Arch is a pre-seed company on a mission to create a future of sustainable heating and cooling for all. Arch builds the software that enables society to transition to a world powered by heat pumps. We are backed by top-tier investors (Coatue, Floodgate, ReGen, MCJ), who also invested in Notion, Figma, Lyft, Tesla and Aurora Solar. Chris Hopper, founder and CEO of Aurora Solar is also one of our angel investors.

About the role

We’re looking for a scrappy product builder who wants to define the engineering culture to join us as one of our first three hires.

Your work will contribute to directly improving the daily lives of millions of homeowners and heat pump installers while drastically reducing emissions. You will build new and delightful features, develop powerful new capabilities and hire the best possible team.

• Min. 5+ years of experience as a software engineer with solid exposure to the Node and React stack and their supporting frameworks
• You enjoy having exposure to every part of the product, from back-end to front-end as well as a touch of DevOps
• You have substantial experience in an early-stage startup (e.g. ex-founders, founding engineers, one of the first 10 employees, is a strong plus)
• You are driven by the urgency to significantly and quickly move the needle on climate change
• You are comfortable with uncertainty and rapid changes and you have an owner’s mindset
• You are super supportive – especially when teammates are faced with new challenges
• You put themselves in the shoes of our users to craft a great experience and are excited to hear user feedback
• You value clear, frequent communication (we do a lot of reading & writing)
• You enjoy being a generalist and are not tied down to a specific programming language or surface area of our codebase
• You are naturally curious and willing to take a step to learn something you don’t have experience in
• You uphold best practices in engineering, security, and design
• You value simplicity and pragmatism (you think radically but ship incrementally)
• You are experienced in building data infrastructure that is both scalable and extensible
• You are self-directed and comfortable working autonomously

What you will achieve

• Be an integral part of our core founding team and shape our product/company’s roadmap
• Contribute to building our first product to help millions of households to save $ and drastically reduce their footprint
• Work with a variety of large, unstructured data sources to train and test models
• Deploy models into production, and evaluate and improve their performance over time
• Hire a team to work with you to 10x your output

Who you’ll work with

• Philipp (Co-Founder & CEO) - Hi there 👋 I am Phil. I grew up on a small strawberry farm in Bavaria, Germany. I am a sports enthusiast and usually go for hikes on weekends. Sailing is a passion of mine, though I don’t do it enough. I am eager to learn more about meditation and bio hacking. Before founding Arch, I graduated from Stanford with an MBA and a Master’s in Environmental Science, built large scale solar power plants (180+ employees) around the world and worked at McKinsey as a management consultant, helping software companies to exceed their growth goals. During my time in solar installation, I realized that I want to dedicate my career to work on things that matter. Ask me about: Favorite cafes and brunch spots in SF.
• Sacha (Co-Founder & CTO) - Originally from Belgium, currently living between Sydney, AU and SF. I taught myself programming very early. I hold a double M.Sc. in Engineering and Management. I love the intersection between engineering, design and strategy which naturally drew me towards holding “product” roles. I built a few companies – some complete misses (like a Tinder before Tinder while at Uni), some more successful (40+ employees, fast growth, ex-YC). I felt a strong urge to act on Climate while witnessing the devastating fire seasons in AU and CA. This led me to building an AI for first responders to identify zones of ignition within a few minutes to extinguish them ASAP.

Why us

A rare opportunity as a software engineer to substantially move the needle on climate change. We are backed by top tier investors who are convinced that our founding team is the best suited to tap into a gigantic emerging market.

We offer: Beyond a competitive compensation package, we offer hybrid/in-office/or remote work, unlimited PTO (15 days encouraged), in-office lunch & dinner, Phone & Internet stipend, $150 WFH stipend, $1,500 growth stipend