Full Stack Engineer

Job description

Full Stack Engineering

Location: HYBRID / San Francisco
Type: Full Time
Department: Engineering

Role Overview

An expanding technology team is searching for a skilled engineer to help accelerate user growth, build dynamic infrastructure for creator-focused commerce, and implement practical AI solutions. This opportunity offers a chance to see your work make an immediate difference for active users.

• Manage all stages of feature development: conceptualization, planning, coding, validation, and release.
• Shape and uphold architectural principles, coding standards, and test routines across all technical layers.
• Guide team members and introduce best practices for development workflows.
• Interact with users to clarify needs and turn ideas into functional products.
• Engineer scalable backend environments, focusing on frameworks like Python and FastAPI, databases such as Postgre
  
  SQL, and cloud deployment services.
• Develop engaging, intuitive interfaces using tools including React, Type Script, Tailwind, and advanced UI libraries.
• Write robust, maintainable code that requires minimal direction or oversight.
• Make strategic architecture decisions and refine engineering processes.
• Navigate a fast-paced environment, delivering quickly while learning continuously.

• 26 years experience in full-stack development, with significant ownership of features, products, or system upgrades.
• Ability to develop across backend and frontend from database schema to seamless user interfaces.
• High regard for craftsmanship in both technical and product dimensions.
• Proven independent project leadership.
• Recognized as a technical authority with aptitude for establishing team standards.
• Excels in ambiguous, changing situations and can find solutions with limited guidance.
• Strong instincts for product design and quality, willing to refine requirements for best outcomes.

Technical Competencies

• Backend
  :
  Python, FastAPI, Postgre
  
  SQL; system architecture and scalability design; cloud services configuration (e.g., GCP); REST/Graph
  
  QL API creation.
• Frontend
  :
  React, Type Script, Next.js;
  Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui usage; state management expertise (Redux, Zustand, React Query); accessibility and performance optimization (WCAG).
• General
  :
  Proficiency in test frameworks:
  Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress/Playwright; code review, documentation, workflow conventions; familiarity with analytics tools for data-driven product evolution.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience as an early contributor or founding engineer at a fast-growing venture.
• Built internal systems or dashboards for wide audiences.
• Led key engineering initiatives or mentored colleagues.
• Managed or advanced design systems.
• Interest in AI, online commerce, or automation.
• Released personal projects or participated in open-source.
• Collaborative with design teams and input on user experience discussions.

Benefits & Culture

• Work with a product-centric, engineering-driven organization focused on real user needs.
• Drive technical culture and standards in a growing team.
• High trust, visible contribution—every project matters.
• Code launches swiftly to users, shortening feedback cycles.
• Influence both product direction and overall team growth.

Salary Type: Annual Salary

Salary Min: $135,000

Salary Max: $182,000

Currency Type: USD

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