Founding Full Stack Engineer (New York) Job at Recruiting From Scratch, New York, NY

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  • Recruiting From Scratch
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Who is Recruiting from Scratch :

Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire.

About the role:

Title of Role: Founding Full Stack Engineer
Location: Remote (Preference for CA-based candidates, open to NY)
Company Stage of Funding: Seed (Venture-backed)
Office Type: Remote
Salary: $160,000 $220,000 + Equity

Company Description

We are a premier recruiting agency representing an early-stage, venture-backed startup thats building cutting-edge AI-driven tools for enterprise workflows. The company was founded by a team of repeat entrepreneurs and seasoned technologists and has strong backing from top-tier investors. As one of the earliest engineering hires, youll be joining a highly ambitious and mission-driven founding team.

This role offers the rare opportunity to shape product and technical direction at a company poised for rapid growth in the AI space.

What You Will Do

  • Collaborate closely with the co-founder and CTO to architect and build the companys core platform from the ground up

  • Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs using Python (FastAPI)

  • Create responsive, elegant front-end interfaces using React and Vite

  • Build complex integrations with enterprise communication platforms such as Slack and Microsoft Teams

  • Develop and iterate on a high-performance workflow engine for scheduling and event-based triggers

  • Set foundational engineering best practices and help establish a high-performing engineering culture

Ideal Candidate Background

  • 810 years of experience in full stack software engineering

  • At least 2+ years of experience in high-growth startup environments

  • Expertise in Python and modern web frameworks (FastAPI preferred)

  • Advanced proficiency with React and frontend development best practices

  • Proven experience integrating with third-party APIs and enterprise platforms

  • Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

  • Track record of building scalable and distributed systems

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with a bias toward action

Preferred

  • Experience with technologies like SQLModel, Celery, PostgreSQL (pgvector), Redis, LangGraph, Langfuse, and Render (PaaS)

  • Prior startup experience as an early engineering team member

  • Demonstrated use of modern developer tools and AI-assisted workflows (e.g. Cursor)

  • Based in California or New York

Compensation and Benefits

  • Competitive base salary: $160,000 $220,000

  • Significant equity package

  • 100% remote work with a flexible schedule

  • Opportunity to work directly with founders and influence early product/tech decisions

  • Fast-paced, high-impact environment with a mission-driven culture

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Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Remote work, Flexible hours,

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