Junior Software Engineer - SecurFlow - New York

Technical Upgrade, LLC
New York, United States of America
30 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Internship / Graduate position
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Junior
Compensation
$ 120K

Job location

Remote
New York, United States of America

Tech stack

JavaScript
API
Artificial Intelligence
Command-Line Interface
Virtual Private Servers
Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements)
Github
PostgreSQL
Nginx
Open Source Technology
Svelte
PM2
Next.js
Software Engineering
SQLite
TypeScript
Web Application Frameworks
Eslint
Network Routers
Tailwind
React
Large Language Models
Backend
GIT
Vue.js
Information Technology
Free and Open-Source Software
Front End Software Development

Requirements

  • 0-2 years of professional software engineering experience (internships count; bootcamp graduates encouraged)
  • Working knowledge of JavaScript / TypeScript and at least one modern web framework (React, Vue, Svelte, or similar)
  • Comfortable using git, GitHub, and command-line tools
  • Evidence you can ship something - a portfolio project, open-source contribution, or substantial bootcamp project we can review
  • Strong written communication - you can explain what you built and why
  • Genuine curiosity and willingness to learn what you don't know

Nice to have:

  • Computer science degree, bootcamp, or self-taught with verifiable output
  • Any experience with AI / LLM APIs (even side projects)
  • Familiarity with Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, or Prisma
  • Open-source contributions
  • Prior internship at a startup or product company

We do not require a CS degree. We do require evidence that you can build software that works, and a clear track record of learning quickly.

  • Frontend: Next.js 15 (App Router), React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
  • Backend: Next.js API routes, Prisma ORM, SQLite (Postgres soon)
  • AI: OpenAI (GPT-4o, embeddings), custom RAG pipeline
  • Infrastructure: Hostinger VPS, PM2, Nginx
  • Tooling: GitHub, Cursor, ESLint, Prettier
  1. Screen call with the founder (30 min)
  2. Live pairing exercise (60 min, free) - we'll work on a small problem together, you'll talk through your thinking
  3. Technical conversation (45 min) - discuss what you've built, what you'd improve about it, and how you learn
  4. Values + ways of working interview (45 min)
  5. Founder interview (45 min)
  6. Reference checks (2 references - manager, professor, mentor, or peer all work)
  7. Offer

Benefits & conditions

  • Base salary: $80k-$110k depending on experience and location

  • Equity: 0.1%-0.3% of fully diluted shares, 4-year vest with 1-year cliff

  • Benefits: Health/dental/vision, $1,500 home office stipend, $1,500 annual learning budget, Macbook Pro, unlimited PTO

  • Subject:

  • Your CV

  • A link to one project you built that you're proud of, with a short paragraph (under 150 words) explaining what it does, what you built, and what you'd improve if you had more time

About the company

SecureFlow is the AI vendor security questionnaire platform that helps B2B SaaS companies answer SIG, CAIQ, and custom questionnaires in hours instead of weeks. We are an early-stage team building a multi-million dollar ARR business - and we are looking for an early-career engineer to grow with us. This is the job for someone who has built things on their own (school projects, personal projects, internships, bootcamp capstones, open-source contributions) and is ready to write production code that real customers depend on. * Build product features end-to-end with mentorship from the senior engineer * Fix bugs and improve test coverage across the codebase * Pair with senior engineers on harder problems - you'll learn fast * Write tests that catch regressions before customers do * Review code as your skills grow (we expect every engineer to participate in PR review) * Help with product polish - copy fixes, small UI improvements, error handling

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