Join Our Team
We're a small, founder-led company in McKeesport, PA, building document automation for Microsoft Word. We're hiring in the McKeesport / Pittsburgh area and want people who like building things that real customers use.
Why Work With Us?
Real Work That Ships
DataPublisher for Word is live and in customers' hands. On a small team, what you build goes out the door and gets used, not stuck in a backlog.
Rooted in McKeesport
We're based in McKeesport and hire from the Pittsburgh area first. Schedules and work arrangements are agreed role by role, and we'll be straightforward about them up front.
Growth & Learning
Learn by building on a live product. Our six-volume Building Intelligent Systems book series documents how we think and work, and it is free to read.
Our Mission
We started DataPublisher to help create 100,000 new consulting businesses through document automation. We are a McKeesport company, and we care about creating local opportunity.
Small, Founder-Led Team
You will work directly with the founder, Richard Roberts, with no layers in between. Expect broad responsibility and fast feedback.
Straight Talk on Pay
Compensation and benefits vary by role and are discussed openly during interviews. We won't advertise perks we don't offer.
What to Expect
Where You Will Work
- Based in McKeesport, PA
- Hiring from the Pittsburgh area
- Work arrangement agreed per role
- Direct access to the founder
Pay & Benefits
- Compensation discussed up front
- Benefits are role-specific and shared in interviews
- No inflated perk lists
- More opportunities as the company grows
How We Work
- Small team, real responsibility
- Fast decisions and short feedback loops
- Work on a live, shipping product
- Plain-spoken, practitioner-level communication
Learning on the Job
- Hands-on work with a live product
- Free access to our Building Intelligent Systems books
- Direct feedback from the founder
- Room to take on more as we grow
Open Positions
Engineering
Senior Full Stack Developer
McKeesport / Pittsburgh Area, PA • Full-time
Help build and extend our core document generation platform. Work with React, Node.js, TypeScript and the Microsoft Office APIs.
DevOps Engineer
McKeesport / Pittsburgh Area, PA • Full-time
Run and improve the Linux servers behind our platform: deployments, monitoring, backups and security. Our stack is Ubuntu, Nginx, PM2 and PostgreSQL.
Data Engineer
McKeesport / Pittsburgh Area, PA • Full-time
Work on the connectors that bring customer data into DataPublisher: CSV, Google Sheets, Excel 365 and SQL Server. Our own database is PostgreSQL.
Product & Design
Senior UX Designer
McKeesport / Pittsburgh Area, PA • Full-time
Shape the user experience of our Word add-in and web platform. Design intuitive workflows for complex document automation tasks.
Product Manager
McKeesport / Pittsburgh Area, PA • Full-time
Help shape the roadmap for DataPublisher for Word and our Domain Apps, working directly with the founder and with customers.
Sales & Marketing
Domain App Sales Representative
McKeesport / Pittsburgh Area, PA • Full-time
Sell DataPublisher and our vertical Domain Apps to small and mid-size organizations. Build relationships with the people who run their paperwork.
Don't see a position that fits? We're always looking for talented individuals.
Our Hiring Process
Application
Submit your resume and cover letter
Phone Screen
30-minute call with our team
Technical/Skills
Role-specific assessment
Final Interview
Meet the team and leadership
Offer
Welcome to the team!
Our hiring process is short and personal. Timing varies by role.