Arrouya - Senior Software Engineer at Silver.dev (Brazil)

Silver.dev· Brazil· $60k–$96k·6d ago

Role details

Salary

$60k–$96k

Work type

Remote

Employment

Full-Time

Level

Senior

Job description

Arrouya builds reservation and operations software for local governments. Our platform powers facility and park reservations, programs, permits, payments, and accounting.

We're currently a two-person engineering team and are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join us. We're tackling two major projects in parallel: refactoring and modernizing our existing platform while building a new platform from 0 → 1.

What You'll Work On

Design and build systems for reservations, availability, scheduling, and resource management.
Refactor and modernize a large production codebase.
Build new products and features from 0 → 1.
Work across our TypeScript, Express, and Next.js stack.
Design workflows spanning reservations, payments, refunds, and accounting.
Make architectural decisions that will shape the platform as we grow.

What We're Looking For

5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong TypeScript/JavaScript experience.
Production experience with Node.js/Express and React/Next.js.
Strong understanding of relational databases, APIs, and data modeling.
Experience working on both established codebases and greenfield projects.
Strong engineering judgment and comfort working with a high degree of ownership.

Nice to Have

Experience with reservation, scheduling, payments, or financial systems is a big plus.

Reservations are at the core of our product and involve complex availability, pricing, conflicts, cancellations, and business rules. They also connect directly to payments and accounting, where our government customers have strict requirements around financial correctness.

We're looking for someone who enjoys untangling complex systems just as much as building new ones.

Interview Process

Silver.dev Recruiter Screening
Silver.dev System Design Interview
Client Resume Review
Client Screening
Client System Design Interview

Why work at Silver.dev

Culture: Client reviews highlight a proactive, transparent, and collaborative team that “feels like an extension of the startup DNA.” High employee satisfaction with strong communication and adaptive problem-solving.
Remote/Hybrid: The company has offices in San Francisco and Buenos Aires, but job postings are predominantly remote. The team is distributed across Argentina (85%) and the US.
Perks & Engineering Culture: As a talent agency run by a former engineer, the company deeply understands engineering needs. Roles listed on their jobs board often include equity, bonuses, and equipment (MacBook). The small, lean team (11 people) offers fast-paced growth opportunities.

About Silver.dev

Company Overview

One-liner: Silver.dev is a talent agency that connects venture-backed startups with vetted, interview-ready software engineers from Latin America.
Entity Type: Private (bootstrapped/founder-funded)
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Founded: 2023
Founders: Gabriel (last name not publicly disclosed; founder & owner is a former Staff Engineer with hiring manager experience)

Core Business

Primary industry: Staffing and Recruiting (specialized in software engineering talent).
Target customers: B2B; primarily venture-backed startups (half of clients are Y Combinator companies) and product-focused tech companies.
Mission/purpose: To help startups hire the right engineers without wasting weeks on interviews that go nowhere, by providing a no-BS, founder-led recruiting partner.

Products & Services

Direct Hiring: Full-time, permanent placement of interview-ready engineers who are vetted by engineers and integrated directly into the client’s team.
RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing): A flexible, dedicated hiring partner model that gives clients constant access to vetted candidates, designed for rapid scaling.
Payroll & Employer of Record (EOR): Handles contracts, onboarding, and compliance for hiring across Latin America, allowing clients to focus on growth.
Staffing: Contract placement of talent under Silver.dev’s payroll, removing compliance overhead for the client.

Market Standing

Valuation/Market Cap: Not disclosed.
Key Metric: 11 employees (up 62.5% year-over-year); 7,440 LinkedIn followers; 20,814 monthly website visits (up 35.2% year-over-year).
Notable Investors/Partners: None publicly listed (clients include Y Combinator and Initialized Capital portfolio companies).
Growth Signals: +62.5% headcount growth YoY; traffic growing +35.2% YoY; high client satisfaction (4.9/8 reviews on Clutch); average nine-day sprint from first call to signed offer for senior roles.

Competitive Advantages

Founder-led: Run by a former Staff Engineer with hands-on hiring management experience, ensuring deep understanding of product-grade engineering needs.
Engineer-vetted pipeline: All candidates are screened by experienced engineers, not generic recruiters.
Outcome-based pricing: Clients pay only when a candidate signs, removing financial risk.
Speed & quality: Roles are filled in an average of nine days, with candidates who are truly interview-ready and culturally aligned with startups.
LatAm focus: Taps into a high-quality, cost-effective talent pool across Latin America, handling compliance and payroll.

Strategic Focus

Continue to serve venture-backed startups, especially YC companies, by scaling the vetted talent pipeline.
Deepen services to include RPO and EOR, making it easier for US startups to hire compliantly across LatAm.
Expand the network of high-ownership, ambitious engineers prepared for startup environments.

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