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Stealth Startup·Raleigh, United States·onsite

Founding Senior Full Stack Engineer

Posted 6 days ago
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Ruby on RailsReactTypeScript

About the role

What you'll do

  • Serve as the first full-time engineering hire and Founding Senior Full Stack Engineer, partnering directly with founders.
  • Own and stabilize the MVP, ship with design partners, and lead the engineering team growth from months 0 to 9+.
  • Take full end-to-end ownership of the product’s technical trajectory, including roadmap execution and team hiring.
  • Work closely with real clients to understand user needs and adapt the product in an ambiguous, pre-PMF environment.
  • Lead technical decisions on the existing stack and have authority to extend or replace technologies as needed.

What you should know

  • Ideal for engineers who thrive in ambiguous, zero-to-one product development and enjoy hands-on coding.
  • Requires strong adaptability to evolving product requirements and direct client feedback.
  • Opportunity to build and lead an engineering team from scratch, influencing culture and process.
  • Not suitable for those preferring large teams, deep specialization, or minimal day-to-day coding.
  • Candidates should be comfortable balancing technical craft with business priorities and mentoring others.

About the company

  • Early-stage, pre-pilot startup focused on workforce management software for the hospitality industry.
  • Led by founders with prior successful exits, including Lodgistics acquisition in 2024.
  • Values deep domain knowledge and building disruptive, long-term product roadmaps.
  • Small, highly collaborative team with direct founder engagement and flat reporting structure.
  • Offers equity and competitive salary, emphasizing ownership and impact in a fast-growing SaaS environment.

Key required skills

RubyRailsPostgreSQLRedisGitDockerReactTypeScriptViteTailwind CSS

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