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Full Stack Engineer - Hybrid, Boston.
This is a strongly backed start-up organization that have an AI platform that help brands become accessible and meet regulatory standards.The company works with a growing portfolio of modern digital brands that prioritise customer experience and responsible practices. Backed by top investors, it is currently in a high-growth phase.
This role is backend focused and would require 3x a week onsite in Boston.
The Role
As a Full stack Engineer, the role involves joining a small, high-performing engineering team and working closely with technical leadership.
The primary focus is on developing and scaling the application, including strengthening AI-driven systems, enhancing customer-facing interfaces, and expanding platform integrations.
This position is well-suited to individuals interested in startup environments, offering exposure to early-stage scaling, system design, and product development. The role includes significant involvement in architectural decisions and mentorship of junior engineers.
Responsibilities
- Design and build backend systems that support accessibility analysis and automated remediation workflows.
- Develop and improve AI-driven systems/Agentic architecture
- Architect infrastructure to support new product capabilities beyond core features.
- Build and enhance customer-facing applications, delivering features across the full stack.
- Monitor and improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Identify bottlenecks and improve observability across distributed systems.
Who They’re Looking For
- 5 years of professional software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript or JavaScript, with experience in typed systems.
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred).
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and containerised environments. (AWS Preferred)
- Familiarity with browser automation or headless browser tools. (Playwright Preferred)
Nice to Have
- Experience building applications within an eCommerce ecosystem.
- Knowledge of web accessibility standards and compliance frameworks.
- Terraform
- Previous startup experience
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Health, Medical, Dental
- 401k match plan
- Plus many more
Salary : $150,000