Job description
About Minted:
Minted is a design marketplace, connecting customers with the world’s best artists to create unique, high-quality products. We are building a small, fast-moving 0-to-1 team to leverage AI and early-stage startup approaches to develop and ship innovative experiences across all product surfaces.
The Role:
We are seeking a passionate and versatile Senior Software Engineer (AI + Growth) to join our dynamic team. As a technical generalist, you will contribute to the development of AI-driven features, own outcomes from ideation to production, and help lay the foundation for rapid expansion of our AI capabilities. You thrive in autonomous environments, are eager to tackle both big and small challenges, and are motivated by improving user experiences through innovative solutions. This role will work closely with a repeat founder and a small, collaborative team to rapidly prototype, test, and ship features that delight our customers.
THIS WILL BE A 6 MONTH CONTRACT.
You will:
- Collaborate directly with the team and customers to rapidly prototype, test, and ship AI-driven features across all product surfaces
- Design and implement features leveraging retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and large-scale data extraction
- Extend core APIs, AI infrastructure, and data pipelines to enable highly requested application features
- Own end-to-end feature development: from ideation and design to implementation, production, and user feedback
- Use AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Cursor) to accelerate development and maintain high-quality code
- Work with leadership to align technical solutions with business goals, ensuring high-quality, on-time deliverables
You have:
- Passion for Building: You love creating great products with passionate colleagues and are motivated by owning outcomes, not just inputs
- Curiosity and Initiative: You’re an early tinkerer with AI technologies (e.g., ChatGPT, LLMs) and have a track record of asking, “How can I improve this?”—even in adjacent roles
- Autonomy and Accountability: You thrive in autonomous environments, take responsibility for your work, and may have experience with side hustles or entrepreneurial ventures
- Technical Versatility: You’re a strong generalist excited to contribute across the stack, from front-end to back-end, and eager to learn new domains
- AI Enthusiasm: Experience or interest in building with AI tools, such as Cursor, and a desire to push the boundaries of AI-driven features
- Show, Don’t Tell: Stand out by sharing something you’ve built using AI tools like Cursor
- Full-Stack Experience: Proven experience building full-stack software applications, including web frontends, backing APIs, and data model layers. Exact technology match is not required, but excitement to contribute across the stack is essential
- Willingness to Learn: Eagerness to dive into new domains, including AI tools, techniques, and APIs
- Technical Proficiency: Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, TypeScript, or similar. Familiarity with modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React) and back-end technologies (e.g., Node.js, APIs) is a plus
- Familiarity with cloud systems: (e.g., AWS, Docker), Elasticsearch, Kafka, or database systems (SQL/NoSQL)
You are:
- Outcome-Oriented: Focused on delivering impactful, high-quality features that align with business and customer goals
- Collaborative and Inclusive: Foster a respectful, accountable team culture where diverse perspectives thrive
- Solution-Focused: Approach challenges with a forward-thinking mindset, maintaining momentum and driving innovation
- Customer-Centric: Committed to enhancing the customer experience through thoughtful, AI-driven solutions
- Strategic: Able to balance short-term priorities with long-term technical vision
Bonus Points:
- Experience designing and building large, data-intensive systems
- Experience using large language models (LLMs) programmatically, building AI agents, or working with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
- Prior experience at a startup, particularly in fast-paced, early-stage environments
Compensation:
The compensation range for the role applies to employment offers from Minted. Our employment offers fall between the minimum and midpoint of the range to allow for continued salary growth during your employment at Minted. The upper half of the range accommodates this growth and supports our intention to create an environment that encourages lasting relationships between Minted and our employees.
Geo Base Full Salary Range - $90.00/hr - $115.00/hr
Rates will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, associated job responsibilities, and/or other business or organizational needs.
About Minted:
Artists shape culture. They spark conversation, create connection, and bring beauty into the world. Minted is where they come together to reach further. Our marketplace empowers a thriving community of independent artists to sell and scale their work. We nurture self-expression, cultivate community, and bring the best in visual art to a global audience.
We’re building a new way to discover the world’s best creative talent. We’re here for the emerging talent ready to take off, the local favorites ready to grow, and the established artists ready to dream bigger.
At Minted, our people don’t just believe in the power of art–we live it. We have our finger on the pulse of what’s new and now. We’re obsessed with great design, art, and interiors. We’re in galleries, at fairs, and constantly finding inspiration online. We seek undiscovered talent that deserves to stand up and stand out. We connect with artists that have something to say, and we collaborate to amplify their work. The Minted community’s art, stationery, and textiles products have reached over 75 million homes worldwide.
Our marketplace brings the best in independent design to consumers everywhere. We recognize the challenges independent artists face, and we leverage our resources to level the playing field and create a platform that gives artists the freedom to develop their craft and grow their business.
We are headquartered in San Francisco, CA and currently employ 350+ full-time employees, plus additional temporary workers during the holiday season. We have raised over $300M from top-tier investors including Benchmark Capital, T. Rowe Price, Permira, Ridge Ventures, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Norwest Venture Partners. Angel investors include Marissa Mayer, Jeremy Stoppelman, Julia & Kevin Hartz, Yishan Wong, and more.
Minted is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and will consider all qualified applicants for employment in accordance with all state, local, and federal laws. Minted participates in the E-verify program.
How Our Process Works:
Minted uses technology and innovative practices to bring unique, best-selling design to market at scale. Using its crowdsourcing technology, consumers are empowered to vote for the designs they love and want to see sold, ensuring that Minted always sells continuously fresh and trend-forward product. The winning designs are manufactured by Minted, enabling artists from around the world to share and sell their work while letting Minted do the rest. Since launch in 2007, the company has expanded to serve consumers in new categories including wall art, textiles, digital content and home decor, as well as serve major retailers and consumer products brands with data-backed design through licensing and wholesale partnerships.
