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Founding Full-Stack Engineer

San Francisco, California, United StatesRemoteFull Time$100,000–$150,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoHidden Gem · YC Startup

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Role summary

Saphira is seeking a Founding Full-Stack Engineer to architect and build the technical foundations of their products. This role requires 5+ years of experience across frontend, backend, and cloud infrastructure, with a proven track record in 0-1 product development and owning the full SDLC. The ideal candidate is comfortable operating across the entire stack, implementing software architecture best practices, and shipping solutions to production. Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Python, Docker, and AWS is essential. Bonus points for prior founder experience or work in software/hardware companies.

* We are looking for a full-stack engineer to join the team as a founding engineer. The ideal candidate is someone with 5+ years of experience across both frontend and backend with ownership and evidence of architecting the technical foundations of products that drove significant business value. You’d interface directly with the co-founders and would be treated as an equal as helping to drive these outcomes at Saphira.
* You are comfortable operating across frontend, backend, and cloud infrastructure. You have experience with software architecture, design best practices, and building solutions across the entire stack. 
* You have experience building software systems from ground up in 0 - 1 situations, shipping solutions to production, and owning the full software development lifecycle.
* Tech Stack: JavaScript / TypeScript, React, Python, Tailwind, Redis, Celery, Docker, AWS 
* Bonus points: 
* Ex-founder
* Built product as a founding engineer
* Worked at a software for hardware company or hardware company

**About the Interview**

* Fit / behavioral interview (30 minutes)
* Technical deep dive (45 minutes)
* Paid work trial period
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