# Founding Engineer at Y/n

- Company: Y/n (YC S23)
- What the company does: Play your story. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://yn.app
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-05-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/yn/jobs/lDpeUr5-founding-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/y-n-founding-engineer/

## About the role

Y/n is an app where you can create, share, and play interactive stories. Today, 100K+ teenagers spend 3+ hours a day in the app playing characters in text stories of their own making.

## What they're looking for

- You’ve built actual infrastructure (not just pushed to Vercel)
- You’ve worked at a startup or built meaningful side projects
- You’re into fandom, reading, and fanfiction!
- You're based in (or willing to relocate to) San Francisco

Tags: Engineering