Software Engineer - Core Product

Watchful · Backed by Blackbird

Seniority: Mid senior
Posted: 19 Apr 2025
Listed until: 23 Nov 2026, or when it closes

TypeScriptC# (Programming Language)RESTful APIReact.jsObject DetectionArtificial Intelligence

About the role

About Us

We’re Watchful. We build security tech that chews through millions of IoT signals (cameras, door access, sensors) and spits out only what matters. AI, object detection, LLMs, all the buzzwords, but actually in production.

About the Role

We need a Software Engineer who doesn’t want to be a ticket monkey. This isn’t Jira factory line work. You’ll own big, gnarly pieces of the product, make calls without a committee, and ship ship ship..! 🚢

One week you’re rolling out an AI feature that tells a site what’s broken, the next, you’re cranking on our ingestion pipeline so it doesn’t fall over under millions of events.

Tech Stack

Ideally: TypeScript, C#, REST APIs, React. But honestly? If you can learn fast and ship, we don’t care what stack you came from.

What You’ll Do

Take an idea, build it and ship it.

Work across product, design, infra, sales. No silos, no hiding.

Put the customer at the centre. Not “because we said so” because shipping useless features is a waste of your time.

Use your initiative: You’re comfortable driving your own work forward without needing constant direction.

Why Bother?

High ownership, zero corporate bureaucracy.

Small team, real impact.

Equity with meaningful upside, joining at a high-growth inflection point.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary

Employee stock purchase plan

Travel opportunities to the U.S. for work trips and team collaboration

Opportunities for professional development

Company paid subscription for access to the latest productivity and AI tools

Flexible work hours

Supportive, no-ego culture where strong opinions are held loosely

How to Apply

Send your CV to [email protected] No cover letter essay. Just show us what you’ve built.

Apply on watchful-updates.notion.site ↗ Applications go to Watchful directly. CISO AI takes no fee and has no part in hiring.

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