What you'll do
- Work as the founding engineer directly with the CTO to build monetization infrastructure for livestreaming platforms.
- Architect and implement real-time websocket systems and secure peer-to-peer payment processing.
- Build and ship 0-1 products such as automated clipping engines and fan CRM tools using TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
- Own the entire infrastructure and reliability stack including CI/CD pipelines and monitoring for high concurrency.
- Impact a large user base of 600,000+ monthly users in the creator economy with scalable monetization solutions.
What you should know
- Role requires a high-autonomy, high-velocity executor comfortable with seed-stage startup challenges and 50+ hour weeks.
- Ideal candidate has a creative background in music, production, or photography to empathize with artist users.
- Opportunity to own end-to-end product development and infrastructure in a fast-growing startup.
- Work environment is onsite in San Francisco with a small, focused founding team.
- Use of AI-assisted development tools like Cursor or Claude Code is highly valued.
About the company
- Nero is a VC-backed startup focused on monetization infrastructure for interactive livestreaming.
- The company has strong traction with $500K+ monthly GMV and creators earning over $2.75M.
- Backed by prestigious investors like Yamaha Music Innovation Fund and Antler, providing capital and industry connections.
- Culture blends technical excellence with passion for music, including team work-trips and attendance at major music conferences.
- Located in San Francisco, operating in the creator economy and interactive media industry at seed stage.
Key required skills
TypeScriptReactNode.jsWebsocketsCI/CD