Product and Engineering
First. Always.

Built by engineers from
Google
MIT
Palantir
Dropbox
Okta
Ramp
Brex
Lovable
Harvard
Whop
OpenSea
Anchorage Digital
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Product Engineering

We're building employee management that runs itself. Legacy platforms throw people at problems. We build AI agents that automate entire workflows — payroll across 1,000+ tax jurisdictions, compliance that monitors itself, benefits that scale with your team. A small team taking on billion-dollar incumbents by shipping what they can't.

Train like an athlete

Work on problems that challenge you each day and improve fast.

Ship fast, ship right

Ship to production quickly with quality through small PRs and tight loops.

Own the outcome

Own features end to end and measure impact to iterate with clear goals.

Maximize leverage

Automate toil and build systems that compound your effort for outsized impact.

Secure by default

Build with privacy, reliability and safety from the start to earn trust.

Support each other

Grow with kind, talented teammates through generous reviews, pairing and shared wins.

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A note from our CEO

Payroll is broken.

We were once those founders before. Every two weeks, we'd lose days wrestling with tax codes, compliance deadlines, and systems that seemed designed to waste time rather than save it.

The moment that changed everything: our payroll provider failed during a critical quarter. Employees weren't paid on time. Tax filings were delayed. We spent 60 hours fixing what should have taken 10 minutes.

That's when we realized the real problem. Every existing solution was just manual work dressed up with software. Same complexity, same errors, same time drain—just with a nicer interface.

We had a different idea: What if payroll actually worked?

Not "worked better." Worked completely. Automatically. Invisibly.

So we built Warp. A system that handles 1,000+ tax jurisdictions without human intervention. That processes compliance while you sleep. That scales from 1 employee to 1,000 without adding complexity.

The result? Our customers launch products instead of debugging payroll. They hire talent instead of hiring specialists. They build companies instead of building spreadsheets.

Payroll should empower businesses, not burden them.

That's why we started Warp. That's why we're here.

Thank you for being part of our journey.

Ayush S

Founder & CEO, Warp

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$0B+Payroll transaction volume
1,000+Tax jurisdictions handled
0,000+Customers
<10minAvg. onboarding time
99.99%Payroll accuracy rate
24/7Automated compliance
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Meet the Team

Who you'll work with

Ayush S

Ayush S

Founder & CEO

Adam Rankin

Adam Rankin

CTO

Wyatt Schulte

Wyatt Schulte

Sr. Product Engineer

Arnie Sandoval

Arnie Sandoval

Lead Design Engineer

Raphael Salaja

Raphael Salaja

Design Engineer

Grayson Stiles

Grayson Stiles

Product Designer

Joshua Newman

Joshua Newman

Product Engineer

Amna Kapur

Amna Kapur

Product Engineer

Lawrence Park

Lawrence Park

Growth Engineer

Neil Akalwadi

Neil Akalwadi

Product Engineer

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Engineering Resources

Talks, podcasts, and deep dives from the team.

The Rise of Design Engineering | Raphael Salaja | MIT Startup Week

Reliable Payroll Systems in TypeScript with Effect | Adam Rankin | Cause & Effect 7

Building the Next-Gen Employee Management Ecosystem | Enginears Podcast

Building an AI Startup After MIT | Fireside Chat with Warp CEO Ayush Sharma

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Backed by the best

Sound VenturesY CombinatorHomebrewHOF Capital

$25M+

from technical founders who've built iconic companies.

Drew Houston
Drew HoustonCEO, Dropbox
Balaji Srinivasan
Balaji SrinivasanEx-CTO, Coinbase
Elad Gil
Elad GilInvestor
Arash Ferdowsi
Arash FerdowsiCo-founder, Dropbox
Kyle Vogt
Kyle VogtFounder, Cruise
Kevin Hartz
Kevin HartzFounder, Eventbrite & A*
Amjad Masad
Amjad MasadFounder, Replit
Jordi Hays
Jordi HaysFounder, TBPN
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Perks & Benefits

Everything you need to do your best work.

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Meaningful Equity

Every full-time employee gets real ownership in Warp. When Warp wins, you win.

02

Unlimited AI Tokens

Cursor, Claude Code, and whatever else you need — all on max plans.

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100% Health Coverage

Health, dental, and vision — fully covered for you and your dependents.

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Catered Lunch Daily

Great food, every day, on us. No meal prep, no decision fatigue.

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Quarterly Offsites

Every quarter we go somewhere new to connect, reflect, and plan ahead.

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Unlimited PTO

We measure output, not hours — and we genuinely encourage time off.

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401(k) Match

Start investing in your future from day one.

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Commuter Benefits

Pre-tax commuter benefits for your daily trip to our NYC office.

Product and engineering team
Team offsite event
Engineers working at NYC office
Company gathering
Office life
Team dinner
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Product and engineering team
Team offsite event
Engineers working at NYC office
Company gathering
Office life
Team dinner
Working session