Job Description

This position for college students or recent grads open to an internship/co-op setup over the Fall and Winter period of 2024.

Our company

Scout AI ( is an early-stage tech startup company working at the intersection of hiring and upskilling. Our mission is to increase the average skill level of everyone on the planet by an order of magnitude, while bridging the disconnect between education, interviewing, and hiring.

We are a small and mighty team led by Christian Arredondo ( and Daniel Hernandez ( based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We have several paying customers and recently raised our round of pre-seed funding from world class investors at Neo ( , where we are participating in their 2024 accelerator program that started in July.

While our core product is continuously evolving, we are focused on using AI to automate technical recruiting for companies by delivering growthful, enjoyable, real-world assessments for candidates at scale.

Our (initial) work norms

Prioritize health and well-being

• Make time for personal exercise & wellness
• Take breaks when you need it 

Bring your best and whole self to work 

• Strive to be your best and authentic self, as it enables you to produce your best work

Open communication and feedback 

• We value open communication and constructive feedback, as they help us grow and improve as a team 
• Listen to diverse points of view 
• We welcome and value diverse perspectives, listening whole heartedly to understand different points of view 

Teamwork 

• Even when working on different tasks, we support each other's work as a team

10x mentality 

• We try to go above and beyond to deliver 10x execution and 10x care for those we serve and to each other at every step of the way

Think big

• We are trying to make a positive dent in the universe, so we try to push each other to think big and bold–nothing is impossible!

Move fast, and get sh*t done 

• We try to move as quickly as we can to deliver the best results to our users and customers, and we embrace continuous improvement, which means we strive to not let “perfect” get in the way “done”

About the role

Scout AI's success depends on building a dense, global network of companies and candidates, enabled by technology. As a Software Engineer at Scout, you will design and build the next-generation hiring and assessment platform.

Our initial product and early tooling is built using a TypeScript stack on Microsoft Azure (NextJS, MongoDB, Docker, GitHub, OpenAI).

Responsibilities

• Design and build the core product, platform, and systems (web SaaS model)
• Support other areas of the company by building internal tools
• Track key product and company/candidate network metrics

A day in the life

• Design and build a new core component/system of the product
• Monitor and maintain existing processes and tools
• Listen to feedback from the sales or community side, and brainstorm new ideas

Traits

• You care about others and want to build something that has a positive impact on people's lives
• You are a strong communicator and enjoy collaborating with technical and non-technical team members
• You are inherently curious and enjoy learning new technologies and skills
• You enjoy tackling problems and challenges head-on, even if it's outside your comfort zone
• You take full ownership of your tasks and strive to deliver your best work every day
• You want to make a positive dent in the universe

First 30 days

• Ramp up to Scout context (learnings, domain, goals, tech)
• Work closely with Christian and Daniel to understand your projects' context and goals
• Ship your first few features
• Support company to acquire and retain next wave of customers
• Support company to deliver an awesome candidate/developer experience

Qualifications

• Actively studying or recently graduated from a technical program (CS, engineering, math, etc)
• Excellent technical and programming skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Preferred: Experience/interest in the education, community, or recruiting space
• Preferred: Experience working with ML / AI (can be personal projects)
• You must have authorization to work in the country in which you intend to live (we cannot sponsor visas at this time)

Reasons why you should *not* join

Beyond here be dragons ( .

Startups are inherently challenging endeavors. If any of the following items do not resonate with you, then this role may not be the best fit.

1. Risk: Startups are extremely difficult, and statistically the company will be dead within 2 years
2. Hard work: You will have a very high and complex workload at all times
3. Pressure: The entire company will depend on you for critical goals and milestones
4. Relentless iteration: Each week we get new learnings and adjust accordingly

Location and compensation

Location:

• In-person: San Francisco Bay Area, CA, US 
• Remote: Americas (US, Canada, LATAM)

Compensation:

• This position can be part-time or full-time and includes compensation ranging between $30-$40/hr (we are flexible on schedule/hours based on your availability)

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