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See the full list of startups by creating a profile on <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/jobs/">YC's job board</a> and find yours.</p><p><strong><a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mutableai/jobs/qnjnCR3-founding-full-stack-software-engineer/">Founding Full Stack Software Engineer at MutableAI (W22)</a></strong></p><ul><li><strong>About the company: </strong>We believe the future of software development is AI accelerated and we’re starting by converting prototype quality Python code into high quality production code using AI and meta programming. Our long term mission: to enable programmers to massively decrease the time to create high quality production code in all languages using AI.</li><li><strong>Comp &amp; equity: </strong>$100k - $180k  •  0.50% - 2.00%</li></ul><p><strong><a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/terrace/jobs/EpJEwWb-senior-infrastructure-engineer/">Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Terrace (S22)</a></strong></p><ul><li><strong>About the company: </strong>Terrace is a regulatory-compliant, all-in-one institutional-grade trading UI / terminal and infrastructure layer for DeFi (lending, staking, liquidity, borrowing, and exchange).</li><li><strong>Comp &amp; equity: </strong>$130k - $165k, 0.30% - 1.50%</li></ul><p><strong><a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/novig/jobs/UwWWeLK-mobile-engineer/">Mobile Engineer at Novig (S22)</a></strong></p><ul><li><strong>About the company: </strong>Novig is the first high-frequency sports trading platform in the US. A commission-free P2P exchange model replaces the exploitative and unprofitable betting model of traditional sportsbooks.</li><li><strong>Comp &amp; equity: </strong>$110k - $170k, 0.05% - 1.00%</li></ul><p><strong><a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/rally-2/jobs/FYFNiTn-founding-software-engineer-product/">Founding Software Engineer (Product) at Rally (W22)</a></strong></p><ul><li><strong>About the company: </strong>Rally makes it easy for Product, Design, and UX Research teams to talk to their users. 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    Black Engineers in Startups Seminar

    by Ryan Choi1/19/2022

    In February, Michael Seibel (Managing Director, Early Stage and Group Partner at YC) and Aston Motes (Investor, Director of /dev/color and first employee at Dropbox) are bringing together a cohort of black engineers who are interested in learning about startups and finding roles at fast-growing YC companies.

    This month-long series is a way for participants to meet black technical founders and engineers of YC startups, learn about their career path, get mentorship from YC alum, and build a community of peers.

    Participants will meet once a week for two-hour sessions, and topics will cover:

    • Why join a startup? What are the pros and cons?
    • How do you determine where you should work and what should you look for in a startup and founding team?
    • How to prepare for the interview process (as well as practice interviewing).

    If you are an engineer working in tech and interested in learning more about startups — and possibly joining one soon — this series is for you.

    To apply for the program, submit an application by 12PM PT on February 6th, 2022. Note that profiles are visible to YC founders and hiring managers at YC startups. If you’re not ready to share your profile or look for a job, please specify on the application.

    Author

    • Ryan Choi

      Ryan works with YC companies to find great engineers — from 2-person startups to larger ones like Airbnb, Stripe and Instacart.