Haskell Developer, Co–Star Astrology

$139-200k

+ Equity (stock options)

AWS

Postgres

Haskell

Mid and Senior level

Remote in US

Personalized social astrology app

Be an early applicant

Personalized social astrology app

21-100 employees

B2CLifestyleArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningSaaSMobileeCommerce

Be an early applicant

$139-200k

+ Equity (stock options)

AWS

Postgres

Haskell

Mid and Senior level

Remote in US

21-100 employees

B2CLifestyleArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningSaaSMobileeCommerce

Company mission

To provide a hyper personalized social experience by bringing astrology into the 21st century.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

We’re looking for a backend engineer who values feedback, who is both fast and deliberate, and who creates systems that let small teams deliver outsized results
4+ years of software engineering experience with some knowledge of Haskell. Production experience in Haskell is not required
You love good documentation and testing. You know well-documented, tested code sets your future-self up for success
A sense of ownership over work end-to-end, accountability for results, and supportiveness for your team
You’re passionate and pragmatic when problem solving. You focus on outcomes and enjoy solving user problems
Strong technical judgment. You can articulate tradeoffs clearly, especially when working with incomplete information or in pre-decision situations
You make informed decisions that balance speed with quality and see around corners to anticipate potential challenges
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and databases (we use PostgreSQL)

What the job involves

Partner closely with product, design, and other engineers to deliver high-quality solutions that align with business priorities. You'll be a true collaborator who helps move the team forward as a unit
Break down complex problems to provide insight, technical guidance, and shape scope. You’ll weigh tradeoffs to find the best solution for the business and articulate those points in writing
Own delivery and move quickly. We’re looking for someone who eagerly seeks feedback and actively moves the ball forward - who genuinely enjoys getting their code into the world

Our take

Co-star is one of the most popular astrology apps in the world right now. Users input their time and place of birth, Co-star then uses AI to analyze data from NASA, providing a personalised daily horoscope for every user.

Powered by a balance of AI and human focused astrology, as well as a clean user experience, the Co-Star app’s popularity has surged. It has over 30 million registered accounts, and around 25% of all young women aged 18-25 in the US have used it. Remarkably, the company claimed to have not put any real marketing effort into this huge uptick.

Whether or not the field remains so popular over the next few years remains to be seen, but the fact that Co-Star has developed a new astrology machine that uses ChatGPT to answer users' questions shows its well set to draw further interest in the company.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

50% female employees

-4% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Apr 2021

$15m

SERIES A

Apr 2019

$5.2m

SEED

Total funding: $21m

Company benefits

Fully covered $0 deductible healthcare + vision, dental, and therapy
401(k) + 5% matching
Unlimited vacation + 2 week company-wide recharge at the end of each year
Equipment budget
12 weeks 100% paid parental leave
Readings with in-house astrologers

Company HQ

Tribeca, New York, NY

Articles

Astrology app Co-Star raises $15 million in new funding

Co-Star has a new astrology machine that answers questions with ChatGPT. I tried it — and see how it's the future

Leadership

Banu Guler

(CEO)

Studied Psychology at NYU. Worked for 6 years in Design & Product at Various. Became the Digital Design Lead at ALEX AND ANI. Director of Product & Design at VFILES. Most recently worked as a Consultant at art net.

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