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We're transforming how companies hire tech talent by building assessment tools that mirror real technical interviews. At Ropes, we believe talent should be measured by capability, not credentials. Our platform helps companies identify great talent based on what they can actually do, not where they've worked or studied.
As a Founding Engineer at Ropes, you'll be instrumental in building and scaling our technical assessment platform during a period of significant growth. You'll work directly with our core team NYC, shipping features that directly impact how staffing firms evaluate and place technical talent.
What We're Looking For:
- Experience building and shipping full-stack web applications in production
- Strong foundation in React, TypeScript/JavaScript, and SQL
- Interest in or experience with LLMs and AI systems
- Track record of taking ownership and driving projects from concept to completion
- Comfort with ambiguity and excitement about wearing multiple hats
- Passion for our mission of making technical hiring more equitable and effective
Founding AI Engineer
We're transforming how companies hire tech talent by building AI-powered assessment tools that detect and prevent candidate fraud while evaluating real technical ability. At Ropes, we're using AI to fight AI – creating systems that can distinguish genuine expertise from AI-assisted deception in an era where traditional hiring methods are failing.
As a Founding AI Engineer at Ropes, you'll architect the intelligence layer that powers our assessment platform. You'll work directly with our core team in NYC, building systems that analyze candidate behavior, generate custom technical challenges, and provide insights that rival the best human interviewers.
What We're Looking For:
- Experience building production AI systems and LLM-powered applications
- Strong foundation in RAG architectures, prompt engineering, and AI pipeline design
- Hands-on experience with model context protocols (MCP) and orchestrating complex AI workflows
- Track record of implementing AI solutions that scale to thousands of concurrent users
- Deep understanding of embedding systems, vector databases, and retrieval optimization
- Comfort working across the entire AI stack – from infrastructure to application layer
- Excitement about pioneering new approaches to AI-powered evaluation and fraud detection
Founding GTM Lead
We're transforming how companies hire tech talent by building assessment tools that mirror real technical interviews. At Ropes, we believe talent should be measured by capability, not credentials. Our platform helps companies identify great talent based on what they can actually do, not where they've worked or studied.
As a Founding GTM Lead at Ropes, you'll be instrumental in driving our growth during a pivotal moment in our company's trajectory. You'll work directly with our core team in NYC owning the outbound sales engine and helping staffing firms discover a better way to evaluate and place technical talent.
What We're Looking For:
- Experience as a SDR or BDR in a fast-growing startup or background in finance/consulting with strong analytical and communication skills
- Proven ability to handle high-volume outbound activity - comfortable making 100+ calls per day and executing in a metrics-driven environment
- Genuine enthusiasm for understanding technical hiring challenges and articulating how Ropes solves them
- Hungry to learn, grow, and progress into an Account Executive role as we scale
- Energy and ambition to build something meaningful in a fast-paced startup environment
- Excitement about joining an early-stage company where your impact will be immediately visible
Business Operations
We're transforming how companies hire tech talent by building assessment tools that mirror real technical interviews. At Ropes, we believe talent should be measured by capability, not credentials. Our platform helps companies identify great talent based on what they can actually do, not where they've worked or studied.
As a Business Operations lead, you'll work directly with our founding team to scale Ropes from early traction to market leadership. You'll wear multiple hats across customer success, product strategy, and growth operations - building the foundation for specialized teams as we grow. This role is perfect for an analytical generalist who thrives on autonomy and wants to shape how enterprise customers adopt AI-powered technical assessments.
What We're Looking For:
- Background in consulting (McKinsey, Bain, BCG) or investment banking with strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Technical fluency - comfortable understanding APIs, data pipelines, and technical product discussions
- Proven ability to build relationships with enterprise stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives
- Experience translating complex technical concepts into business value and actionable insights
- High bar for execution and attention to detail - you'll own outcomes across multiple functions
- Energy and ambition to build foundational processes that will scale with our rapid growth
- Excitement about joining an early-stage company where your frameworks will define how we operate
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