Careers
Build a new product every quarter. Go home at 5:30.
We are a small studio that stays small on purpose. You will work on two to four products a year, with founders who care, and with people who will review your work carefully and kindly.
- ✓Pay ranges on every posting, reviewed every January
- ✓Health, dental and vision fully paid for you, 80% for family
- ✓4% 401(k) match from day one
- ✓Fridays without meetings, and four weeks off a year
- ✓$2,000 a year to learn whatever you like
Open roles
6 open roles
Discipline
Where
Senior Product Designer
DesignHybrid, Little Rock$118,000 to $138,000Lead design on one engagement at a time, from the first founder interview to the handoff.
What you will do
- Run discovery interviews and usability tests with founders and their users
- Turn messy problems into flows, prototypes and a small design system
- Pair with engineers every day, in Figma and in the code review
What you bring
- Five or more years designing shipped software products
- A portfolio that shows how you decided, not only what it looked like
- Comfort presenting to founders who disagree with you
Nice to have
- Experience at an early-stage startup
- Mobile design for iOS and Android
To apply, email jobs@sidecar.example with “Senior Product Designer” in the subject, a few lines about you and a link to your work. Thatcher replies to every application within a week.
Product Designer, Research
DesignRemote, US$96,000 to $112,000Plan and run the research that decides what we build in weeks 1 to 5.
What you will do
- Recruit and interview users, often in rural and small-town businesses
- Run weekly prototype tests and write up what changed
- Teach founders to keep talking to users after we leave
What you bring
- Three or more years in UX research or product design
- Clear writing: your notes are what the team acts on
- Available for calls 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central
Nice to have
- Spanish
- Field research in agriculture, health care or logistics
To apply, email jobs@sidecar.example with “Product Designer, Research” in the subject, a few lines about you and a link to your work. Thatcher replies to every application within a week.
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
EngineeringRemote, US$142,000 to $165,000Build first versions that a founder can grow a company on, then hand them over cleanly.
What you will do
- Design and build web apps and APIs with TypeScript and Postgres
- Set up deploys, monitoring and the boring parts that keep a product up
- Interview and onboard the founders’ first engineering hires
What you bring
- Six or more years building and running production software
- Judgment about what to build now and what to leave for later
- Experience owning a system end to end
Nice to have
- React Native
- Payments, health care or logistics integrations
To apply, email jobs@sidecar.example with “Senior Full-Stack Engineer” in the subject, a few lines about you and a link to your work. Thatcher replies to every application within a week.
Mobile Engineer
EngineeringHybrid, Little Rock$128,000 to $148,000Ship the iOS and Android apps for most of our engagements, with React Native.
What you will do
- Build apps that work offline, in barns, kitchens and truck cabs
- Own app store submissions and release builds
- Work closely with design on motion and accessibility
What you bring
- Four or more years building mobile apps people use every day
- React Native or native iOS and Android
- Care for performance on older phones
Nice to have
- Bluetooth or sensor work
- Experience with push notification systems at scale
To apply, email jobs@sidecar.example with “Mobile Engineer” in the subject, a few lines about you and a link to your work. Thatcher replies to every application within a week.
Launch Strategist
Launch and operationsHybrid, Little Rock$92,000 to $108,000Plan and run launches: positioning, the launch page, onboarding and the first 30 days of numbers.
What you will do
- Write positioning and launch copy with founders
- Plan launch weeks with partners, press and communities
- Set up the onboarding emails and dashboards the founders keep
What you bring
- Four or more years in product marketing or growth at a startup
- A launch you ran and can tell us about, numbers included
- Plain, clear writing
Nice to have
- B2B sales experience
- Experience with app store optimization
To apply, email jobs@sidecar.example with “Launch Strategist” in the subject, a few lines about you and a link to your work. Thatcher replies to every application within a week.
Engineering Apprentice
EngineeringHybrid, Little Rock$27 an hour, six monthsA paid six-month apprenticeship for career changers, with a mentor and real client work.
What you will do
- Pair with a senior engineer on a live engagement
- Own small features from ticket to release
- Take part in code review, demos and retros
What you bring
- You have built a few projects on your own or in a bootcamp
- You can be in the studio in Little Rock three days a week
- Curiosity and the habit of asking questions
Nice to have
- A previous career in a trade, health care or retail
To apply, email jobs@sidecar.example with “Engineering Apprentice” in the subject, a few lines about you and a link to your work. Thatcher replies to every application within a week.
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How we hire
Four steps, about three weeks, no take-home homework.
Step 1 · 30 min
Intro call
With Thatcher, about you, the role and the pay range.
Step 2 · 60 min
Show us your work
Walk us through something you shipped, and what you would change.
Step 3 · 2 hours, paid
A morning with us
Pair on a real problem with two of the team. We pay you $300 for it.
Step 4 · 45 min
Partner chat
With Ottavia or Delmar. Then a decision within three working days.