Y Combinator · 3 weeks ago
Investment Associate & Product Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelY Combinator is looking for a full-stack product engineer who also wants to apply their skills to investing and founder support. This role involves designing and building web applications while contributing to company evaluations and investment decisions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Augmented RealityFinanceFinancial ServicesRoboticsVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Design, build, and ship full-stack web applications for partners, founders, and investors
Own features end-to-end: scoping, design, implementation, and iteration
Work across frontend, backend, and data layers to improve YC's post-batch and internal platforms (e.g. founder tools, analytics, workflow systems)
Make pragmatic engineering tradeoffs in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment
Evaluate post-batch and growth-stage companies by analyzing business models, markets, teams, and operating metrics
Contribute to diligence efforts, including reviewing decks and data rooms, benchmarking KPIs, and conducting market or customer research
Build and maintain analytical tools, dashboards, or workflows that support investment decisions
Write clear, structured memos and analyses for partners and investment committee
Qualification
Required
Experience shipping full-stack web applications
Ability to design systems and reason about tradeoffs independently
Strong analytical thinking; comfort with metrics and financial concepts
Clear written and verbal communication
Excellent judgment, integrity, and ability to work with sensitive information
Preferred
Experience with Rails, React, Postgres, or similar frameworks and databases
Prior experience in venture capital, growth equity, banking, consulting, or corporate development
Founder or early-stage startup experience
Experience building internal tools, analytics platforms, or workflow software
Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits
Opportunity for carry in the YC fund
Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), parental leave, and flexible PTO
Company
Y Combinator
Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that invests in a wide range of startups.
Founded in 2005
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Garry Tan
President & CEO
Aaron Epstein
General Partner
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