Software Engineer at Cocoon

Key Facts

Remote From:

Full time

English

Hard Skills

GraphQL TypeScript JavaScript Libraries JavaScript Libraries Cross-Functional Collaboration PostgreSQL Shopping Cart Software AWS Cloud Services Customer Development Governance Risk Management And Compliance Scalability Node.js (Javascript Library) Software Quality (SQA/SQC) Full Stack Development User Flows Property Ownership Workmanship

Other Skills

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Communication
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Teamwork
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Detail Oriented
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Intellectual Curiosity
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Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

Experienced engineer with experience leading large-scope projects in a fast-paced environment.
Proven track record building complex products or infrastructure end-to-end.
Obsess over the details and craftsmanship in both user-facing flows and code abstractions.
Curious, collaborative, and able to debate ideas constructively while building the right product and company culture.

Requirements:

Work across the stack to design, implement, and iterate features, talking to customers to define product requirements.
Collaborate with design, sales, legal, and partnerships, wearing multiple hats as part of a small, fast-moving team.
Help shape operating values, team structure, and scaling decisions as a founding team member.
Build robust, scalable software while balancing speed and quality.

Cocoon

About Cocoon

Cocoon is a leave management software that uses first-of-its-kind technology to take the work out of leave. We partner with employers like Carta, Notion, and Benchling to support their people through life’s most pivotal moments — from having a baby to caring for a loved one to focusing on personal health. The process of taking and managing leave is often confusing, arduous, and stressful for everyone involved. Cocoon automates the complexities of compliance, claims, and payroll so People teams can focus instead on caring for their people. Founded in 2020 by former Stripe and Square employees, Cocoon is backed by Index Ventures, First Round Capital, and other prominent technology investors.

Company type: Scaleup

Founded: 2018

Company size: 51 - 200

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Job description

🚀 Build the future of employee leave

We’re bringing much needed simplicity to the complex world of employee leave. Today, the process is baffling: going on leave (be it parental, medical, bereavement, or for any other reason) means talking to reps and wading through a mountain of government and insurance claims just to get your time off and income in moments when you're the most stressed and busy. We talked to hundreds of employees and employers who had nightmare stories to tell, and wondered to ourselves why nobody had solved this yet.

Our mission is to empower every working person to take care of the important things in life when it matters most — removing all of the friction that exists today for both employees and employers — and be the #1 advocate for folks going through the process. It's a really exciting space, and we're moving incredibly fast on both product and user momentum.

Excited about taking the most frustrating processes companies and employees face and making it surprisingly delightful? We'd love to work with you.

💪🏽 What will you do?

We're a small but mighty team looking to build out the rest of our engineering org.

As a software engineer, you'll end up working on everything up and down the stack. You'll spend a lot of time talking to customers, figuring out what the product should be, and jamming with the rest of the team on building and iterating. We'll all be wearing many different hats, so you'll work on and learn a ton about areas adjacent to engineering — design, sales, legal, partnerships, and whatever else you're interested in.

And, most importantly, you'll be building this company with us. There's a lot to figure out. We want to work with folks who care deeply about the process of building the right company: from what operating values we should have, building out the rest of the team, decisions about how we should scale, and everything in between.

Our tech stack is Typescript, React and Next.js on the client, GraphQL API, Node.js + Express on the server, Postgres, and AWS.

⚡️ You'd be a great fit if you…

Are an experienced engineer with experience leading large-scope projects.
Previously worked in a fast-paced engineering environment. Ideally, you have experience building complex products or infrastructure end-to-end.
Obsess over the details, whether it’s getting that user-facing flow or code abstraction just right. We take great pride in things that have a high level of craftsmanship, both inside and outside of work.
Know when to “move fast and break things”, and when to slow down and think through all of the details to build something robust and scalable.
Are intellectually curious and enjoy digging into the nuts-and-bolts of how things work.
Debate without animosity or ego. We thrive on thinking from first principles, questioning assumptions, and always pushing to make things better.
Care deeply not just about engineering, but about building the right product and company culture. As a founding team member, you’ll have a huge impact on the company’s story.

🎁 Some benefits you can expect as a part of the Cocoon team:

Competitive salary and equity
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage
Unlimited vacation and sick time
Professional development budget
Office setup and wellness stipends
14 weeks of paid parental leave
4 weeks of each paid medical and caregiver leave
4 weeks of flexible, paid compassionate leave
Company sponsored offsites & more!

The salary for this role is $170,000 and equity is part of the total package.

At Cocoon, we believe that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) serve as the foundation for a successful team, product, and community. We’re committed to building a company where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and be set up for success. Creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce requires ongoing effort and attention. We are committed to cultivating space for feedback and expanding our understanding of DEIB as our community grows.

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