Oway

Full-Stack Engineer (Senior)

San Francisco, US Full-time

About Oway

Oway is solving one of the country’s largest problems - every year, up to 50% of all the truck space in the US goes empty. This has a massive impact on the cost of goods you buy every day and is a $100B problem in the US alone. Oway was created to bring together some of the brightest people in the country to fix this inefficiency by created the largest decentralized rideshare algorithm for coordinating this empty truck space.

We’re using AI, ML, and great design to build a new category of freight shipping that enables businesses to ship freight across the country at up to 50% cheaper than any option available today - with built-in tracking, insurance, and AI-assisted tooling included.

About this Role

We’re a fast-moving team backed by some of the most prominent investors in the world (YC, General Catalyst, etc), and we’re looking for a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer to help us in our next phase of growth. You’ll work closely with our engineering team to build critical infrastructure for our country, working on cutting-edge projects that integrate with live telemetry systems of thousands of trucks and using AI to detour, route, and price their capacity.

What You’ll Do

  • Own features end-to-end — from concept and design through deployment and monitoring.
  • Work across our stack: Java (Spring) on the backend, TypeScript + React on the frontend, and MongoDB for data.
  • Build new product features that directly impact how shipments are priced, matched, and tracked.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Carrier, and Operations teams to ship tools that make real-world impact.
  • Help shape the technical culture of an early-stage startup — from architecture decisions to deployment practices.
  • Write clean, maintainable code and move fast without breaking things that matter.

Who You Are

  • 3+ years of experience as a full-stack or backend engineer.
  • Strong command of Java, TypeScript, and React (or similar frameworks).
  • Experience building and maintaining production systems end-to-end.
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where you have ownership and autonomy.
  • Excited by tough, unstructured problems — and motivated by impact over process.
  • Strong communicator who thrives in small, cross-functional teams.
  • Bonus: familiarity with machine learning, routing optimization, or logistics tech.

Oway was built by a team of non-conventional thinkers that value diverse thoughts, backgrounds, and creativity - if you don’t fit the mold perfectly for this position, we still recommend for you to apply.

🚀 Y Combinator Company Info

Y Combinator Batch: S24
Team Size: 8 employees
Industry: B2B Software and Services -> Supply Chain and Logistics
Company Description: The First AI Infrastructure Layer for America’s Empty Truck Space

💰 Compensation

Salary Range: $150,000 - $220,000
Equity Range: 0.2% - 0.7%

📋 Job Details

Job Type: Full-time
Experience Level: 3+ years
Engineering Type: Full stack
Time to Hire: 10

🛠️ Required Skills

Java JavaScript React TypeScript

🎯 Interview Process

We conduct a three-step interview process
  1. Meet Phillip, the founder of Oway.
  2. Meet our engineering leads to get to know the team.
  3. Technical evaluation, details will be disclosed after meeting 2.