Stardex

Stardex is an AI-native ATS and CRM built specifically for executive search firms. We're backed by Y Combinator and are changing how recruiting firms leverage their data and institutional knowledge. Our customers are boutique and mid-market executive search firms who are moving off legacy platforms — and they need someone to make that transition seamless. 🔍 Who are you? You're comfortable writing TypeScript/SQL scripts to transform, clean, and migrate messy data from one system to another You're extremely detail-oriented. Data migration has zero margin for error and you take pride in getting things right. You instinctively reach for AI tools (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) to automate repetitive work rather than doing it manually. You're always looking for ways to use AI to make processes faster and more efficient. You have some understanding of database optimization — you know why a poorly structured query or schema matters You can communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical people when needed You have a "whatever it takes" attitude. If something needs to go live by Friday, you figure it out. You write clean, maintainable code and document your work so processes get better over time ✨ Bonus points if you... Have worked with CRMs or ATS platforms before (or any system with messy, relational data) Have experience with APIs, data pipelines, or ETL processes Have hands-on experience with database performance tuning, indexing, or query optimization Have done any kind of customer-facing technical work — support, consulting, freelance projects, anything Have worked at an early-stage startup 🎉 Why work with us? You'll be the first person in this role, which means you get to define how Stardex onboards customers from the ground up You'll work directly with our founders (Sanket & Pranav) and have real ownership from day one You'll learn a ton about AI, SaaS, and the recruiting industry We’ll provide whatever you need to be productive Interested? Apply here or email Sanket directly at sanket(at)stardex.ai with a short note on why this role excites you. We are open to recent grads as well for this role.

About Stardex Stardex is an AI-native ATS and CRM built specifically for executive search firms. We're backed by Y Combinator and are changing how recruiting firms leverage their data and institutional knowledge. Our customers are boutique and mid-market executive search firms who are moving off legacy platforms — and they need someone to make that transition seamless. The Role We're looking for our first Forward Deployed Engineer. You'll be the person who makes sure every new customer has a seamless transition onto Stardex — owning data migration end-to-end, building tools to automate the process, and working directly with search firms to understand how they operate so you can help them get the most out of the platform. This isn't a pure support role. You'll be working with firms of 50+ people, helping them think through how to extend Stardex via our API to fit into their existing workflows. You'll also be shipping features and fixing bugs in the product itself. Think of it as part migration engineer, part product engineer, part technical advisor to our customers. 🔍 Who are you? You're comfortable writing TypeScript and SQL to transform, clean, and migrate messy data from one system to another You're extremely detail-oriented. Data migration has zero margin for error and you take pride in getting things right. You instinctively reach for AI tools (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) to automate repetitive work rather than doing it manually. You're always looking for ways to use AI to make processes faster and more efficient. You have some understanding of database optimization — you know why a poorly structured query or schema matters You can communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical people when needed You have a "whatever it takes" attitude. If something needs to go live by Friday, you figure it out. You write clean, maintainable code and document your work so processes get better over time 🧗🏽‍♀️ What you'll actually be doing... Owning the end-to-end data migration process for new customers moving from platforms like Bullhorn, Clockwork, and others onto Stardex Building and improving migration scripts and tools, using AI to automate as much of the process as possible Working with search firms (some 50+ people) to understand their workflows and help them extend Stardex via our API to fit their specific needs Shipping features and fixing bugs in the core product based on what you're seeing in the field Making sure every migration is accurate, complete, and thoroughly QA'd before go-live Collaborating with our engineering team to feed customer insights back into the product roadmap Documenting processes so migrations get faster and smoother over time ✨ Bonus points if you... Have worked with CRMs or ATS platforms before (or any system with messy, relational data) Have experience with APIs, data pipelines, or ETL processes Have hands-on experience with database performance tuning, indexing, or query optimization Have done any kind of customer-facing technical work — support, consulting, freelance projects, anything Have worked at an early-stage startup 🎉 Why work with us? You'll be the first person in this role, which means you get to define how Stardex onboards customers from the ground up You'll work directly with our founders (Sanket & Pranav) and have real ownership from day one You won't just be migrating data — you'll be building features, shaping the product, and working directly with customers You'll learn a ton about AI, SaaS, and the recruiting industry Competitive compensation + benefits + whatever you need to be productive Interested? Apply here or email Sanket directly at sanket(at)stardex.ai with a short note on why this role excites you. We're open to recent grads as well for this role.

Stardex is an AI-native ATS and CRM built for executive search and recruiting firms. We're backed by Y Combinator and serve some of the leading US based executive search firms. Our customers are operators, they make money when they make placements, so every minute of downtime matters to them. We've been growing fast, and our founders have been handling support directly. We've hit the point where we need someone who owns it. This is the first dedicated customer success hire at Stardex. You'll define how we support our customers, what processes look like, and how we scale this function as we grow. You'll have real ownership and work directly with the founders. Ideally, you are based in the east coast and can make trips to NYC for in person team interaction initially. 🔍 Who are you? You have 2–4 years of experience in customer support or success at a SaaS company. You've answered tickets, you've talked to angry customers, you know what good looks like You're naturally curious about how products work. When something breaks, your first instinct is to figure out why, not just escalate it You write clean, concise tickets. Engineers love working with you because you give them everything they need without burying them in noise You can hold your own with sophisticated customers. Our users are recruiting firm owners and operators with strong opinions — you stay calm, listen well, and push back thoughtfully when needed You're comfortable with ambiguity. We don't have a playbook yet. You'll be the one writing it You're proactive about systems. If you find yourself answering the same question three times, you build a doc, a macro, or an automation You're comfortable using AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) in your day-to-day workflow. You'd rather automate something than do it manually ✨ Bonus points if you... Have worked at an early-stage startup (Series A or earlier) Can read SQL or basic code well enough to debug small issues yourself (or leverage claude code and cursor) Have written help docs, set up a help center, or owned a knowledge base Have used Intercom, Plain, Linear, or similar tools Are familiar with the recruiting or HR tech space (not required, just a plus) 🎯 What you'll own Frontline support: triaging tickets across Slack, email, and our help center Bug triage: figuring out what's a real bug vs user error vs doc gap, and writing tickets engineers can actually act on Customer education: building the help center, onboarding flows, and email sequences that reduce ticket volume Customer relationships: being the trusted point of contact for our customers when things go wrong (and when they go right) Process: defining how support, onboarding, and customer success work as we scale our customer base 🎉 Why work with us? You'll be the first person in this role and have real ownership over how it evolves. The path from here to Head of Customer Success is wide open You'll work directly with the founders. No layers, no politics, no waiting on someone else's roadmap You'll learn the executive search and recruiting space deeply, which is having a real moment right now with AI changing how firms operate Remote-first, with flexibility on hours We'll give you whatever tools you need to be productive (and you'll probably get to pick most of them) Compensation: $70K–$110K base + meaningful equity, depending on experience. Interested? Apply here or email Sanket directly at sanket(at)stardex.ai with a short note on what excites you about this role and one example of a customer support process you built or improved.

At Stardex, we are building software to help recruiters automate tasks. We are backed by incredible investors, and are excited to shape the future of how recruiting will evolve in age of AI. We are looking for a remote full stack engineer. If you are interested, please apply here or directly email our founder, Sanket, at sanket(at)stardex.ai on why you are interested to join us! 🔍 Who are you? You have built multiple React apps over the last 2-3 years You have experience with a backend technology such as Node or Django You understand the value of writing clean, maintainable software, including documentation You have a high quality bar but can embrace MVP mindset when needed You have an owner mentality and love experimenting/disrupting things You love learning and finding ways to improve yourself 🧗🏽‍♀️ Your responsibilities... Work closely with the founders to building products across our stack (using React, Node, Serverless and more) Writing backend code that integrates with a wide variety of community software that is used by our customers Collaborating directly with our founders and customers to ship stable, maintainable code while iterating as fast as possible Architecting and scoping high-level systems Hopefully having a blast working with us 😇 ✨ Bonus points if you have... Worked at (or founded) an early-stage startup previously Experience with building APIs on the serverless framework An eye for visual design (or past experience in product design, Figma, etc) 🎉 Why work with us? Get the chance to be an early engineer at a fast-growth YC Startup! We are a tight-knit team where you will have ownership, and learn a lot We provide competitive compensation, and take care of all your benefits (+ whatever you need to be productive) If the above resonates with you, we would love to hear from you! Remote