Quill is hiring a full‑time remote fullstack software engineer (prefer PT/ET hours) with a listed compensation range of $150-210K plus equity. Quill builds a fullstack SDK that embeds customer‑facing analytics and data features into apps and is backed by Y Combinator W20 and top Silicon Valley investors (fundraising details available on inquiry). Customers include a pre‑IPO fintech adding custom reporting and data export, a Series B healthtech delivering tailored in‑product reports and dashboards for enterprise customers, and a Series A govtech integrating analytics into an agent/chat product - demonstrating real demand across fintech, healthtech, and govtech.
The company is early stage and compact (<5 people), positioning itself as a highly technical, developer‑focused team where hires get significant ownership and immediate customer feedback. Recent hires have taken features from 0→1 - one engineer launched a CLI that was used in production the day it shipped. Quill is scaling to meet customer requests and prepare for a broader launch, seeking someone who will contribute opinions and expertise rather than just execute. Interested candidates should contact [email protected].
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