Job description
Founding Full Stack Engineer (AI Design Start-Up)
$150,000 - $200,000 + Equity + Benefits
San Francisco, CA - Hybrid (4 days a week)
Are you an experienced full-stack Software Engineer, looking to join a very promising startup in an environment with fast iteration and a design-first, founder-led culture?
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in a shaping a product that already has very strong open source momentum within the design community, whilst working with high autonomy in a high-trust environment that values work-life balance.
You'll be joining a rapidly scaling start-up with huge open-source traction and a fast-moving, design-obsessed culture. The team is pioneering an AI-powered visual code editor that lets teams drag-and-drop and style web components with real-time code sync, generate and modify components via AI, integrate Tailwind CSS, create reusable component libraries, collaborate live, and deploy applications quickly.
As part of a focused, high-caliber engineering team, you'll take ownership of critical product features, working across a full-stack TypeScript system built on React, Next.js, and Node.js. You'll help design robust backend services, build intuitive frontend experiences in a DOM-based editor, and ensure that features are deployed quickly and reliably at scale.
This is a hands-on, high-impact role perfect for engineers who thrive in fast-moving, product-driven environments with minimal oversight and a strong bias for action.
The Role
- Architect and implement scalable backend systems for cloud program execution and maintain frontend experiences in a DOM-based visual editor using React, TypeScript, and Next.js
- Develop AI-powered features to assist users in generating and modifying components and integrate Tailwind CSS workflows for responsive design
- Create and maintain reusable component libraries, smart design combinations, and contribute to product and design decisions
- Own features end-to-end-from conception to deployment and observability;
- Work onsite in San Francisco
The Person
- Full-stack software engineering experience, ideally with AI tooling, backend infrastructure, or high-fidelity frontend development
- Proficiency in React, TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind, Node.js, and PostgreSQL
- Familiarity with AI/ML integrations, fine-tuning models, or LLM-based tooling is a plus
- High ownership and autonomy in fast-paced, early-stage environments, with strong product and design intuition and deep empathy for users
