Software Engineer & Employee #4

Smartcuts is revolutionizing productivity software by creating a Chrome extension that transforms recorded actions into automated workflows. As their fourth employee and software engineer, you'll tackle complex engineering challenges in making automation accessible to non-technical users.

The role involves developing algorithms for reliable element location without CSS selectors, leveraging AI for structured data extraction, and working with modern technologies like ReasonML, ReScript, Next.js, Vercel, GraphQL, and Fauna. The company emphasizes strongly typed, functional languages and serverless architectures to focus on core problem-solving.

Founded by a Lever co-founder and backed by Y Combinator, SignalFire, and HOF Capital, along with founders from Firebase, FitBit, HubSpot, Lyft, and Segment, Smartcuts is already serving paying customers from individuals to public companies. The distributed team spans New York City, Shanghai, and the UK, creating an environment perfect for engineers who value craftsmanship and design.

This position offers the opportunity to shape a new category of productivity software that aims to be the go-to automation tool for everyone. The platform will evolve into a community-driven ecosystem of automations, ultimately mapping out how work flows between web applications. Ideal candidates should have 3+ years of experience, love solving algorithmic challenges, and preferably have experience with web APIs and DOM manipulation.