Founding Full-Stack Engineer (Python / Django / Go / React)

Responsibilities

• Architect backend services and distributed systems
• Build scalable APIs and async workflows
• Ship full-stack features when needed
• Own performance, reliability, and security
• Work directly with founders on technical direction
• Set engineering standards and tooling
• Leverage AI developer tools to accelerate delivery

Requirements

• Strong Python (Django/FastAPI) or Go
• Solid React experience
• Proven production system design
• Cloud-native on AWS
• Startup mindset and comfort with ambiguity
• Kafka / message queues
• Postgres / DynamoDB
• Terraform / Kubernetes
• Regulated environments (healthcare / fintech)
• LLM integrations, AI observability, or internal AI tooling

Additional Information

This role is for one of our clients Location: San Francisco (On-site) Experience: 3-10 years Stage: Seed → Series B Role Type: Early hire / founding engineer Why This Role Exists You'll design and build the systems that power the product - from APIs and data models to real-time pipelines and secure infrastructure. You'll be a core technical owner working directly with the founders.

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