and container orchestration systems (e.g. Kubernetes) is a plus.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Experience with and enjoys creating prototypes and experimenting quickly.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive healthcare and dental coverage for you
- 401(k) plan
- Generous PTO: 13 accrued days, plus company shutdown December 24—January 1st
- Free lunch & dinner at the office
- Annual company-paid retreats
- Developmental bonuses: support for professional development opportunities tied to cloud and related fields
Minimum Requirements and Pay
- US Citizen/Visa Only - no sponsorships available
- Minimum 4 years of experience
- Base salary USD 120,000-200,000 per year
- Eligible for our highly valuable equity
Compensation
$120,000 - $200,000 USD