Laurel

Laurel's Mission to Return Time

We’re a team that is connected by time. Life has taught us its true value and finite nature. We value every minute and are on a mission to return time. And we live and breathe that mission in everything we do — from how we build our product that saves our customers time to how we operate as a company.

Come work with a team that’s intelligent yet humble, visionary yet gets things done. A team that’s only getting started at cracking a problem that affects every person who uses a screen to work.

Come build a company that will stand the test of time as we look to understand time itself.

We all waste a staggering amount of time at work (~33%) because we have no idea where we are spending it. Worse yet, we continue to operate in a factory model that simply does not apply to creative work. Our big bet is that by understanding time, we’ll be able to move away from it as a unit of value. In the future knowledge economy (lawyers, accountants, engineers), contributions will be assessed on value added, not the underlying time spent adding it.

Ambitious mission to say the least, so where are we starting? We have created a new market category called Time Automation that automates the timekeeping process for professionals and allows us to collect time data at scale. Before Laurel, professionals had to manually record every six minutes of their day into antiquated timekeeping software. Not anymore. We are moving away from a world in which humans tell a machine what they did at work, to our version of the world in which the machine tells the human.

We are looking for individuals who share our passion of returning time. Come join us on our journey as we spend time solving time. It will be a long road but if we’re even half right, we’ll change the way work is measured and performed forever.

Why You Should Be Excited About Laurel:

• First-Mover Advantage: We stand as the global first movers in applying AI to time within professional services.
• Expertise in Technology and Domain: Our experience encompasses the development and deployment of AI tools tailored for professional services over many learnings.
• World-Class Team: We've assembled a team consisting of some of the foremost talents in AI, product development, and engineering within the tech industry.
• Exceptional Investor Support: To date, we've secured $55 million in funding from renowned venture capitalists worldwide, as well as notable individuals like Marc Benioff and Gokul Rajaram.
• Mission-Driven Organization: Our overarching mission revolves around restoring time to the global community, empowering individuals to focus on the three hours of impactful work each day while giving the remainder back to society.
• Laurel’s AI-Time software has applications across many different verticals — with our initial foothold being enterprises in the professional services industry. This is a complex product that requires AI, a simple yet intuitive user experience, an agent and cloud-based integrations to capture a professional’s digital footprint, and integrations into firms’ billing and accounting systems.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Developer Experience Engineer passionate about leveraging AI and automation to enhance engineering productivity. You’ll continuously explore innovative ways to streamline workflows, reduce friction, and ensure developers spend their time on meaningful, impactful tasks. Your mission is to use technology to maximize efficiency, aligning directly with Laurel’s core mission to sanctify time.

Why Now?

Developer efficiency is a competitive advantage. At Laurel, you’ll directly shape the productivity, engagement, and overall happiness of our engineering teams, enabling faster development, smarter innovation and growth. While this is something all of our engineers think about, having one person as a lead to deduplicate efforts, set standards and evaluate options is important.

Core Duties:

• Develop & Automate: Design, build, implement and maintain AI-driven tooling and automation solutions to significantly enhance developer productivity.
• Collaborate: Partner closely with engineers and product teams to identify bottlenecks and automate repetitive tasks, maximizing effective use of engineers' time.
• Innovate & Educate: Proactively research emerging technologies, particularly AI-driven tools, to introduce innovative solutions that enhance engineering workflows and developer effectiveness.
• Measure & Improve: Continuously measure and analyze the impact of automation and tooling on productivity, iterating based on actionable insights.
• Document & Communicate: Produce clear, insightful documentation and training resources to facilitate widespread adoption of tools and automated processes.

Teammates:

This role reports to the Infrastructure and Security Engineering Manager and collaborates closely with the broader engineering teams.

Skills and Experience:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience: 4+ years in software engineering, with significant experience focused on developer tooling, AI-driven automation, or platform engineering.
• Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency in Typescript.
  • Comfortable with Python and Go.
  • Demonstrated experience implementing automation and AI solutions.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Cursor, MCP, ChatGPT.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS and Azure).
  • Understanding of the current AI landscape and how to work with it.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, particularly in integrating complex systems.
• Communication: Exceptional communication skills, able to clearly articulate complex solutions and foster team-wide adoption.
• Customer Mindset: Deep empathy for developers, consistently focused on understanding their needs and improving their productivity.

Flexibility and Logistics

• Location: This role will be hybrid based in our New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA or San Francisco, CA office, 3 days per week; we may consider exceptionally qualified candidates who are remote in the United States and are willing to travel occasionally to our offices.
• Compensation: Competitive salary, generous equity, comprehensive medical/dental/vision coverage with covered premiums, 401(k), additional benefits including wellness/commuter/FSA stipends. For candidates based in San Francisco or New York, NY the compensation range for this role is $160,000-$212,000 USD. Final compensation amounts will be determined based on several factors including candidate experience, qualifications and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed.
• Visa Sponsorship: We will consider Visa sponsorships on a case-by-case basis.
• What happens if my kid or I are sick on a workday? Take all the time you need! We’ll cover for you. And send you some soup.

Laurel's Commitment: We encourage diverse perspectives and rigorous thinkers who aren't afraid to challenge the status quo. Laurel is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Not sure if you meet the qualifications? Keep reading…

At Laurel, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge the status quo. If you’re interested in joining us on our mission to return time, then we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t perfectly match every single bullet on the job description. Laurel is an equal opportunity employer, and we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment, free from discrimination or harassment, for all employees.