Senior Software Engineer, Prepared

Backend

$141-225.6k

+ Bonus & Stock Awards

Ruby on Rails

Golang

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

More information about location

Providing real-time data to emergency services

Job no longer available

Providing real-time data to emergency services

21-100 employees

B2BData AnalysisData Sharing

Job no longer available

$141-225.6k

+ Bonus & Stock Awards

Ruby on Rails

Golang

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

More information about location

21-100 employees

B2BData AnalysisData Sharing

Company mission

Prepared's mission is to build software that saves lives, facilitating rapid emergency service response by providing real-time data at emergency locations.

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Role

Who you are

5+ years of software engineering industry experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Proficiency in or eagerness to learn our backend stack (Ruby on Rails, Golang)
Experience with large-scale distributed systems
Desire to work in a fast-paced and dynamic startup environment
Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Desirable

Experience at an early-stage startup
Expertise in Ruby on Rails and/or Golang

What the job involves

We are looking to hire backend-focused software engineers at a variety of levels who share our passion for our mission
This is an opportunity to join a small, growing engineering team (currently 20 engineers) and make a large impact while operating with a high degree of autonomy and ownership
In this role, you will tackle challenging engineering problems in spaces like audio/video processing and generative AI to bring new features and products from inception to scale, thoughtfully balancing speed and the high bar for stability necessitated by the mission-critical nature of our products
As an early member of the team, you will also play a key role in shaping the foundation of Prepared’s engineering culture
Collaborate cross-functionally to architect and launch new user-facing features and products
Design and drive initiatives to improve the availability and reliability of our backend systems
Continuously help improve the engineering processes and tools that allow us to scale the codebase and team
Provide mentorship to less experienced engineers

Our take

Every day, half a million Americans call 911 to report an emergency, and whilst emergency services save lives, their speed and effectiveness are limited by technology. Even though most emergency phone calls are made on smartphones, emergency departments rely exclusively on the anecdotal data provided during phone calls.

Prepared provides a real-time data system for emergency services, allowing 911 callers to livestream, text photo/video messages over SMS, provide pinpoint-accurate GPS location in DMS format and integrate into existing PSAP processes easily. In doing so, Prepared empowers 911 operators to deploy the most effective response for both emergency and non-emergency situations.

The company has shown the potential to significantly innovate upon emergency services (which have traditionally lacked funding). It has also avoided the often long cycle of government procurement by offering the service for free, and currently has over 200 cities signed up, across 40+ states (representing around 20 million citizens). It is unclear how the company will monetise in the future, but it has mentioned a possible freemium element to its service down the line, whilst substantial funding from Andreessen Horowitz, awarded in 2024, will help it to expand its platform.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

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Company benefits

Work on technology that has and will directly save lives
Work with a small, exceptionally smart team
Meaningful equity at an early stage company
Apple equipment
Full healthcare coverage
Unlimited PTO
Dental

Company HQ

Midtown East, New York, NY

Leadership

Michael Chime

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Mike was chosen as one of 24 world wide to be recognized as a Thiel Fellow. He was awarded a $100,000 scholarship to drop out of Yale University and pursue Prepared.

Dylan Gleicher

(Co-Founder)

Dropped out of Yale University studying Computer Science to found Prepared. Dylan loves writing exceptionally high quality code and plays competitive ping pong.

Neal Soni

(Co-Founder)

Dropped out of Yale University studying Computer Science to found Prepared. Neal was formally a national champion in Taekwondo and loves rock climbing.

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