The Challenge/Mission

At Better Stack, we are engineers, making the tools we always wanted. We’re not just shipping code; we’re redefining how software gets built.

Software is the closest thing to magic in the real world, and it has helped mankind accomplish amazing things in the last twenty years. There’s arguably a lot of software in the world already, and with the rise of AI, there will only be more of it. Our tools empower developers to create a better internet and literally keep software running across the globe. Our small but mighty team moves at speed to make sure fellow engineers get a much better observability stack. (pun intended 😏)

I think you get it already, but let’s be explicit—we’re a startup built by engineers, for engineers. Our CTO, CEO, and COO are all software builders who understand what it takes to craft elegant, efficient, and delightful products. And we’re continuously looking for more Full-Stack/Product Engineer/Generalist to help us create high-quality software with exceptional UX—end to end.

Be cautious, though. You’ll need to do more than write code. You’ll eventually shape the user experience, optimize backend performance, and deploy secure, scalable software. We’re looking for software engineers who, if given enough time, could build Better Stack on their own. This role is not about filling a narrow niche but taking ownership and shipping impactful software that users love.

What You’ll Do

Develop, test, and deploy secure, performant, and scalable code in production—independently or with lightweight collaboration.
Work directly with our CTO, CEO, and designer to deliver end-to-end features, from backend to frontend, within a single day.
Use our modern yet opinionated tech stack—Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, ClickHouse, Redpanda, JavaScript, Vue.js, Tailwind, Docker, and more.
Keep (not only) frontend performance and SEO on your mind, ensuring fast, delightful user experiences while maintaining a polished UI.
Engage with pragmatic problem-solving: know when to go "quick and dirty" for prototypes and when to polish production code to perfection.
Ship software while maintaining security and performance across the stack—understanding basic web security principles without over-relying on frameworks.
Collaborate asynchronously while avoiding unnecessary meetings. We trust you to manage your time and ship.

This Might Be for You If

Software is your hobby. You’ve written web scrapers for fun, built apps for personal use, or explored side projects to learn new tech. (No, it doesn’t mean software needs to be your only hobby—we love software and still enjoy time with family, hiking, or woodworking.)
You love shipping things end-to-end. Styling buttons in the morning, adjusting the database schema at noon, and deploying to production in the afternoon? Sounds like a perfect day to you.
You value speed and pragmatism. Cut the right 5% of a feature to simplify its implementation by 100x.
You take security very seriously. You understand and apply fundamental security principles, ensuring systems are robust and resilient. (Hint: The answer is not “modern frameworks resolve security.”)
You’re performance-minded. From optimizing SQL queries to reducing frontend reflows, you’re always looking for ways to improve efficiency.
You’re a generalist. You don’t need to be an expert in every area, but you’re comfortable wearing multiple hats and learning quickly.
You care about UI and UX. Pixel-perfect designs and seamless user flows aren’t “just for designers.” Refactoring UI is/would be your go-to guide.
You prefer fewer meetings and more doing instead. Async tools and clear communication? Yes, please.
You’re flexible with technology. Whether or not you’ve worked with our stack, we’ll help you get up to speed. As long as you’ve worked with web technologies and SQL databases, you’re fine!
You share our vision of software engineers being the artists of our age. Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator, wrote Hackers and Painters, our favorite book on that topic.

Who You’ll Work With

Our founders: Juraj (CEO), Veronika (COO), and Tomas (CTO), who remain hands-on and ship code weekly.
The team: From YC alumni to ex-Google and ex-Shopify colleagues, you’ll be in great company.
A design wizard: Our designer’s expertise ensures every feature you build looks and feels incredible.

Where to Go Next

What it's like to work here – feel the atmosphere, understand the culture.
How we think about software engineering (most of the principles we describe there apply to other parts of the company as well 😉).
Learn from the talks we hosted on our Logging into summer with Better Stack event for DevOps leaders.
Work hard, treat people well, and have fun. On our latest offsite we played games, competed and traveled into 1970s to channel our inner Steve Jobs.
Get to know us through the lens of our investors from Creandum (also invested in Spotify, Bolt, or Klarna).
juraj.blog – learn directly from our co-founder’s Juraj blog about how do we view Early-stage startup engineering.
Hacking Scale – a newsletter we started writing just recently, but it’s trending in the engineering community already.