About the RoleWe are looking for a Founding Engineer to help design and build a modern, scalable web platform from the ground up. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you will work across the full product lifecycle — from architecture and development to deployment and ongoing optimization.You’ll collaborate closely with product, design, and leadership while helping shape engineering standards, system architecture, and long-term technical direction. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys end-to-end ownership, and values strong engineering fundamentals.What You’ll Work WithCurrent StackApplication Layer Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router, React) Language: TypeScript Hosting: Vercel DNS: AWS Route 53 Styling: Tailwind CSS v4 + shadcn/ui Package Manager: pnpm Backend & Infrastructure Database & Auth: Supabase (Postgres + RLS + Auth) Payments: Stripe (subscriptions & billing) Email: Resend Rate Limiting: Upstash Redis + @upstash/ratelimit Validation: Zod Forms: react-hook-form + @hookform/resolvers Charts: Recharts Data & Analytics ETL: Fivetran / Custom (Airflow) Data Warehouse: GCP BigQuery Data Modeling: dbt What You’ll OwnYou will architect, build, and scale both the product and the underlying infrastructure.Frontend (Next.js / React / TypeScript) Build high-performance, scalable applications using Next.js App Router Implement clean component architecture with Tailwind + shadcn/ui Integrate server components, client components, and API routes correctly Build responsive, accessible, production-grade UI Manage state effectively and integrate with Supabase backend services Ensure performance optimization, caching strategy, and SSR/ISR where appropriate Backend & Platform Architecture Design scalable systems using Supabase (Postgres + RLS) Architect secure Row-Level Security policies Implement authentication and authorization workflows Integrate Stripe subscriptions and billing flows Implement rate limiting and abuse protection via Upstash Redis Design database schemas optimized for scale and analytics Ensure production reliability, logging, and observability Own deployment workflows via Vercel Data & Analytics Infrastructure Design pipelines feeding into BigQuery Work with ETL processes (Fivetran / Airflow) Implement dbt-based data modeling Ensure product analytics and business reporting reliability Support data-heavy workflows and reporting layers Collaboration & Leadership Partner with product managers to define scalable technical solutions Collaborate with designers to translate wireframes into production systems Participate in code reviews and establish engineering best practices Document architecture and technical decisions Contribute to long-term technical roadmap and infrastructure strategy Requirements 5+ years of professional software engineering experience Experience with e-commerce platforms Strong expertise in TypeScript and React Experience building production systems in Next.js Deep understanding of relational database design (Postgres) Experience implementing authentication & authorization systems Experience with Stripe subscription models Strong system design fundamentals Experience building scalable APIs and distributed systems Familiarity with CI/CD and modern deployment workflows Strong debugging and problem-solving approach Ability to clearly communicate technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders Nice-to-Have Experience Experience with Supabase in production environments Experience implementing Row-Level Security policies Infrastructure-as-code exposure Experience with Redis-based rate limiting Familiarity with BigQuery and dbt Experience building multi-tenant SaaS platforms Background in data-heavy or analytics-driven applications Performance optimization across frontend and backend
About the Role
We are looking for a Founding Engineer to help design and build a modern, scalable web platform from the ground up. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you will work across the full product lifecycle — from architecture and development to deployment and ongoing optimization.
You’ll collaborate closely with product, design, and leadership while helping shape engineering standards, system architecture, and long-term technical direction. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys end-to-end ownership, and values strong engineering fundamentals.
What You’ll Work With
Current Stack
- Application Layer
- Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router, React)
- Language: TypeScript
- Hosting: Vercel
- DNS: AWS Route 53
- Styling: Tailwind CSS v4 + shadcn/ui
- Package Manager: pnpm
- Backend & Infrastructure
- Database & Auth: Supabase (Postgres + RLS + Auth)
- Payments: Stripe (subscriptions & billing)
- Email: Resend
- Rate Limiting: Upstash Redis + @upstash/ratelimit
- Validation: Zod
- Forms: react-hook-form + @hookform/resolvers
- Charts: Recharts
- Data & Analytics
- ETL: Fivetran / Custom (Airflow)
- Data Warehouse: GCP BigQuery
- Data Modeling: dbt
What You’ll Own
You will architect, build, and scale both the product and the underlying infrastructure.
Frontend (Next.js / React / TypeScript)
- Build high-performance, scalable applications using Next.js App Router
- Implement clean component architecture with Tailwind + shadcn/ui
- Integrate server components, client components, and API routes correctly
- Build responsive, accessible, production-grade UI
- Manage state effectively and integrate with Supabase backend services
- Ensure performance optimization, caching strategy, and SSR/ISR where appropriate
Backend & Platform Architecture
- Design scalable systems using Supabase (Postgres + RLS)
- Architect secure Row-Level Security policies
- Implement authentication and authorization workflows
- Integrate Stripe subscriptions and billing flows
- Implement rate limiting and abuse protection via Upstash Redis
- Design database schemas optimized for scale and analytics
- Ensure production reliability, logging, and observability
- Own deployment workflows via Vercel
Data & Analytics Infrastructure
- Design pipelines feeding into BigQuery
- Work with ETL processes (Fivetran / Airflow)
- Implement dbt-based data modeling
- Ensure product analytics and business reporting reliability
- Support data-heavy workflows and reporting layers
Collaboration & Leadership
- Partner with product managers to define scalable technical solutions
- Collaborate with designers to translate wireframes into production systems
- Participate in code reviews and establish engineering best practices
- Document architecture and technical decisions
- Contribute to long-term technical roadmap and infrastructure strategy
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience with e-commerce platforms
- Strong expertise in TypeScript and React
- Experience building production systems in Next.js
- Deep understanding of relational database design (Postgres)
- Experience implementing authentication & authorization systems
- Experience with Stripe subscription models
- Strong system design fundamentals
- Experience building scalable APIs and distributed systems
- Familiarity with CI/CD and modern deployment workflows
- Strong debugging and problem-solving approach
- Ability to clearly communicate technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders
Nice-to-Have Experience
- Experience with Supabase in production environments
- Experience implementing Row-Level Security policies
- Infrastructure-as-code exposure
- Experience with Redis-based rate limiting
- Familiarity with BigQuery and dbt
- Experience building multi-tenant SaaS platforms
- Background in data-heavy or analytics-driven applications
- Performance optimization across frontend and backend
