Description
As a founding engineer and our 5th team member, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our technology and product. You will not only lead and strategize on engineering, product development, and team scaling but also roll up your sleeves to contribute directly to the codebase. You’ll make critical decisions on building solutions in-house or partnering with others, all while driving immediate impact. This role requires a self-starter who thrives with little hand-holding, is an absolute go-getter, and can seamlessly switch between high-level strategy and detailed execution.
Responsibilities
- Strategic and Hands-On: Seamlessly navigate between high-level strategy and detailed execution, taking full ownership of projects without ever saying, "That's not my job."
- Hands-On Development: Contribute directly to the codebase, developing and deploying features and solutions.
- Strategic Planning: Collaborate on product strategy, roadmap planning, architecture.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product, design, and operations teams to deliver cohesive solutions.
- Go-Getter Attitude: Take initiative to identify and solve problems with little guidance, driving immediate impact.
- Recuiting: Recruit and lead a high-performing engineering team as the company scales.
- Customer Focus: Engage with customers to understand their needs and ensure the product meets and exceeds their expectations.
Requirements
- Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
- Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, networking, and system design
- Proven experience building and scaling highly scalable, cloud-native solutions
- Experience leading engineering teams and driving technical strategy
- Practitioner of DevOps principles
- Familiarity with microservice architectures
- Proficiency with public cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive experience with Go (Golang)
- Proficient in Unix/Linux environments
- Deep experience with AWS managed services (e.g., DynamoDB, SQS, Lambda)
- Prior startup experience
Benefits
- Fully remote positions available
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Unlimited vacation
- Healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
