We're Hiring โ€” 24 Open Positions

Help Us Preserve Internet History

Join a team of passionate engineers, archivists, and designers working to save the first decade of the World Wide Web for generations to come.

24
Open Roles
45
Team Members
3
Global Offices
100%
Remote-Friendly

What Makes Us Different

We blend retro passion with cutting-edge technology, building a workplace where curiosity and creativity thrive.

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Digital Preservation Mission

Every line of code you write serves a greater purpose โ€” saving irreplaceable fragments of internet history from being lost forever.

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Learn-First Mentality

We invest in your growth with $5K annual learning budgets, conference sponsorships, and mentorship from industry veterans.

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Async-First Remote

Work from anywhere, on your schedule. We value output over hours and trust our team to deliver exceptional results.

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Retro-Fueled Fun

Game rooms, 90s-themed Fridays, monthly hackathons, and a Slack channel dedicated to the best GeoCities sites ever made.

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Equity for Everyone

4-year vesting equity grants for every full-time employee. You're not just working here โ€” you're building something together.

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Diverse Perspectives

Our archive reflects the diversity of the early web. We actively seek and celebrate different backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints.

The People Behind the Archive

A small but mighty team of internet historians, engineers, and creative minds.

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Jordan Davis

Co-Founder & CEO

Former web pioneer who started archiving GeoCities pages in his dorm room in 1994.

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Aiko Kimura

VP of Engineering

Lead architect of our crawling infrastructure. Passionate about distributed systems and data integrity.

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Maria Rodriguez

Head of Design

Bridging retro aesthetics with modern UX. Believes nostalgia is a powerful design tool.

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Tomรกลก Novรกk

Lead Archivist

Expert in vintage web protocols. Can identify a 1996 webpage from its MIME type alone.

Everything We Offer

Comprehensive benefits designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and happiness.

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Competitive Salary

Top-of-market compensation with annual reviews and bonus structures.

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Health & Dental

Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.

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Unlimited PTO

Take the time you need. Minimum 20 days encouraged, no max limit.

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Home Office Stipend

$2,000 setup budget for your dream workspace plus monthly internet reimbursement.

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Learning Budget

$5,000/year for courses, books, conferences, and certifications.

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Wellness Programs

Gym memberships, meditation apps, and mental health days built in.

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Monthly Meals

$200/month food stipend for office meals or food delivery at home.

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Parental Leave

16 weeks fully paid leave for all parents, regardless of circumstance.

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Equity Grants

4-year vesting equity for every team member. Everyone wins when we do.

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Retro Gaming

Access to our collection of vintage consoles, arcade machines, and PC setups.

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Team Retreats

Quarterly in-person meetups in beautiful locations around the world.

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Pet-Friendly

Pets welcome in offices. Virtual pet Slack channel included.

Tools We Work With

Modern tools for modern preservation โ€” while honoring the past.

Python Go Rust React TypeScript PostgreSQL Elasticsearch Kubernetes AWS Terraform GraphQL Redis Docker WPT Heritrix Selenium Puppeteer Datadog GitLab Figma WebAssembly Retro Browsers

Find Your Role

Explore our current openings and find where you fit best.

Senior Web Crawler Engineer

Engineering Remote Senior

Design and build distributed web crawlers that can faithfully render and capture 90s-era websites. Experience with headless browsers and legacy protocols required.

$160K โ€“ $210K Apply โ†’

Full-Stack Developer (Archive Platform)

Engineering Remote Mid+ Senior

Build the user-facing archive platform โ€” search, browsing, and comparison tools for exploring decades of web history.

$130K โ€“ $180K Apply โ†’

Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer

Engineering Remote Mid+ Senior

Manage petabyte-scale storage, CDN infrastructure, and ensure 99.99% uptime for our global archive of historical web content.

$150K โ€“ $195K Apply โ†’

Senior UX Designer

Design Remote Senior

Create intuitive interfaces for exploring decades of web history. Balance retro aesthetics with modern usability standards.

$135K โ€“ $175K Apply โ†’

Visual Designer โ€” Retro Rendering

Design Remote Mid+ Senior

Develop rendering engines that replicate authentic 90s browser experiences. Deep knowledge of web design history essential.

$120K โ€“ $160K Apply โ†’

Digital Archivist โ€” 1990โ€“1999 Era

Research Remote / SF Mid

Curate and verify archived content from the dawn of the web. Background in digital humanities or library science preferred.

$90K โ€“ $125K Apply โ†’

Research Scientist โ€” Web History

Research Remote Senior

Lead research initiatives on the cultural and technological evolution of the early web. Publish papers and lead public talks.

$140K โ€“ $185K Apply โ†’

GeoCities Content Recovery Specialist

Research Remote Mid

Dedicated role recovering, cataloging, and restoring personal homepages from the GeoCities archive. Part archaeologist, part detective.

$85K โ€“ $115K Apply โ†’

People Operations Manager

Operations Remote Mid+ Senior

Shape our remote-first culture from the ground up. Handle recruiting, onboarding, and team engagement for our distributed crew.

$110K โ€“ $145K Apply โ†’

Technical Writer & Documentation Lead

Operations Remote Mid

Create comprehensive documentation for our archive platform, API, and internal processes. Passion for clear communication essential.

$100K โ€“ $130K Apply โ†’

How We Hire

Our process is designed to be respectful of your time and genuinely informative for both sides.

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Apply

Submit your resume and a brief note about why you care about preserving internet history.

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Screen Call

30-minute conversation with our recruiting team to discuss your background and the role.

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Technical Review

A focused 60-minute session โ€” coding, design review, or archival challenge depending on the role.

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Team Match

Virtual coffee with 2-3 future teammates. We both assess cultural fit as much as skills.

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Offer

Generous offer with room to negotiate. No lowball offers โ€” we compensate fairly from day one.

What Our Team Says

Working here feels like being part of a digital museum that's also a tech company. Every day I'm saving pieces of history while using cutting-edge tools to do it.

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Sam Lin
Senior Engineer, 3 years

The retro-themed team events are genuinely fun, but what keeps me here is the mission. We're the only ones who can save this content before it vanishes.

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Elena Petrova
Lead Archivist, 2 years

The async-first remote setup is real. I've worked from Lisbon, Bali, and my home office. The team trusts me to deliver, and that freedom is priceless.

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Kai Watanabe
Infrastructure Engineer, 1 year

Ready to Save the Web's History?

Whether you're an engineer, designer, archivist, or operations pro โ€” there's a place for you at 1990 Web Archive. Let's build something that lasts.

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