Early hire: 🛠️ Backend / Fullstack Engineering

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Salary: (Not specified)
• Company Stage: Early-Stage Startup

This role is for an early backend/fullstack hire at a startup focused on unlocking access to fair credit. The ideal candidate will contribute to building stable and performant systems at scale, working within a growing team.

Requirements

• Experience: At least 2 years in a professional software engineering role.
• Backend Stack: Experience with Node.js (Typescript) on AWS.
• Remote Work: Comfortable working remotely.
• Communication: Ability to effectively interface between backend and frontend teams.
• Typescript: Experience with Typescript (Bonus).
• Self-Motivation: Independent and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Design: Contribute to long-term architectural and technical design decisions.
• Technical Foundation: Help establish the technical foundation for the entire company.
• Codebase Contribution: Continue meaningfully contributing to the existing codebase.
• "A Little Bit of Everything": Handle a variety of tasks as needed, reflecting the early-stage nature of the company.

About You

• You love building great software that serves a lot of people.
• You are an independent go-getter and very self-motivated.
• You are comfortable working remotely.

Why You Might Be Excited About Us

• Solving a massive societal problem.
• Efficient and impactful contributions.
• Asynchronous work environment with broad responsibility.
• Minimal micromanagement and support for success.

Why You Might Not Be Excited About Us

• Projects and priorities may shift frequently.
• A significant amount of building remains to be done.