Software Engineer

Silkline is hiring a Software Engineer in Chicago, United States. Level rates it ; you can apply on Silkline.

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Level rates this software engineer role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Level classes it as a senior role.
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Overview

At Silkline, we have a bold mission - bring transparency and reliability to global supply chains. We are starting by building the modern operating system for procurement, helping businesses understand their supply networks and adapt to disruption.
Silkline is a seed-stage tech startup backed by top venture investors. This past year, we have grown our customer base 5x, and we are looking to grow rapidly. Join us on the ground floor as we scale our product offering and customer base.

The Founding Team

Isaac Chambers is a 3x founder and started his career at Deloitte Consulting, focusing on supply chain & manufacturing operations for the aerospace & defense sector.
Brent Shulman is a full-stack engineering leader and was previously an engineer at Palantir and Pave. While at Pave (where he joined as the 10th engineer), he founded, grew, and led the data integration team - scaling from 10 to thousands of customer connections.

The Opportunity

As an early engineer, you will play a critical role in setting Silkline’s technical direction. You will be hands-on, building our early product and talking directly with our initial customers and users. From the start, it is critical that you can build a 0-1 product with great UI/UX. As we grow, you will own and lead the architectural roadmap that will lay the foundation for the Silkline platform. Your technical leadership will be a key factor in supporting and growing our engineering and product teams.
You need to be both strategic and tactical. We are seeking a builder to develop our product specs and front-end components into an enterprise-ready application. We are also looking for a self-starter, not afraid to get their hands dirty and rapidly iterate on prototypes early in the development lifecycle. An ability to handle ambiguity is a must.
We need a top-tier team to help build a platform that will fundamentally change and improve supply chain networks.

Looking back on your first 12 months at Silkline, you will have...

Built and led the delivery of the early versions of the Silkline platform, spearheading pilot programs at initial customers
Worked with the team to think through strategy and the evolution of the business
Influenced new product and feature design while defining a long-term technical strategy aligned with industry best practices
Designed and implemented platform integrations with outside APIs, partners, and cloud infrastructure
Built something scrappily to show customer value, so that we have now earned the right to re-architect for scale.

What you bring to Silkline:

5+ years building across front-end and back-end
Experience with modern, open-source tech (Typescript, React, Next.js, GraphQL, Trigger.dev)
Startup experience and/or agency experience (bonus if it is in supply chain). Early-stage product experience building from zero to one
Ability to build out various API integrations with speed
Experience working with non-technical stakeholders and users. Comfortable leading and managing an engineering team
Ideal experience includes previous work with various ERP system API

Compensation includes equity

Compensation

The base pay range for this role is $150,000 – $225,000 per year.
Individuals of all genders, races, sexual orientations, nationalities, abilities, veteran statuses, and educational backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Currently, we do not sponsor applicants for work visas. Because this role touches ITAR-controlled and CUI data, you must be a US citizen, lawful permanent resident, or otherwise qualify as a "US person" under ITAR (22 CFR 120.62).

How we rate this

Software Engineer at Silkline rates 33 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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