Founding Full Stack Software Engineer (Senior/Staff) - VC Backed Startups at Signalfire — Remote
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## Join SignalFire’s Talent Network for Founding Full Stack Software Engineer Roles at VC-Backed Startups
We’re looking to connect with exceptional Full Stack Engineers who are excited about joining high-growth startups as founding team members. By joining SignalFire’s Talent Network, your profile will be shared with our portfolio companies, giving you visibility into exclusive early-stage opportunities that may not be publicly listed.
## Who Should Join?
We’re looking for engineers who are: ✔ Passionate about building and scaling software products from the ground up ✔ Excited about joining early-stage startups and working directly with founders ✔ Interested in taking ownership of full stack development, technical strategy, and architecture
## Typical Roles & Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain full stack applications, from intuitive front-end interfaces to scalable back-end systems
- Develop APIs, microservices, and cloud-based architectures to power innovative products
- Collaborate closely with founders to define technical strategy and align it with business goals
- Contribute to the technical roadmap, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code across the stack
- Help shape the engineering culture, establishing best practices for software development
## Common Qualifications
While each startup has its own hiring criteria, many founding software engineering roles in our network look for:
- 3+ years of experience as a full stack or back-end engineer, with a track record of shipping high-quality products
- Proficiency with modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js) and back-end frameworks (e.g., Node.js, Django, Flask, Ruby on Rails)
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools
- Proficiency in common programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, Java, Ruby, Go, or TypeScript
- Experience in early-stage startups or lean teams is a plus
## 💡 Technologies You Might Work With:
- Languages & Frameworks: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, React, Angular, Vue.js, Svelte, Node.js, Django, Flask, Ruby on Rails, FastAPI
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS), GCP (App Engine, Firestore), Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
- Other Tools: GraphQL, REST APIs, WebSockets, Elasticsearch
## What Happens Next?
- Submit your application to join SignalFire’s Talent Ecosystem.
- We review applications on an ongoing basis to identify strong candidates.
- If there’s a match, a SignalFire talent partner or a leader from one of our startups may reach out directly.
- No match yet? We’ll keep your profile on file for future full stack software engineering roles in our portfolio.
Required skills
- amazon web services
- python
- node.js
- terraform
- aws rds
- shipping
- kubernetes
- flask
- rails
- java