Instant (YC S22) is hiring a founding engineer to build a modern Firebase. The company aims to make it easy for developers to create best-in-class applications like Figma, Notion, and Linear by providing a database that can be used on the client-side. This would eliminate the need for managing multiple layers of architecture, allowing developers to focus on building great user experiences.

The founders, Joe and Stopa, are experienced engineers who previously worked at Facebook and Airbnb. They have raised funding from top investors, including Paul Graham, Greg Brockman, and James Tamplin, and have received a massive reception on Hacker News after open-sourcing their project.

Instant is looking for a founding engineer to help build the company's architecture and contribute to its growth. The role involves working on projects such as load testing strategy for the sync engine and rebuilding the client-side reactive-layer.

Source: https://www.instantdb.com/hiring