Noise Labs

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What is Noise? People want to be informed and entertained. Great products make the two inseparable. Noise is a platform to discover and trade trends. Every day, millions of people make predictions about what will continue to matter: a brand, a conflict, a new technology. These predictions shape the global economy and advance culture. AI slop and the internet have accelerated content production to such an extent that predicting trends has become nearly impossible. Noise exists to solve this. We measure attention across the internet and allow people to trade on its future. The result is real-time markets on how brands, narratives, and ideas rise and fall. If we succeed, Noise becomes the standard for measuring attention and a new way to reveal what truly matters in the world. To learn more, follow us on X. Working at Noise A little bit about our team: Eight full-time employees based in the US Fully in-person in NYC Everyone either ships code, designs, or talks to users Our Values Build in the Unknown: We have no interest in iterating on what already exists. Our goal is to create a new type of consumer experience centered on invention, not optimization. Seek Truth Rapidly: We consider it a mistake to linger in speculation. We test, learn from feedback, and move forward with speed and clarity. No Passengers: Everyone at Noise — engineers, designers, marketers — is in the room, in New York City. We’re a small team moving fast with care and intensity. We solve hard problems together. You do not need permission to try new things. Action Your Taste: Our work carries the imprint of everyone who builds it. Role The Founding Engineer owns the technical heart of Noise. You will ship products end to end, set direction with conviction, and build alongside a small team that values speed and taste. The role demands momentum, clear judgment, and the ability to turn ideas into working systems without delay. Must-Haves – Culture Mission-driven, not mercenary High vitality, decisive Plans lightly, ships daily Learns absurdly fast Bias for impact over polish Taste-driven: product and code inseparable System-thinker who codes Must-Haves – Technical Lead by building; mentor while shipping (management optional) Ship end-to-end (design → build → deploy) Thrive in messy 0→1 code, scale pragmatically Optimize for speed; avoid overengineering Work AI-native; bias to automate Set technical strategy with burn and runway in mind Nice-to-Haves Comfortable representing Noise publicly (writing, talks, GitHub, X) Compensation For this founding engineer role, we’re offering a meaningful ownership stake in Noise. You’ll receive a substantial equity package on the same four-year vesting schedule as the rest of the team, reflecting the outsized impact you’ll have on our long-term success.