Senior Full Stack Engineer

Blank Metal

• $110K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8 years of full-stack development experience, covering both front-end and cloud-native back-end stacks.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CDK.
  • Deep understanding of security practices, performance tuning, and API versioning.
  • Experience in client-facing environments, particularly in startup or consulting roles.
  • Effective communicator and collaborator with a strong focus on impactful solutions.
  • Demonstrated curiosity and adaptability in solving complex issues across various industries.

Responsibilities

  • Design scalable patterns for services and micro-services, including database schemas and caching layers.
  • Develop high-quality, production-grade code in both React/TypeScript and back-end technologies like Node, Go, or JVM.
  • Integrate model endpoints and implement real-time inference with strong error-handling mechanisms.
  • Ensure rigorous code review processes, maintain CI/CD pipeline health, and enact observability practices.
  • Lead pair programming sessions and guide junior engineers in technical decisions.
  • Collaborate closely with UX/Product and AI/ML teams to deliver effective client solutions.
  • Contribute to the establishment of engineering best practices to elevate the team's technical standards.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to build and deploy AI solutions that directly impact clients.
  • Emphasis on balancing quality with the fast-paced delivery typical of startups.
  • Projects are aligned with client success rather than just billable hours.
  • Work alongside a team that is well-versed in the capabilities and limitations of modern AI.
  • Backed by significant funding to support innovative project development.
  • Encouragement of open collaboration and creative contributions from all team members.
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities
  • Design scalable service/micro-service patterns, database schemas, caching layers, and authentication flows
  • Ship production-grade code across front-end (React/TypeScript) and back-end (Node, Go, or JVM) with strong test coverage
  • Integrate model endpoints, manage real-time inference, and implement robust error-handling and fallback mechanisms
  • Drive code-review rigor, CI/CD pipeline health, and observability instrumentation
  • Pair-program, lead brown-bag sessions, and advise junior engineers on technical decisions
  • Collaborate with UX/Product, AI/ML Practice, and ML Ops teams to deliver client solutions
  • Contribute to engineering best practices and help raise the team's technical bar

About you
  • 5-8 years of full-stack development experience, with strength in both modern front-end and cloud-native back-end stacks
  • Experience designing and operating systems in AWS, GCP, or Azure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CDK)
  • Solid understanding of security, performance tuning, and API versioning best practices
  • Comfortable in dynamic, client-facing environments-startup or consulting experience preferred
  • Strong communicator and collaborator with a passion for building high-impact solutions
  • Curious, adaptable, and energized by solving complex problems across industries

Why You'll Love It Here
  • Build AI that ships - every project ends in a live deployment, not a slide deck
  • Craft meets velocity - we obsess over quality while delivering at startup speed
  • Outcome-driven model - our projects align with client success, not billable hours
  • AI-native culture - you'll work with peers who deeply understand modern AI's potential and limits
  • Backed to build - supported by $3M in seed funding from Rally Ventures, Traction
    Capital, and PurePlay Partners
  • Real collaboration - open conversations, shared ownership, and space to bring your voice and creativity

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