Misprint
Misprint is building Robinhood for Pokemon cards
Founding Engineer #1
About the role
As our first Founding Engineer, you’ll be instrumental in shaping both the technical architecture and the culture of Misprint. You’ll work directly with the founding team (Eva and Jon) to build and scale our platform, defining best practices and making critical early decisions that will set the foundation for our growth.
We’re using Next.js, Supabase, and React Native, and we need someone who thrives in a high-ownership, fast-moving environment where impact is immediate.
Why Join?
- High Agency & Ownership – You’ll have significant input into our product direction, system architecture, and technical choices.
- Seed-Stage Impact – Join at the ground floor of a high-potential startup and build something from scratch.
- Move Fast, Minimize Friction – We value speed, openness, and freedom over bureaucracy. Your work should be about building, not fighting blockers.
- Equity & Growth – Competitive salary + equity. As we scale, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and grow an engineering team.
What You’ll Do
- Build and scale our marketplace across web (Next.js) and mobile (React Native).
- Architect and optimize our Supabase backend for real-time trading & analytics.
- Collaborate with the founding team to define product strategy and ship features fast.
- Implement scalable data models, APIs, and real-time features for seamless transactions.
- Set engineering best practices and lay the groundwork for future team growth.
Must Haves
- Experience: Some experience with full-stack development (Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, or Supabase preferred).
- Early-stage mentality: Comfortable wearing multiple hats and working in a dynamic, evolving environment.
- Bias for action: You love shipping fast and iterating based on real user feedback.
- Strong product instincts: You think beyond code and care about the why behind features.
Bonus Points
- Likes Pokemon cards or other collectibles.
- Previous startup or marketplace experience.
- Interest in collectibles, trading cards, or alternative asset investing.
- Experience with real-time data, financial markets, or order book systems.
- Experience with ML with large scale classification, and/or multimodal ML.
Ready to build something big? Let’s talk.
About Misprint
Misprint: Building the Future of Collectibles Trading 🚀
Misprint is the first-ever transparent, real-time marketplace designed specifically for trading card enthusiasts. Imagine Robinhood meets Pokémon cards—instant, clear, and powered by advanced machine learning.
We’re solving the biggest pain in collectibles today: inefficient, opaque pricing and slow transactions. At Misprint, our tech enables collectors and investors to discover the true, real-time value of their cards, effortlessly list dozens of items with just a single photo, and trade confidently in a dynamic bid/ask marketplace.
Why Join Misprint?
- Market-Changing Impact: We're redefining a massive, fragmented collectibles market by bringing stock-market efficiency to Pokémon cards, sports cards, and beyond.
- Cutting-Edge Tech: Our pricing engine analyzes millions of data points, delivering unmatched accuracy and transparency. Say goodbye to outdated spreadsheets and biased data.
- Speed & Simplicity: Listing cards on Misprint is over 20x faster than competitors, transforming how collectors manage their inventory.
The Team Behind Misprint
- Eva Herget (CEO): A former Goldman Sachs analyst turned Pokémon finance YouTuber who scaled a card-selling side hustle into a $500K ARR business in just 3 months—she's all-in on shiny cardboard.
- Jon (CTO): Mathematician and ML expert who dropped out of his PhD to revolutionize asset pricing through sophisticated algorithms and machine learning.
We’re backed by Y Combinator, passionate about collectibles, and committed to transparency and speed.
Who We're Looking For
If you’re excited about collectibles, fintech, ML-driven products, or marketplace innovation—Misprint is the place to build your career. Join us in transforming how collectors around the globe value and trade their treasures.
