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Founding Engineer

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You will design, build, and ship products across the full stack. You will develop backend services and APIs for high-throughput workloads, third-party integrations, reliability, and performance. You will also build the dashboard, provider catalog, and developer experience using Next.js and React. You will own features from database to user interface, review code, participate in architecture discussions, improve testing and observability, and work with the founders to turn user needs into robust features.

Responsibilities

  • Write production-quality code, review peers' work, design technical solutions, and participate in architectural discussions
  • Own features end-to-end across the frontend and backend
  • Build API integrations, developer tooling, and core platform features
  • Move between frontend polish and backend systems as needed
  • Collaborate with founders to translate user needs into robust features
  • Help shape architecture and engineering culture

Requirements

  • Strong foundation in computer science, including data structures, algorithms, and systems fundamentals
  • Full-stack experience owning features from the database to the user interface
  • Experience with REST APIs, microservices, and database-driven applications
  • Experience with Next.js, React, and TypeScript
  • Experience with server-side languages and frameworks such as TypeScript and Node.js or Python
  • Experience with testing, debugging, monitoring, and performance optimization for distributed systems
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

  • Equity

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