Software Engineer

About VGen

We connect creatives and creators to help bring creative visions to life.

Through our digital commissions marketplace, we help freelance artists from all over the world earn more easily on the internet while helping clients find the artists they want to commission.

Starting with the VTuber and livestreaming markets, we currently have 200K+ registered users and are growing quickly. We're looking to expand the team to better serve our global community of creatives and creators.

Our site: VGen.co

Twitter: Twitter.com/@VGen

Discord: Discord.gg/VGenCommunity

We’re a fully remote team but are only hiring in Canada right now.

Join us on our mission to create an art-powered digital world where human creativity thrives!

About the role

As a software engineer at VGen, you’ll work directly with our cofounder / CTO, helping to set the direction for our engineering team as we scale. You’ll own the development of new features from the architecture stage all the way to production.

You’ll have the chance to work on projects like our soon-to-be-released shop product (the beginning of our expansion from commissions to premade goods), marketplace discovery algorithm, and site performance optimizations to support our global audience.

As we grow our team and business, you’ll have opportunities to mentor or manage other engineers, and to work across the stack in different areas of software engineering.

Who you are

• 3+ years of full-time experience as a software engineer
• Proficient in front end technologies including React, Next.js, HTML, and CSS
• Comfortable working with Node.js and MongoDB
• Skilled at building and maintaining products at scale
• Ready to hit the ground running and make an impact in your first week
• Independent worker and great communicator who can excel in a remote environment
• University degree or college diploma in a computer science/engineering program

Nice-to-haves

• You enjoy watching anime / VTubers / streamers / internet culture
• An eye for design
• You prefer Discord over Slack
• Previous experience working in a startup environment

What we offer

• Competitive salary + benefits
• Equity in an early high-growth startup
• Fully-remote position with lots of flexibility and autonomy
• Regular team hangouts (often in person in Toronto, travel expenses paid if based in ON)
• No BS culture: speak freely, minimal meetings, trust and transparency