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

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.

What You’ll Do 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

What We’re Looking For Strong Python (Django/FastAPI) or Go Solid React experience Proven production system design Cloud-native on AWS Startup mindset and comfort with ambiguity

Nice to Have Kafka / message queues Postgres / DynamoDB Terraform / Kubernetes Regulated environments (healthcare / fintech) LLM integrations, AI observability, or internal AI tooling