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Ande
Booking and spend management for corporate entertainment
Last verified September 25, 2026 · Updated daily
What Ande is building
Ande treats corporate entertainment (client dinners, team outings, catering, sporting events, gifting) as spend that finance can manage, rather than a pile of card charges. Employees book through one platform. Agents then handle what Lohit Sarma lists as the painful steps: finding a room, getting approval, signing the contract, paying the deposit and matching the final bill. Finance and legal can see every dollar along the way. The moat is on the supply side. Ande spent about 2.5 years digitizing venue information. It now has 1,600 direct hospitality partners (including Nobu, Wolfgang Puck and Tao Group Hospitality) and a network of 93,000+ providers across 90+ cities. On the demand side, 60+ enterprises, among them Cloudflare, Salesforce, McGraw Hill, Monday.com, Workato and Semgrep, put more than $400M a year through it. The company says customers typically save 12-15%.
Why this matters
Ande puts enterprise entertainment spend at roughly $325B a year, and most of it still runs on corporate cards, AP systems and consumer booking apps that finance can't see into. Travel went through this change when TMCs and then Navan pulled it into managed programs. Entertainment never did, because each booking is messy and different: deposits, minimums, contracts, and a final bill that never matches the quote. Agents are good at exactly that kind of long, dull workflow. Ande already has $400M+ a year flowing through it, so this is a scaling problem, not a bet on whether the product works.
Open roles at Ande
9 positions we're tracking. Roles are re-checked daily and removed when filled.
Lead Engineer (NYC)
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Software Engineer (India)
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Product Manager, Agentic AI (NYC)
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Product Manager, Payments (NYC)
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Product Manager (NYC)
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Product Designer (NYC)
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Account Manager, Hospitality (NYC)
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KYB Operations Associate (NYC)
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Senior Recruiter (Remote)
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Watching Ande
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250+Hiring outlook
Ande's Ashby board has nine live roles in product, engineering, design, payments, KYB ops, hospitality accounts and recruiting. A Senior Recruiter opening usually means a lot more hiring is coming.
Working at Ande
Ande is a AI company based in New York, USA. Working at a AI company at this stage means opportunity to shape your role based on the company stage.
New York, USA is where most Ande positions are located.
How to actually get hired at Ande
Why applying the normal way doesn't work
Ande runs an applicant tracking system, but hiring managers still work referrals first. A cold application to Ande isn't dead, it's just fourth in line behind internal referrals, sourced candidates and recruiter pipelines.
Who to contact at Ande
What to show them
Write a short design for a reconciliation service that matches venue invoices to card transactions and pre-approved budgets, with idempotent deposit handling and an audit log finance can export.
A cold email that works at Ande
What Ande screens for
Four firms co-leading one announcement for a company that just came out of stealth says the traction was already proven: 60+ enterprise logos and $400M+ a year in spend before the first press release. Bain Capital Ventures joining fits its fintech and spend-management focus. The job board shows where the money is going. There are three separate PM roles (agentic AI, payments, general) and a KYB ops hire, so the agent workflow and the money movement under it are being built out at the same time. If you've worked on reconciliation, merchant onboarding or agent tooling, this is the time to apply.
A tailored CV beats a generic one. Use Ande's job description language to clear filters.
Don't make these mistakes
Don't pitch Lohit on 'fintech' in the abstract or on payments basics. He ran payments at ADP (Wisely), was an architect at Lifion, ADP's HCM platform venture, holds patents, and writes about building engineering teams. 'I love the future of payments' won't land. Also don't treat Ande as an events or concierge app. The press release frames it as finance infrastructure: visibility, compliance, reconciliation.
Mistakes that kill Ande applications
A recycled CV gets rejected fast at Ande ( people). They notice.
Don't open with what you want. Open with what Ande is dealing with right now — Ande puts enterprise entertainment spend at roughly $325B a year, and most of it still runs on corporate cards, AP systems and consumer booking apps that finance can't see into, and what you'd do about it.
Most AI applications get ghosted. A day-five follow-up can double your response rate.
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The Ande interview process
4 stages · 14 days typical · take-home: yes · modelled from similar companies
We don't yet have verified candidate reports for Ande. What follows is the typical process for a -person AI company — treat it as a model, not confirmed detail.
Interview stages
Recruiter Screen
Phone or video · 30 min
Basic qualification and logistics
Recruiter or HR
Hiring Manager Interview
Video call · 45 min
Role fit and experience deep-dive
Hiring manager
Technical/Functional Round
Video call · 60 min
Skills assessment and problem-solving
Team members
Final Round
In-person or video · 60 min
Culture fit and cross-functional alignment
Senior leadership
Ande take-home assignment
Ande includes a take-home exercise in their interview process. For AI roles, this typically involves a practical problem that takes 2-4 hours. Focus on clean, working code over premature optimization. They're evaluating how you think and communicate, not just the solution.
Ande interview timeline
Timeline: ~ days. That's about average than the AI median (14 days at people).
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How many jobs does Ande have open?
9 open roles at Ande, last checked September 2026.
Does Ande hire remotely?
Ande doesn't have remote openings at the moment. All roles are in New York, USA.
What roles is Ande hiring for?
Ande is hiring across Engineering, Product, Design, Other, Operations. The most recent opening is Lead Engineer (NYC).
How do I apply for a job at Ande?
Apply via the links above. For tips, read our guide on how to get hired at Ande.
Does Ande respond to cold emails?
Response rate data for Ande not yet confirmed.
Who is the hiring manager at Ande?
At this size, hiring is usually run by the hiring manager.
How competitive is it to get hired at Ande?
Expect 100-250 applicants in the first two weeks for AI roles at this size. Apply within 72 hours for best odds.
How many rounds is the Ande interview?
4 stages: Recruiter Screen, Hiring Manager Interview, Technical/Functional Round, Final Round.
Is the Ande interview hard?
Focus on technical depth and system design, not puzzles. Technical Interview is reportedly the most challenging round.
Does Ande give a take-home task?
Yes, Ande includes a take-home assignment.
How long does Ande take to get back to you?
Around 14 days across the full process.
What should I prepare for the Ande interview?
technical depth and system design is the priority. Show you can work autonomously — that matters more than algorithms at people.
Where is Ande based?
Ande is headquartered in New York, USA.
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A role stays uncontested for about four days. Here's the window — and where we put you in it.
From $5.99/week, cancel any time.
Watching Ande
0 applicantsRole spotted & verified
1You get the alert
1You've applied
~8Hits the job boards
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