Founding Full Stack Software Engineer (SeniorStaff) VC Backed Startups

Join SignalFires Talent Network for Founding Full Stack Software Engineer Roles at VC-Backed Startups

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.

Were looking to connect with exceptional Full Stack Engineers who are excited about joining high-growth startups as founding team members. By joining SignalFires 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.

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 AI/ML talent. If you have any questions please direct inquiries to

Who Should Join

Were 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

Typical Roles & Responsibilities

• 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

Common Qualifications

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 ) and back-end frameworks (e.g. 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

Technologies You Might Work With:

• Languages & Frameworks: JavaScript TypeScript Python Ruby Golang Java React Angular Svelte 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

What Happens Next

1. Submit your application to join SignalFires Talent Ecosystem.

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

3. If theres a match a SignalFire talent partner or a leader from one of our startups may reach out directly.

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

Required Experience:

Senior IC