We're looking for a Founding Engineer to join our team in San Francisco. As part of a small team, you'll be involved in all aspects of development, working with Clojure on the backend and TypeScript on the frontend. We're looking for someone who takes their craft seriously, moves fast, and isn't afraid to tackle challenging programming tasks. We're currently a team of 3 and looking to grow to 5.
Instant is building a modern Firebase, providing a database you can subscribe to directly in the browser. It handles data fetching, permission checking, and offline caching, with optimistic updates and rollbacks for transactions. The company is backed by notable figures including James Tamplin, Paul Graham, Greg Brockman, and Jeff Dean.
