arcadia
Software Engineer
New York, New York, US
Role snapshot
arcadia is hiring a Software Engineer on a full-time basis. This is an on-site role based in New York, New York, US.
- Company
- arcadia
- Location
- New York, New York, US
- Work mode
- On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 2–5 years
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
Who this role suits
People with roughly one to three years of experience who can own small pieces of work with light guidance and want to widen their scope.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare two or three stories about work you owned end to end, including one thing that went wrong and what you changed.
- Read what arcadia publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
About the Role
A fast-growing startup building creator tools is hiring a Full Stack Engineer to design, build, and scale core product features on a modern TypeScript stack. You'll own features end to end, from system architecture and backend APIs to polished UI. You'll work directly with founders, product, design, and AI teammates.
This is a great fit for engineers with 2-5 years of experience who think in systems, care about the product, and like to ship fast without cutting corners.
Onsite in Lower Manhattan, NYC
Must-Haves
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript
- Hands-on experience with React (Next.js a big plus)
- Experience building backend services and APIs with Node.js or Python
- Strong systems design experience : architecting scalable services, data models, and APIs, and making smart tradeoffs as a product grows
What You'll Do
- Design and build full-stack features with TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Node.js
- Architect scalable backend services, APIs, and data models for creator workflows
- Make system design decisions around performance, reliability, and scale
- Build responsive, polished UI components with a sharp eye for UX
- Integrate AI-powered functionality and third-party services into the platform
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and take part in code reviews
- Keep improving performance, usability, and developer workflows
What We're Looking For
- 2-5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- A solid grasp of modern frontend architecture and component-driven development
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
- A product mindset and genuine love for building user-facing tools
- You do well in a collaborative, fast-paced startup environment
- Prior startup experience
Why Join?
- Equity in a fast-growing, creator-focused startup
- Direct collaboration with founders on product direction
- High ownership with real impact on the product and its architecture
- A chance to help shape the future of AI-powered creator tools