We're Hiring!

[kaleygel]

It’s time to hire for some really important roles at Datum, so over the holidays we set up a fancy new careers page and Ashby applicant tracking system (ATS) to facilitate a better candidate experience.

Here are some reasons you might consider working with us:

• We're working on a large vision with a big market opportunity
• We are well funded with experienced founders
• As an early hire, you'll be able to shape our product, technical and cultural direction
• You’ll get to ship features and products end-to-end and own decisions
• You’ll be able to interface directly with customers and partners to see your work in action
• You'll join a low ego organization that works in the open on the best ideas
• Competitive salary with remote-first with EST hours
• Very few meetings

[kaleygel]

Thanks for your interest @michealramirez! Take a look at our job openings listed here. If something looks like the right fit, you can apply straight from the page.

[sumedhx]

@kaleygel

I came across your hiring post and really liked the vision behind Datum. The idea of building an open network cloud and focusing on transparency and developer trust is genuinely exciting.

I’ve been exploring the org and wanted to apply, but I noticed most of the core work is in Go. My primary experience is in JavaScript (React, Node) and Python. I’ve built full-stack projects and worked with APIs, authentication systems, and backend services, but I’m still early in my career and not yet at a distributed-systems/Go level.

I checked the TypeScript and Python repositories to look for issues to work on, but there don’t seem to be any open issues at the moment. Since Go is the core language (which makes sense for what you’re building), I wasn’t sure where I could best contribute.

I wanted to ask:

• Are there any junior or entry-level web/dev-facing roles available now or planned in the future?
• Are there any beginner-friendly issues or smaller tasks I could work on to start contributing?

I’ve attached my resume for reference. I know I don’t yet have very deep systems projects — I’m actively working on improving. Currently, I’m learning browser extension development and building an end-to-end Chrome new-tab extension focused on developer productivity. The idea is to show GitHub PR/issue status, highlight critical PRs assigned to you, surface CI/CD failures, and give a quick “today’s focus” overview. I’m not sure how useful it will ultimately be, but I wanted to build something practical and real.
🔗 Links:

• Github: https://github.com/sumedhx
• Resume: https://sumedhx.github.io/resume
• Extension repo link: https://github.com/sumedhx/dev-board-public

I’d really appreciate any guidance on how someone at my level could get involved.

Thanks 🙌
Sumedh

[jacobsmith928]

@sumedhx thanks for your note - we don't have any junior roles open right now but really appreciate your willingness to work on some smaller tasks. I'll bump this thread with some ideas after we push through a big release next week!

[sumedhx]

Thanks so much, really appreciate you getting back to me!

That sounds great — I’d be happy to take a look at any smaller tasks once the release is out. In the meantime, I’ll keep exploring the repo and learning more about the system.

Looking forward to it 🙂

[mvpcrazy]

Hi @kaleygel

I came across this post and spent some time exploring your website and repositories over the past couple of days. I’m really impressed by the vision and the engineering direction you’re taking. The focus on building in the open and shipping end-to-end products with a small team is exactly the kind of environment I enjoy working in.

I’d love to contribute and potentially join the team. To better demonstrate my skills and how I work, I’m planning to submit a contribution to one of the open-source repositories. If there are any high-priority issues or tickets that would be particularly helpful right now, I’d really appreciate being pointed in the right direction.

I’m happy to go through any process you normally follow (technical interviews, coding exercises, architecture discussions, etc.). My goal is simply to find the best way I can contribute and add value to the team.

I’ve attached my resume here as well.
EvanWelohr.pdf

Looking forward to learning more about what you’re building.

Best,
Evan