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Why Private Clubs?
Private clubs are a $60 billion industry with no technology layer. No aggregator. No search. No verified data. We are building the platform that changes that. Travel had Booking.com. Real estate had Zillow. Private clubs have no one. We intend to be that.
Small team. In-person. AI-native. Every person here ships with AI agents, owns what they build end to end, and moves fast. If that sounds like you, keep reading.
About the role
We need a technical co-pilot. Someone who can own the architecture, make infrastructure decisions that scale, and write code when it matters. You will shape everything from our data pipeline to our AI integrations to how we ship product.
What you will do
- Own the technical architecture and infrastructure decisions
- Lead engineering hiring and build the team from 1 to 10
- Ship production code. This is a building role, not a managing role
- Design systems that handle 100,000+ club profiles, real-time data, and AI-powered search
- Make build-vs-buy decisions on tooling, infrastructure, and third-party services
- Set engineering culture: code review standards, deployment practices, incident response
What we are looking for
- 10+ years of software engineering, with at least 3 years leading engineering teams
- Deep experience with React, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL
- Track record of shipping consumer or marketplace products at scale
- Comfortable with AI/ML integration. We use LLMs for data enrichment and search
- Strong opinions on code quality, loosely held
- Previous startup experience (Series A or earlier) strongly preferred
What we offer
- Meaningful ownership: equity aligned with the impact of the role
- Competitive salary benchmarked to market
- In-person team based in North America
- AI-native tooling: every team member ships with AI agents
- Small team, high autonomy, zero bureaucracy
- Direct access to the founder and every decision
- Work on a product used by real people, solving real problems
- Build the category-defining platform for a $60B industry
Seven steps, seven days
We move fast because we respect your time. Seven steps, max seven days from first conversation to offer. Our hiring process is fully remote via video calls and email.
Application Review
We review your application and previous work.
Intro Call
A short conversation with Chris, our founder and CEO. He learns about your work, and you can ask anything about Private Clubs.
Take-home Assignment
A practical exercise designed to reflect the kind of problems you would work on in the role.
Assignment Review
We review your assignment and feedback together.
Team Conversations
2-3 video calls where you get the chance to meet future team members.
Reference Calls
A quick step to confirm the fit is right for both sides.
Offer
Welcome to the team.
Interested?
Send an email with your background, what interests you about this role, and a link to anything you have built.
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