--- title: "Railblocks ⬩ About" description: "Railblocks exists to help teams own the tools behind their work. Our mission, the principles we work by, the team, and the roles we are hiring for." url: "https://www.railblocks.com/about/" --- [ Mission ] # Not your tools, not your rules Railblocks exists to help teams own the tools behind their work. For most of history, people shaped their tools and, through them, shaped their lives. Software broke that relationship: the place where work happens became something rented, rigid and controlled by someone else. We believe that relationship can be restored. When teams own the infrastructure at the heart of their operations, they can reclaim agency over their tools and make them fit their needs. [Read the Manifesto](https://www.railblocks.com/blog/manifesto/) Sheet 01 / 03 ⬩ Principles 04 values [ Principles ] ## Agency as a way of working Agency is the capacity to shape what happens rather than merely inherit it. It requires forming your own judgment instead of renting someone else’s. Real agency develops in contact with reality: your direction is your own, yet it remains open to other people and responsive to where the world is moving. Our values hold that balance between conviction and receptiveness. ### Full agency The people closest to the work should have the power to shape it. We trust one another to act with judgment, take responsibility, and fix problems at their source. ### First principles We derive decisions from fundamentals and results instead of blindly following conventional wisdom. We avoid analogies and build from the ground up. ### Open heart We communicate with transparency and honesty. We welcome feedback, make room for different perspectives, and ensure everyone is heard. ### Natural flow We learn from real outcomes rather than speculation. We follow the flow instead of forcing a fixed vision, taking deliberate steps rather than over-planning. Sheet 02 / 03 ⬩ Team 11 people ⬩ 7 countries [ Team ] ## System designers, track layers & mechanics We are a fully distributed team of engineers and operators with experience building internal tools and navigating complex systems at high-growth companies. ### Lorenzo Castro CEO Portugal Built and managed some of the largest and most complex Airtable and Zapier accounts in the world. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lcastrob/) [X](https://x.com/Lorenzo__CB) ### Vladimir Oustinov Co-founder France Built a real estate startup’s operating system and growth engine from zero to $15M in annual revenue. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimiroustinov/) [X](https://x.com/vladoustinov) ### Florian Bühringer CTO Thailand Three-time technical founder with experience scaling infrastructure from 30 to 300 people. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-buhringer/) [X](https://x.com/capeflow) ### Eric Friedman Co-founder United States Ran 2 startup accelerators and served as CFO/COO for VC and private equity firms. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericgfriedman/) [X](https://x.com/EricFriedman) ### Nate Snow Co-founder United States Experienced executive who builds the teams and systems needed to scale organizations. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/natesnow/) [X](https://x.com/nmsnow) ### Max Wesener FDE Indonesia Built AI agents and low-code internal systems for fast-growing unicorns. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwesener/) ### Jad Challita Systems Engineer Lebanon Built products from scratch as a fintech CTO and engineering lead at a Series B company. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jad-challita/) ### Pierrick D’Annoville Systems Engineer France Serial technical founder with seven years of experience automating internal operations. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierrickdanno/) [X](https://x.com/pierrickdanno) ### Vitor Lima FDE Brazil Five years of experience building custom design systems and refining agentic technology for leading AI labs. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitor-windberg/) ### Felipe Ameno Systems Engineer Brazil Former lawyer and CTO with experience building battle-tested data pipelines for operations. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/felipe-ameno-5a9b39124/) ### Coralie Delpha Lead FDE France Led internal tooling development at Shopify, supporting an organization of 7,000 employees. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/coralie-delpha/) [X](https://x.com/nomad_maker) Sheet 03 / 03 ⬩ Careers 02 open roles [ Join Railblocks ] ## Build the systems behind how companies work Railblocks sits between operations and engineering. We embed with ambitious teams, understand how their work really happens, and build reliable systems around their needs. We are always interested in meeting people who care about systems engineering, internal tooling, and technical craft. [ Roles ] ### Forward-Deployed Engineer Embed with client teams, map their operations, identify the highest-leverage problems, and turn them into reliable tools, workflows, data systems, and agents. For someone who can move comfortably between business context, product judgment, and hands-on technical implementation. [Apply](mailto:careers@railblocks.com) ### Systems Engineer Design and build the technical foundations of client Operating Systems on top of Cloudflare: integrations, data and context layers, permissions, observability, agent infrastructure, and custom interfaces. For someone who enjoys making complex systems legible, dependable, and adaptable. [Apply](mailto:careers@railblocks.com) [ Benefits ] ### Competitive incentives Generous salary and equity. ### Equipment MacBook Pro and home setup. ### Tools Unlimited tooling and AI budget. ### Fully remote Work from wherever you want. ### Unlimited PTO Take the time you need, whenever you need it. ### Offsites Two fully covered 10-day team retreats per year. ### Interested? Email careers@railblocks.com with your LinkedIn profile and a few lines about why you want to work with Railblocks. It does not need to be formal. [Send email](mailto:careers@railblocks.com)