# Software Engineer at Cotera

- Company: Cotera (YC W22)
- What the company does: The fastest way to build an AI agent. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://cotera.co
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: New York, NY, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2024-12-13
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cotera/jobs/ttnEZFk-software-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cotera-software-engineer/

## About the role

We're looking for a talented software engineer to join our team. The platform is incredibly ambitious, and the role will test your ability to work across the stack, solve business problems, and work with data at scale. We don’t put a number on experience, and the role will suit anyone who is smart, ambitious, on a steep personal growth curve, who moves fast, and cares deeply about making their customers successful. The role is full time and in office, based in New York City.

## What they're looking for

- Work on our React Frontend that uses DuckDB WASM to allow customers to interact with their data
- Build infrastructure that processes millions of automations for our customers
- Improve our relational algebra compiler that transforms complex data operations into efficient data warehouse queries
- Expand on our multi tier query caching system that can share partial results between queries
- Develop intuitive user interfaces that help customers build sophisticated AI workflows without headaches
- Solve challenging problems at the intersection of distributed systems, compiler theory, UX, and practical AI applications

Tags: Engineering