What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Software Engineer position at Cook'd?
About the Job
We partner with exceptional NYC startups backed by top-tier investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and others.
This application puts you in front of founders actively hiring early engineering hires.
What You'll Be Doing
While each company is different, most roles share a few core themes:
- Building and scaling backend systems, APIs, and data pipelines
- Integrate AI models into production
- Designing and shipping product features with a small, fast-moving team
- Contributing across the stack, especially in React/Next, Node.js/TypeScript, and Python
- Writing clean, maintainable code in a modern cloud-native environment (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP)
What We’re Looking For
- Strong engineering fundamentals and a genuine builder’s mindset
- A track record of shipping high-quality software quickly
- Comfort owning problems, making tradeoffs, and working close to the product
Compensation
Founders optimize for the best talent across junior → staff levels.
Offers typically land in the top 10% of market.
- Staff engineers: ~$250k–400k cash compensation
- Equity varies by stage, often meaningful at seed–Series B startups
Benefits
Benefits vary by company, but commonly include:
- Full health, dental, and vision
- Competitive equity packages
- Free meals, flexible work setups, and other startup perks
Apply to learn more about the teams we're supporting, we will reach out with opportunities you're a good match for.
Salary : $250,000 - $400,000