Skylight

Compensation

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At Skylight, we thrive on innovation and creativity, building products that bring families closer together. As a Full Stack Engineer within our Moonshots team, you'll be at the forefront of developing features that enhance user experiences across our platforms. This is a unique opportunity to work on both the frontend and backend aspects of our applications, contributing to a product loved by millions of users. We're looking for a seasoned Full Stack Software Engineer (Senior, Staff, or Principal level) to work directly with our GM of New Businesses and our cofounder/CTO to build out new AI-powered features across our platform. You'll work primarily in Ruby on Rails and Typescript (React and React Native) to bring zero-to-one products to life by integrating with LLMs from vendors like OpenAI. You should bring deep expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies, with deep mastery of Typescript and at least a working knowledge of (and willingness to learn) Ruby on Rails. Responsibilities Design, build, and launch new user-facing features powered by large language models (LLMs) Own major product initiatives from zero-to-one, in partnership with a small but mighty team Collaborate deeply with Product and Design to shape new products and features Integrate with third-party APIs like OpenAI and explore new model capabilities Contribute to codebases in Ruby on Rails, Typescript, React, and React Native Write maintainable, high-quality code with strong test coverage Mentor other engineers through code reviews and design discussions 6+ years experience building software products end to end Deep mastery of either Ruby on Rails or Typescript (React/React Native), and working fluency in the other Demonstrated ability to ship zero-to-one products as a solo engineer or team lead Experience working with LLMs or interest in developing Gen AI applications Clear communication and collaboration skills across disciplines Startup experience strongly preferred\ Nice to Haves Experience with OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar LLM providers Familiarity with prompt engineering or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) Prior work on family-facing or consumer social products Our competitive compensation package includes: Competitive Salary + Equity Package 401K matching Wellness, learning, and home-office budgets Health, Dental & Vision Medical Plans Tremendous autonomy to set the direction of your work Unlimited PTO Company holidays on the first Friday of every month (Except November & December) Equal opportunity employer Skylight is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you’re the best person for the job, we want you on board! We hire across the U.S., but for legal reasons, we have to list NY and CO separately. For Colorado-based candidates, the range being offered for this role is $200-$220K based on experience and for California-based candidates, the range being offered for this role is $$200-$220K based on experience. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of this law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.