Founding Software Engineer

United StatesRemoteInternshipPosted 2 months ago

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Role summary

SideKix is seeking a hands-on Founding Software Engineer to build the foundation of its mobile app, which offers AI-driven guidance and community support for personal and professional growth. This role involves owning architecture, development, and platform evolution from MVP to scale. The engineer will partner with leaders on product vision, architect and deploy infrastructure using technologies like React, Node.js, Firebase, and AWS, and implement features such as gamification systems. Responsibilities include automating maintenance, ensuring data governance and security, leading post-launch improvements, and optimizing backend systems. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in full-stack development and scalable architecture, a founder mindset, and experience with cloud infrastructure and APIs.

Compensation:
Equity

Location:
Remote (U.S. -based Only)

Commitment:
Full-Time - Founding Executive Team

About SideKix

Starting and growing a business shouldn’t feel impossible or lonely. SideKix is a mobile app that helps

people to plan, grow and succeed through personalized dynamic AI guidance, human support and a community built for personal and professional growth. Throughout our history the world has been built by the few. At SideKix we imagine the future of our world being built by many. What would we have? What would exist? What problems would we solve if more people had the same opportunities to take action? The same accessibility to resources? Let's change who gets to build the future.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a hands-on Founding Software Engineer to help build the foundation of SideKix our product, our technology and our culture. This isn’t a “job.” It’s a build-it-together-from-zero partnership. You’ll own architecture, development and the evolution of the platform as we prepare to scale nationwide.

This position reports directly to the CTO.

What You’ll do

Partner directly with leaders on product vision and execution
Build and scale SideKix from MVP forward, as both coder and strategist
Architect and deploy infrastructure across React, Node.js, Firebase, Google APIs and AWS
Design and implement gamification systems that drive engagement and retention
Automate app maintenance, release cycles and bug fixes for reliability and scale
Analytics, Data gathering, governance, security and compliance
Lead post-launch improvements using real user data and feedback
Dashboard design and creation creation
Manage performance monitoring, crash reporting, and security
Optimize hosting and backend systems for performance and cost
Write clean, maintainable code with documentation that lasts

What You Bring

- Proven track record building, shipping, and iterating.
- Deep experience in
full-stack

development and scalable architecture
- Founder mindset, comfortable switching between code, strategy and leadership
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, mobile frameworks, APIs and payments
- Passion for AI-driven personalization and human-centered design
- Familiarity with Figma and analytics tools a huge plus
- Bonus: Background supporting small business, creator or education platforms

Why Join Now

Founding-level equity: true ownership in a platform built for impact
Creative freedom: shape the product, the stack and the culture from day one
Real impact: help rebuild how small business happens in every neighborhood

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