GoGoGrandparent (YC S16) is hiring back end engineers

GoGoGrandparent, a YC-backed startup that turns Uber, Lyft and delivery apps into a concierge for seniors and disabled adults, just posted for remote back end engineers, paying $100k–$160k. The mission had half the thread tearing up — “Finally, tech that helps real people!” — while the other half snarked, “So it’s Uber-but-with-a-helper.” With a stack heavy on Node.js and TypeScript, plus MySQL and both REST and GraphQL, the crowd couldn’t resist poking: “Backend in JavaScript?” became the day’s rallying cry. The company says you’ll ship weekly, own architecture, and work closely with founders. Comments swooned over the 2-stage interview and fully remote setup, but the required 6+ years and US time overlap sparked gatekeeping alarms. Pay triggered the classic coastal cost-of-living brawl: some called the range fair for mission work, others yelled, “That’s junior comp in San Francisco.” A tiny drama flared over the job text saying “primarily Node.js and Vue.js” even though Vue is “nice to have” on the front end — “Do I need Vue or not?” became a mini-meme. Meanwhile, the iCloud-password anecdote inspired jokes about the “final boss of aging tech”, and yes, someone posted a “Docker for Grandma” meme. The feel-good vs cynic tug-of-war made this GoGoGrandparent listing the day’s most argued do-good job.