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Full-Time

VP of Engineering

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Grata

Grata

51-200 employees

Deal sourcing platform for investment professionals

Consulting
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$250k - $300kAnnually

+ Equity

Senior, Expert

New York, NY, USA

Category
Engineering Management
Software Development Management
Requirements
  • Deep experience as an engineering leader of a high growth SaaS startup
  • Experience hiring, managing, and training top engineers in a high scale environment
  • Experience coaching engineering managers and leads
  • Experience managing multiple teams and coordinating high velocity engineering efforts
  • Strong technical experience with data/search/distributed technologies/high scale SaaS/etc
  • Strong team management skills
  • CS / Engineering degree or equivalent work experience
  • Based in NYC (or willing to relocate) - we tend to do M, Tu, Th in office and W, F remote
Responsibilities
  • Drive technical strategy, team design, and product delivery
  • Drive operational excellence by establishing clear metrics and efficient lightweight processes
  • Prioritize and balance short and long term engineering investments
  • Build, onboard and up-skill top engineers and managers
  • Create compelling personalized career paths for engineers on the team
  • Partner with Product to develop our long term product strategy and roadmap
  • Coordinate work across multiple engineering teams and other groups
  • Expand on our collaborative, inclusive engineering culture

Grata focuses on deal sourcing for businesses, particularly in the private market targeting mid-market companies. It provides a search platform and API that enable clients, such as management consulting and private equity firms, to efficiently find and evaluate potential deals. Grata stands out from competitors with its extensive database and advanced search tools, which help clients identify opportunities faster and more accurately. The company's goal is to enhance deal sourcing capabilities while fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$34.6M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2016

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

14%

1 year growth

48%

2 year growth

48%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Grata's recent $25 million funding round led by Craft Ventures provides significant capital for growth and innovation.
  • Client testimonials, such as Normandy sourcing 15 deals in the first year, demonstrate the platform's effectiveness in enhancing deal sourcing capabilities.
  • The Monoceros update with CRM integrations and API enhancements further strengthens Grata's value proposition, making it more attractive to potential clients.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive landscape in deal sourcing and private market data is intense, requiring Grata to continuously innovate to maintain its edge.
  • Reliance on subscription fees means that economic downturns or budget cuts in client firms could impact revenue.

What makes Grata unique

  • Grata's focus on mid-market companies, often overlooked by traditional data providers, sets it apart in the deal sourcing landscape.
  • The platform's superior search functionality and thematic capability-based segmentation offer a more efficient and accurate deal sourcing process compared to competitors.
  • Grata's emphasis on a diverse and inclusive workplace culture fosters innovation and continuous improvement, enhancing its competitive edge.