In The Loop · 1 day ago
Founding Engineer (Data, Fullstack, Platform)
In The Loop (ITL) is a vertical software platform transforming the secondhand retail industry. They are seeking a Founding Engineer to work on data systems, platform infrastructure, and full stack development, providing ownership over production systems and experimental workflows.
Retail
Responsibilities
Implement and run experiments across pricing, attributes, and capture workflows
Build and maintain data pipelines and analysis tooling
Translate hypotheses into runnable experiments with measurable outcomes
Work closely with the founder on experiment design and interpretation
Own core backend services and APIs (Python)
Implement guardrails, validation, and fallbacks so experimentation doesn’t break production
Support and unblock other engineers working on the product
Turn prototypes into reliable, reusable services
Contribute meaningfully to our React + TypeScript frontend
Build internal tools, dashboards, and admin views
Integrate new data streams and workflows into the web app
Own the software-side integration of wearable capture devices
Prototype streaming, session management, and ingestion pipelines
Iterate quickly with real hardware in the loop
Decide what is demo-ready vs production-ready, with guidance
Qualification
Required
Early-career engineer or new graduate with strong fundamentals and an ambitious portfolio
Comfortable working across React, Python, and JavaScript/TypeScript
Excited by ambiguity and real-world systems
Interested in data, experimentation, and product impact
Curious about hardware × software problems
Comfortable asking questions and iterating quickly
Preferred
CS, Data Science, or Economics + CS
Undergraduate research, startups, hackathons, or side projects
People who want to build real systems, not just optimize resumes
Benefits
Meaningful equity