Philo Ventures · 3 hours ago
Founding Full Stack Software Engineer
Pleasant Grove, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelCivic Star is building the data layer for real estate development, and they are seeking their first engineer to help digitize information that has never been digitized at scale. The role involves solving complex problems related to data scraping, extraction, and building reliable systems while leveraging AI tools.
FinanceFinancial ServicesReal Estate InvestmentVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Scraping thousands of municipal websites, each with different formats, rate limits, and quirks
Building systems that work consistently across unpredictable sources
Using LLMs to pull structured information—addresses, parcel numbers, approval decisions—from PDFs, Word docs, and scanned images
Doing this efficiently at thousands of documents per day
Connecting the dots when a single project appears across multiple documents over 18 months
Deduplicating, merging, and enriching data into actionable insights
Designing schemas and APIs that handle millions of projects, complex geospatial queries, and real-time updates
Building and maintaining a web platform with delightful features that can eventually support 1+ million active users
Qualification
Required
Experience with scraping data from municipal websites
Ability to build systems that work consistently across unpredictable sources
Experience with data extraction using LLMs from PDFs, Word docs, and scanned images
Ability to deduplicate, merge, and enrich data into actionable insights
Experience designing schemas and APIs that handle millions of projects
Experience with complex geospatial queries and real-time updates
Experience building and maintaining web platforms
Familiarity with Symfony (PHP) backend, Next.js frontend, MySQL
Ability to use AI tools effectively in development workflows
Comfortable with messy real-world data and building reliable systems
Genuine interest in startups and willingness to solve a variety of problems
Benefits
Meaningful equity
Company
Philo Ventures
Philo is a Utah-based venture group, driving innovation and economic growth through its startup studio, venture fund, and real estate development team.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Brett R. Keenan, JD MBA CPA
CFO / General Counsel
Cory Cozzens
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