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Software engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Type
- Full time
- Compensation
- $150k-$200k
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Join a team building useful software. Work closely with engineering and design to turn new ideas into products.
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Strategic Projects
- Location
- San Francisco
- Type
- Full time
- Posted
- 18D AGO
About the role
Strategic Projects
San Francisco In-PersonFull-timeREAD MOREWe're hiring our first Business Operations hire — a generalist role that will work directly with the COO. This is a high-leverage seat for someone who wants broad exposure across a startup's operations: finance, people ops, legal/compliance coordination, and internal systems. You'll help keep the operational engine of the company running smoothly as we scale to a larger team. This role is ideal for someone who is highly organized, resourceful, comfortable with ambiguity, and excited to learn by doing across many different functions.
What You'll Do- Support financial operations: help maintain and update the growth model, track spend, assist with accounts and vendor invoices
- Assist with people operations: coordinate hiring logistics (scheduling, candidate communication, interview loop tracking), help onboard new hires, support benefits administration
- Help manage compliance workflows (e.g., SOC2, GDPR) by tracking action items and coordinating with responsible owners
- Support legal/administrative coordination: organizing documents, tracking contracts and deadlines, liaising with outside counsel on routine matters
- Maintain internal operational systems and tools (Notion, investor databases, shared drives): keeping them organized, current, and useful
- Help Marketing plan and execute internal and external events (team offsites, investor dinners, conference logistics)
- Take on ad hoc research and analysis projects for the COO (market data, competitive info, vendor comparisons, etc.)
- Draft and proofread internal and external communications as needed
- Identify and help fix operational inefficiencies as the company grows
- Run day-to-day office operations: keep the space stocked and running smoothly, manage supplies and vendors, and plan team offsites so everyone can do their best work
What We're Looking For- 2+ years of experience; prior experience in operations or a fast-paced startup/small-team environment is a plus but not required
- Extremely organized with strong attention to detail — things don't fall through the cracks on your watch
- Comfortable juggling multiple workstreams and shifting priorities in a small, fast-moving team
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets); comfort picking up new tools quickly (Notion, Vanta, CRM systems, etc.)
- A builder's mindset — willing to roll up your sleeves on both strategic and administrative work
- High trustworthiness and discretion, given exposure to sensitive information
- Genuine interest in AI infrastructure and startups
Nice to Have- Exposure to basic financial modeling or bookkeeping
- Familiarity with HR/benefits administration or compliance tools (e.g., Vanta, Rippling, Gusto)
- Experience supporting fundraising, investor relations, or board processes
Why Join Aranya- Ground-floor opportunity to shape operations at a fast-growing AI infrastructure startup
- Direct partnership with the COO across every function of the business
- Broad exposure to fundraising, finance, legal and people ops in a high-growth startup environment
- Mission-driven team building category-defining infrastructure
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