About the Company

Company Name: Ivy
Location: Stockholm
Employment Type: Full-Time

Ivy is an open-source developer platform for building internal business apps using pure C#. Connect your database, and our AI-powered engine generates the full-stack app in minutes.

Why Join Ivy

• Ride the AI Wave: Help shape the future of tech by building tools that make AI accessible and powerful for developers everywhere.
• Empower Developers: We’re not here to replace coders—we’re here to make them superheroes. Your work will amplify what developers can achieve.
• Open Source, Open Minds: Contribute to a thriving open-source community where your code can impact developers worldwide. Your ideas will shape the future of enterprise software.
• Challenge the Giants: Take on the SaaS behemoths and traditional software dinosaurs. We’re nimble, innovative, and here to win.
• Impact: You’ll work directly with the founders, ship code that reaches users the same week, and help define the foundation of both the product and the company.
• Compensation: We pay at the top of the market—cash and equity—and reward performance better than any other tech company in Sweden.
• Balance and Thrive: Flexible hours, epic team retreats, and a culture that values your life outside of code.

About the Role

Job Title: Founding Engineering Manager
Location: Stockholm
Employment Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a world-class engineering team from the ground up.
• Architect and implement major parts of the Ivy platform in C# and React.
• Drive technical direction and uphold code quality and velocity.
• Collaborate directly with founders on product and strategy.
• Build an engineering culture centered on shipping, curiosity, and continuous learning.
• Take ownership of hiring: help define roles, run interviews, and bring top talent onboard.
• Design and improve onboarding processes to ensure new engineers are productive quickly.
• Contribute to open source and engage with the developer community.

Qualifications

• You have an AI-first mindset.
• You’re an experienced builder with deep technical skills in both backend (.NET/C#) and frontend (React).
• You have led small teams or projects and want to grow into a full leadership role.
• You know how to balance hands-on coding with mentoring, architecture, and hiring.
• You’ve contributed to or maintained open-source projects.
• You want to be a foundational part of something big, from day zero.

Recruitment Process

• After submitting your application, selected candidates will get an initial call from one of our founders.
• You are given a 30-minute take-home exercise designed to test your skills in the subject matter and AI-first mindset.
• We meet in person for interviews with our founders and key employees.
• If possible, join us for 2-5 days of paid trial work. This will benefit both parties and allow us to see how we get along.