What are the responsibilities and job description for the TypeScript Engineer position at Silktide?
Who is Silktide?
Silktide’s mission is to make the web better for everyone.
We make software to test and improve websites. Organizations around the world use Silktide to help deliver great web experiences that are accessible to all.
Our customers include Fortune 500 Global companies, universities, local and state government agencies.
We cover almost every aspect of the web, including accessibility, marketing, content, and privacy. A big part of our work is helping people understand these complex areas in a way that works for them.
Where is Silktide going?
Silktide is self-funded and is more than doubling in size each year. Joining us now will mean you’ll be a big part of our growth and your career will have the potential to skyrocket alongside our success.
We have ambitious plans to improve the quality of the web. We believe every website should be accessible, compliant, and of high quality. Our Silktide Monitor platform is the first step in our mission. It helps web teams and content contributors with a mixed range of abilities to easily manage hundreds of thousands of web pages.
If you want to help us in our mission to make the web more accessible then it’s never been a more exciting time to join Silktide!
What We’re Like
Our Customers love us (4.8 on G2) and our staff are pretty happy, too (4.8 on Glassdoor).
We heavily promote an open culture. Every member of our team keeps a Slack journal, to log their thoughts, work, and ideas. Everyone can read these. Want to know exactly what your CEO is working on? Done.
We believe in giving our team the freedom to innovate and make a real impact. We value creativity and initiative, allowing you the space to own your work and push boundaries.
We pride ourselves on being ambitious, both in the products we build and the challenges we tackle. Whether it’s driving web accessibility forward or expanding our platform, we’re constantly aiming higher and pushing for excellence.
We’re growing fast and need smart, ambitious, and trustworthy people to join our team.
Learn more about us here.
What You Will Be Doing
As a TypeScript Engineer, you’ll help build the brains behind a cutting-edge web application that transforms how people interact with the web. We’re AI-first, which means the majority of our code by volume is written by AI, with skilled human developers steering the wheel. We lean hard into agentic technologies like Cursor, Windsurf, and MCP to code faster and smarter than most people consider reasonable.
You’ll be working on ambitious projects that push the limits of what’s possible in a browser, like:
Where you will be working
We’re currently looking for an Austin-based resident for this hybrid-based role.
You will be working from our office in Downtown Austin at least 3 days per week.
You should join us if
Apply today! We’ll need a resume containing details of previous relevant experience.
Compensation Range: $150K - $175K
Silktide’s mission is to make the web better for everyone.
We make software to test and improve websites. Organizations around the world use Silktide to help deliver great web experiences that are accessible to all.
Our customers include Fortune 500 Global companies, universities, local and state government agencies.
We cover almost every aspect of the web, including accessibility, marketing, content, and privacy. A big part of our work is helping people understand these complex areas in a way that works for them.
Where is Silktide going?
Silktide is self-funded and is more than doubling in size each year. Joining us now will mean you’ll be a big part of our growth and your career will have the potential to skyrocket alongside our success.
We have ambitious plans to improve the quality of the web. We believe every website should be accessible, compliant, and of high quality. Our Silktide Monitor platform is the first step in our mission. It helps web teams and content contributors with a mixed range of abilities to easily manage hundreds of thousands of web pages.
If you want to help us in our mission to make the web more accessible then it’s never been a more exciting time to join Silktide!
What We’re Like
Our Customers love us (4.8 on G2) and our staff are pretty happy, too (4.8 on Glassdoor).
We heavily promote an open culture. Every member of our team keeps a Slack journal, to log their thoughts, work, and ideas. Everyone can read these. Want to know exactly what your CEO is working on? Done.
We believe in giving our team the freedom to innovate and make a real impact. We value creativity and initiative, allowing you the space to own your work and push boundaries.
We pride ourselves on being ambitious, both in the products we build and the challenges we tackle. Whether it’s driving web accessibility forward or expanding our platform, we’re constantly aiming higher and pushing for excellence.
We’re growing fast and need smart, ambitious, and trustworthy people to join our team.
Learn more about us here.
What You Will Be Doing
As a TypeScript Engineer, you’ll help build the brains behind a cutting-edge web application that transforms how people interact with the web. We’re AI-first, which means the majority of our code by volume is written by AI, with skilled human developers steering the wheel. We lean hard into agentic technologies like Cursor, Windsurf, and MCP to code faster and smarter than most people consider reasonable.
You’ll be working on ambitious projects that push the limits of what’s possible in a browser, like:
- Simulate human behavior when using the web (like Operator, but with human foibles)
- AI-powered analysis of webpages, e.g. quality of writing, accessibility, user experience
- Large-scale distributed services: crawlers, social-media analyzers
Where you will be working
We’re currently looking for an Austin-based resident for this hybrid-based role.
You will be working from our office in Downtown Austin at least 3 days per week.
You should join us if
- You are a US citizen or hold a legal work permit or Green Card, since Silktide does not sponsor work permits for this position
- You are fluent in English
- You have strong proficiency with:
- TypeScript or JavaScript
- Cursor / Windsurf / Lovable or equivalent
- Any experience in these areas is also a huge plus:
- Distributed backend development (APIs, microservices)
- Modern AI technologies (vector databases, LLMs)
- Cloud computing (Kubernetes, AWS)
- Databases (MySQL, Redis)
- You are passionate, hungry, and eager to make a name for yourself
- You possess strong problem-solving skills
- You have a passion for AI and emerging technologies
- You have the ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team
- You ideally have a valid passport
- You shy away from fast-paced environments
- You are worried about telling your boss they are wrong
- You need someone to tell you exactly what to do
- A shiny new MacBook and any peripherals you need to be successful
- Paid 24/7 parking
- Wellness Allowance
- Comprehensive Private Insurance (Health, Dental & Vision)
- 401(k)
- 20 days paid vacation national holidays (increases with each year at Silktide)
Apply today! We’ll need a resume containing details of previous relevant experience.
Compensation Range: $150K - $175K
Salary : $150,000 - $175,000
