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This is our jobs board, conveniently accessible from our docs. Whether you browsed these docs and thought “wow, I love this!”, or perhaps “wtf is this garbage?”, it sounds like you have a great reason to join our team!

About Us

We’re a small and technical team in San Francisco. We’re funded by Y Combinator and Essence VC, alongside many founders of your favorite devtools. We hire good people.

The Roles

Systems Engineer (SF)

Full Time :: $150k-$250k :: 1-2% EquityWork on Butter’s data layer, building a distributed storage and query engine that scales to thousands of RPS.Requires: extensive experience with systems programming (C, Go, Rust, Zig, etc.) and cloud infra & k8s.

Wildcard (SF)

Full Time :: NegotiableNot a perfect fit for the role(s) above? We’re open to exceptional people who bring something we didn’t know we needed.Requires: demonstrable expertise relevant to developer infra.

How to Apply

Send your resume and/or Github portfolio to erik@butter.dev, with a few sentences about why you’d be a great fit. When in doubt, tell us about a time you’ve shipped real software to real users, and what you learned along the way.

FAQ

Are you open to remote? No. We believe it’s important to be in-person during the early stages, and cannot make exceptions. It’s obviously a huge leap, so we help with:
  • Visa sponsorship
  • Relocation fees
  • Flexible salary for those supporting a family
Just talk with us, we’ll figure it out. San Francisco is a beautiful place to live.