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Senior Software Engineer

About MeritFirst

MeritFirst helps companies hire on demonstrated ability instead of pedigree. Candidates take realistic work-sample assessments, and employers get a signal they can trust more than a resume. Backed by 8VC and Slow Ventures. Building a fair, predictive, explainable hiring signal and the engineering bar to raise the bar for future hires.

Job Description

MeritFirst helps companies hire on demonstrated ability. Build production-grade software for the candidate evaluation platform and the employer-facing hiring tools. You’ll work on TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Postgres to enable the signals that help hiring decisions. Early engineers and senior ICs thrive here; we value builders who can debug from evidence and own every line you commit. Start with the assessment: https://www.meritfirst.us/candidate/tests/40bfae94-dbf6-43fd-8ac3-b804eee7ad47

Location

Austin, TX

Salary

Not Specified

Benefits

Not Specified

Tech Tags

Senior Role

Date Listed

01 October, 2026 (about 20 hours ago)
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