Staff Software Engineer, Dandy
$228.2-285.2k
+ Equity
Fully digital dental lab
Open for applications
Fully digital dental lab
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$228.2-285.2k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To become the best digital dental lab for every dentist.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including leading complex product initiatives
- Strong track record of driving 0-to-1 product development in dynamic, high-growth environments
- Experience shaping technical direction and making strategic tradeoffs at a system and product level
- Proven ability to influence team culture and set standards for quality, velocity, and innovation
- Deep fluency with modern web technologies (React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Python, etc.)
- Excellent communicator with strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Product-minded and user-obsessed — you think in outcomes, not just outputs
- A bias toward ownership, fast execution, and raising the bar
What the job involves
- The team is a product engineering team focused on building 0-to-1 products that elevate the clinical experience. From smarter workflows to real-time feedback, we explore new ideas across the care journey that drive outcomes, delight users, and advance Dandy’s mission. If you're excited by experimentation, ambiguity, and shaping strategy through execution, this is the team for you
- Define the technical strategy for new products while co-driving product strategy with cross-functional partners
- Lead engineering efforts across the stack, from architecture through implementation and delivery
- Serve as a technical thought partner to product and design, grounding decisions in both vision and pragmatic execution
- Uphold a high bar for engineering quality, reliability, and operational excellence
- Shape and reinforce a team culture focused on speed, experimentation, and continuous learning
- Guide the team through ambiguity and rapid iteration, helping them move fast without sacrificing long-term quality
- Mentor engineers through design reviews, pairing, and strategic planning — raising the bar for the entire group
- Act as a steward for the long-term technical health and direction of the team
Our take
Dentistry has long relied on outdated practices. Dandy was created to modernize and simplify dental operations by integrating technology into every aspect of the dental practice. Its goal is to streamline workflows, making dental practices more efficient and easier to manage.
While other startups have tried to bring technology to the dental field, Dandy distinguishes itself by understanding the industry's complexity and respecting the way dentists operate. Rather than overwhelming practitioners with a complete overhaul, Dandy introduces new features gradually, such as digitizing dental labs for procedures like crowns and implants.
Dandy aims to provide a complete "business-in-a-box" solution that allows dentists to focus on patient care while the platform handles administrative and operational tasks. While this vision has the potential to bring immense value to a field in need of innovation, the challenge lies in overcoming dentistry's resistance to change. Patience and persistence will be key as Dandy reshapes how dental professionals run their practices.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Apr 2019
$4.4m
SEED
Total funding: $4.4m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health plans: Your health is our top priority. We offer a range of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans so you can choose what works best for you. Some plans include employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and we offer options that cover 100% of employee-only premiums.
- Flexibility, built-in: At Dandy, we flex-first, which means trusting you to own your day and deliver, working where and how you want. We believe that by embracing flexibility, we empower everyone to balance work and life in the way that works best for them. Some roles need to be on-site due to the nature of the work.
- Investing in your wellbeing: Your wellbeing is more than just physical health—that’s why our benefits are designed to support you in all aspects of life. From mental health resources included in our healthcare plans to perks like pet insurance, a gym stipend, and access to discount platforms like Perkspot, we offer a range of programs to help you feel your best—inside and outside of work.
- Shared Success: We believe in shared success—when the business wins, our employees do too. Through performance-based bonuses and equity opportunities, our team shares in the impact we create together.
Company HQ
New York, NY
Leadership
Toni Oloko
(Co-Founder)Previously worked in Special Projects at goPuff. Before that founded PracticeGigs which they went on to sell.
Daniel Hanover
(Co-Founder)Previously worked as a Product Manager at Yelp and as a Software Engineer at Facebook. Studied Management and Technology at Wharton.
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