Motivate Venture Capital

About VelvetVelvet is an AI-first data platform. We help engineers warehouse and leverage their LLM logs to analyze, optimize, and fine-tune their AI features.We have funding from institutional VCs and are seeking full-time contributors. We’re open to full-time employees, or contractors. See below for more requirements. About this roleAs a founding engineer, you’ll work closely with the founders to meet weekly goals.The ideal candidate is a full-stack engineer who is comfortable navigating a modern tech stack. Our system is built on Next.js (Vercel), Typescript, Node/Deno, Postgres (Supabase), and LLMs (like OpenAI).Preference for people based in NYC / EST, but we’re a remote-first team. Work responsibilities- Ship new features weekly- Maintain and improve system architecture- Collaborate on strategy and planning Our values- Communicate clearly. We’re transparent, concise, and deliberate.- Take ownership. We take responsibility and complete our work.- Create value. We work for our customers and ship high-quality features. What we offer- Remote, asynchronous, calm work environment.- Autonomy over your work. We trust you to make the right decisions for the company.- Fair compensation. Tell us what you need to do good work. The teamEmma and Chris are the founders of Velvet. Emma is a second-time founder and has worked on product teams at Fitbit, theSkimm, and Chicago Ventures. Chris is a software engineer with experience at Pebble, MongoDB, and as the CTO at a variety of high-growth startups.We hire experience engineers as employees or contractors. CriteriaYou’re a good fit for this role if you:- Can work M-F between 9-7 ET (NYC)- Have a consistent 10-40 hours availability per week- Are comfortable with the Typescript / Next, and have shipped AI / ML features To applyAs a first step, fill out the application here.Please submit thoughtful answers to the questions - the written application is an important part of the interview process. No need for a formal cover letter or resume.