Software Engineer
Lava · New York City, NY
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Jul 5, 2026
New York City, NY
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An early-hire engineering role at a startup building a unified gateway that connects to a large number of AI and API providers, along with monetization infrastructure for developers. Day-to-day work spans shipping features and fixing bugs across the product, extending billing and metering systems, and writing tests. Suited to someone with one to three years of experience in TypeScript/Node.js who is comfortable working in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.
Junior level · 1+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,600 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,950–3,400
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role is titled simply 'Software Engineer' with no level modifier, but the requirements explicitly target 1–3 years of experience and frame the candidate as someone who ships 'with guidance from more senior engineers' — clearly a junior/early-career position.
TypeScript/Node.js and API design are stated as core requirements in the 'What We're Looking For' section; LLM API usage is also listed there as a hard expectation ('has used an LLM API at least once').
Payments, infrastructure, and developer tooling experience are explicitly called out as 'a plus, not a requirement' — listed as preferred accordingly.
No compensation range is disclosed in the posting.
The posting explicitly states candidates must be currently authorized to work in the US; no visa sponsorship is available.
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