Founding Full Stack Software Engineer (Senior/Staff) - VC Backed Startups

🛑 This is not an application for a specific job. Instead, this is a way to get on the radar of VC-backed startups that are actively hiring Engineering talent. If you have any questions, please direct inquiries to [email protected].

At SignalFire, we partner with top early-stage startups that are shaping the future of technology. Our portfolio spans 200+ innovative companies across AI, cybersecurity, healthtech, fintech, developer tools, and enterprise SaaS.

We’re looking to connect with exceptional Full Stack Engineers who are excited about joining high-growth startups as founding team members. By joining SignalFire’s Talent Network, your profile will be shared with our portfolio companies, giving you visibility into exclusive early-stage opportunities that may not be publicly listed.

We’re looking for engineers who are:
✔ Passionate about building and scaling software products from the ground up
✔ Excited about joining early-stage startups and working directly with founders
✔ Interested in taking ownership of full stack development, technical strategy, and architecture

• Design, build, and maintain full stack applications, from intuitive front-end interfaces to scalable back-end systems

• Develop APIs, microservices, and cloud-based architectures to power innovative products

• Collaborate closely with founders to define technical strategy and align it with business goals

• Contribute to the technical roadmap, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance

• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code across the stack

• Help shape the engineering culture, establishing best practices for software development

While each startup has its own hiring criteria, many founding software engineering roles in our network look for:

• 3+ years of experience as a full stack or back-end engineer, with a track record of shipping high-quality products

• Proficiency with modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js) and back-end frameworks (e.g., Node.js, Django, Flask, Ruby on Rails)

• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB)

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools

• Proficiency in common programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, Java, Ruby, Go, or TypeScript

• Experience in early-stage startups or lean teams is a plus

• Languages & Frameworks: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, React, Angular, Vue.js, Svelte, Node.js, Django, Flask, Ruby on Rails, FastAPI

• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis

• Cloud & DevOps: AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS), GCP (App Engine, Firestore), Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions

• Other Tools: GraphQL, REST APIs, WebSockets, Elasticsearch

1. Submit your application to join SignalFire’s Talent Ecosystem.

2. We review applications on an ongoing basis to identify strong candidates.

3. If there’s a match, a SignalFire talent partner or a leader from one of our startups may reach out directly.

4. No match yet? We’ll keep your profile on file for future full stack software engineering roles in our portfolio.