Acme
Remote / In-person (flexible) | Full-time
hn · Remote / In-person (flexible)
Jose is an exceptional fit for a founding full-stack engineer role with 12+ years of experience shipping products across frontend, backend, databases, and infrastructure at startups and scale-ups. He demonstrates the exact combination of skills needed: full-stack capability (React, Next.js, Django, Node.js), infrastructure expertise (AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD), architectural decision-making experience, and a proven track record of building products from scratch and iterating based on user feedback. His recent work at early-stage companies (rubercubic, adcopy.ai) and ability to wear multiple hats as a lead engineer aligns perfectly with the founding engineer role.
Hook: Your deep full-stack expertise combined with founding-stage startup experience and demonstrated ability to architect systems, ship iteratively, and scale infrastructure makes you the exact founding engineer Acme needs to build the product from day one.
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Acme | Remote / In-person (flexible) | Full-time | Founding Full-Stack Engineer Acme is building a product. We are an early-stage company at the ground floor — no code yet, no customers yet, just a clear vision and a bias for action. We are looking for a founding engineer who wants to build something from nothing: architect the system, write the first line of code, ship the first version, and grow alongside the company. What You'll Do: - Build the product end-to-end — from database schema and API design to frontend UI and deployment infrastructure - Make architectural decisions — choose the tech stack, set up CI/CD, monitoring, and dev environments - Ship iteratively — get working software in front of users fast, then improve based on real feedback - Set engineering standards — establish coding conventions, code review practices, and a culture of quality - Influence product direction — work directly with the CEO on what to build, what to cut, and how to prioritize - Own the infrastructure — provision cloud resources, manage deployments, and keep the app running in production Who You Are: - 3–8 years of software engineering experience, preferably in early-stage startups or with significant side-project shipping - Full-stack capable — comfortable across frontend, backend, databases, and infrastructure - Ship-focused — 80% today beats 100% next month. Pragmatic tradeoffs between speed and quality - Independent — thrive without a playbook. Figure things out, make decisions, communicate clearly - High ownership, low ego — care about the mission and the team, not about who gets credit - Product-sensible — good judgment about what users need and what can wait Compensation: Competitive salary + meaningful equity (2–5% range) How to Apply: Send a note to the CEO with what excites you about early-stage building, a link to something you have built (GitHub, portfolio, side project), and why Acme specifically. No formal resume required.