Software Engineer - Web

About Ad Hoc Labs

Ad Hoc Labs is the maker of Burner, one of the top-grossing independent apps in the world. Our mission is to build best-in-class software products that empower millions of customers with better control of their privacy, communications, and identity - all while building a self-sustaining company whose culture and practices we’re proud of. Burner has been the category leader in virtual phone number apps for more than five years, with millions of customers and consistent recognition in the press, including TIME and The New York Times.

About the Role

We are looking for a Full Stack Engineer with a strong frontend focus to join our team. This is a strategic role where you will help lead the development of our Burner Web App, our internal Admin Portal and other web projects. You’ll be both a hands-on contributor and a mentor, providing technical oversight for other engineers while also pushing forward IC work on high-impact projects.

• Building, reviewing, and maintaining features for the Burner Web App.
• Leading frontend architecture decisions, ensuring maintainability and scalability.
• Adding features and improvements to our Admin Portal, giving it a dedicated engineering owner.
• Acting as a team lead for web projects, mentoring and providing oversight of one or more other engineers.
• Working cross-functionally with product, design, and backend engineers to deliver great user experiences.

• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript and ReactJS experience.
• Experience with backend systems (Node.js, Go, or Python preferred).Familiarity with frameworks and tools like Vue, Next.js, Vite, Webpack.
• Comfortable working on small, highly collaborative teams with lots of autonomy.
• Ambition to delight our customers and contribute to the achieving the goals of the business.
• Excited about working in a startup environment and growing rapidly in your career.

• Experience in mobile or telephony applications.
• Prior exposure to privacy-focused products.
• Startup background and a builder mindset (vs. big-company-only experience).
• Interest and learning mindset around emerging AI development tools and workflows

Our Hiring Process

We believe interviews should reflect the actual work you’ll do here. Expect to meet cross-functional teammates and work through realistic problems. We’re looking for strong technical foundations, clear communication, and genuine enthusiasm for our mission.

Our Values

We put customer experience at the center of everything we build. We value autonomy, responsibility, and continuous learning. We believe in supporting each other, doing high-quality work we can be proud of, and having fun while doing it.