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Rebuild
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Rebuild helps restoration contractors repair homes faster after disasters strike

Founding Engineer

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Remote Work Policy

In office - WFH flexibility

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Skills
Python
React.js

About the job

Location: New York, NY

About Rebuild

When disasters strike communities, homeowners can be displaced from their homes for years. Restoration contractors specialize in mitigating the damage to homes and rebuilding them after disasters hit. These contractors are limited in the work that they can do by the amount of jobs that they can get approved by insurance carriers. Writing insurance-compliant estimates is extremely time-consuming and can take up to two days for these contractors to write.

Rebuild is an operating system for restoration contractors, starting with an estimating product. Our initial product enables contractors to generate insurance-compliant estimates in just a few minutes, allowing them to get to more jobs and repair more homes. This is just our first step towards improving the everyday efficiency of these contractors.

We’re backed by an all-star team of investors, including Gutter Capital and 25madison.

What you’ll do at Rebuild

At Rebuild, our small team of generalists and polymaths thrive on versatility, with each member’s talents transcending typical role divisions. As such, when it comes to code, we're broadly seeking exceptional problem-solvers who can architect scalable systems using TypeScript and Python. While expertise in our full tech stack isn't required, all successful candidates will demonstrate:

  • Deep problem-solving abilities and systems optimization skills
  • Strong JavaScript and Python fundamentals
  • Experience with React, TypeScript, and (PyTorch or FastAPI)
  • Excellent communication skills

Our ideal engineer doesn't just write code — they identify core challenges and craft elegant solutions that scale. In this role, you will have the opportunity to touch all parts of the platform and develop features that bring immediate impact to our users. Specifically, you will:

  • Take full responsibility for significant features or product requirements, often dealing with considerable uncertainty and breaking these down into actionable design and execution plans
  • Efficiently complete and deliver tasks and tickets with a high standard of quality and consistency
  • Rapidly gain a comprehensive understanding of our codebase and demonstrate expertise in specific areas, becoming a go-to resource for those domains
  • Provide guidance and support to other engineers on the team, collaborating to execute tasks effectively
  • Assist with building and deploying ML models at scale
  • Create best-in-class software development processes so that we can build a distinguished product

While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

  • Experience building and/or deploying ML models at scale
  • Experience building for blue-collar industries
  • Built in an early-stage context (seed and pre-seed)
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and serverless architectures
  • Background in machine learning frameworks and MLOps practices
  • Experience with document processing and computer vision technologies
  • Knowledge of microservices architecture and API integration
  • Comfort with modern development tools and collaboration platforms

You’ll be a great fit at Rebuild if you are:

🚀 Someone with a strong bias to action: You believe in moving fast and breaking through analysis paralysis. You balance thoughtful decision-making with swift execution, knowing that momentum is crucial. You're comfortable shipping early and often, learning from real feedback rather than theoretical perfection.

🤝 A principled builder: You recognize that we're helping contractors rebuild people's homes and livelihoods. You take that responsibility seriously, approaching your work with integrity and accountability. You build trust through reliability and consistently delivering on your commitments.

💡 Open-minded yet conviction-driven: You come prepared with well-researched perspectives and aren't afraid to champion your ideas. However, you stay curious and humble, readily embracing better solutions when they emerge through collaboration.

📢 Direct and empathetic in communication: You emphasize clarity and efficiency in your communication while remaining aware of your audience. You can translate complex technical concepts for various stakeholders and know how to keep everyone aligned on priorities and progress.

🌱 Energized by early-stage challenges: You thrive in ambiguity and see opportunity where others see uncertainty. You're comfortable wearing multiple hats and adapting quickly as our company evolves. You balance short-term execution with long-term vision, understanding that today's decisions shape tomorrow's foundation.

🏗️ Excited about meaningful impact: You're drawn to work that matters and creates tangible value. You appreciate that our platform helps contractors operate more efficiently, ultimately getting families back in their homes faster. You're motivated by seeing your code translate into real-world positive outcomes.

What we offer:

  • Interesting and challenging work solving a mission critical problem
  • Medical, Health, and Dental Insurance
  • Flexible Vacation
  • A close-knit startup culture in our NYC office (3 days in-person)
  • Compensation range for this position is $110k-190k base annual cash salary plus equity compensation

Equal opportunity employer

At Rebuild, we aim to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to a better environment for our people and a better product for our clients. Rebuild is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages all applicants from every background and life experience to apply.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. Rebuild does not sponsor work visas or employment authorization. Only candidates with the legal right to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.

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Actively Hiring
Rebuild helps restoration contractors repair homes faster after disasters strike1-10 Employees
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Founders

Alex Toporek
Founder • 3 years
New York City
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