Founding Engineer (Onsite)
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20 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About company and product
A Singapore seed-stage startup is a platform for fan communities that brings together communities around anime K-pop and other subcultures all in one place. Our goal is to become the go-to fandom platform on the internet where every type of fandom in the world is found.
The mobile app is currently live on iOS and Android after launching our MVP which was soon followed by Version 2.0 and the company are now building Version 3.0 with the goal of scaling toward our Series A.
About the role
At the moment were on a mission to find a Founding Engineer 1st in-house tech employee to help scale our platform toward Series A and beyond. We seek an ambitious Backend Engineer whos experienced in building and scaling applications with thousands of users and would like to join us on a mission to build the future of how the world experiences fandoms.
This is a learning-intensive role aimed at building the expertise and foundation needed to eventually steer the companys architectural direction.
Your core responsibility will be to own understand and optimize the backend systems of our mobile app. Your main focus will be to (1) build the algorithms that power our core user experience and (2) strengthen the cloud infrastructure to support scaling to 1 million users.
What you will do during the first quarter six months
Design and implement the core recommendation and engagement algorithms.
Collaborate with the Uptech and Huddle team to integrate algorithms into the system.
Define data structures and pipelines to support algorithm efficiency and scalability.
Test and refine algorithms to optimize performance.
Contribute to high-level technical decisions around algorithm architecture and future enhancements.
Requirements for candidates
- You have 3-5 years of professional experience as a back-end engineer or full stack developer preferably in high-growth startups or product-driven teams.
- You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve quickly and execution speed matters.
- You take full ownership of technical outcomes and act as the primary technical decision-maker.
- Excellent communication English skills (both verbal and writing)
Backend & Data:
- Strong experience with and NestJS
- Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL
- Familiarity with NoSQL databases
- Experience designing APIs and data models for high-traffic systems
- DB performance optimization (indexes queries schemas)
Infrastructure & CI/CD:
- Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services
- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or similar tool
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines (tests builds deployments)
- Understanding of containerized deployments and rollback strategies
Code Quality:
- Experience with automated testing (unit / integration)
- Linters formatters and code review practices
- Focus on maintainable production-ready code
Algorithms & Performance:
- CS / Math background
- Experience with feed or ranking algorithms
- Performance optimization: caching lazy loading preloading thumbnails
- High-load experience is a plus
Nice-to-have requirements for candidates:
- Observability: Monitoring with Grafana observability stack (i.e. Prometheus)
- Experience in social platforms community-based apps or messaging products.
- Strong understanding of startup product cycles from MVP to scale.
- Interest in building immersive environments (virtual spaces) or 3D avatar-based interactions.
- Interest in web applications.
Stages of communication:
- Intro Call with recruiter 30 min
- Tech pre screen 30 min
- Competency-based interview up to 1 h
- Technical Assessment (2 stages): Tech Interview (2 h) Design Session (2 h)
- Executive interview
- Degree check
- Offer
Benefits package for an Onsite employee consists of:
- Relocation package Singapore (PR pathway settling-in allowance);
- One free annual round-trip flight to your home country;
- 14 days annual paid leave per calendar year;
- Up to 14 days sick leave and up to 60 days hospitalisation leave after 3 months of employment;
- Full basic medical insurance coverage including outpatient treatment hospitalisation and dental care subject to the insurers policy terms;
- Salary with Equity;
- Post-Funding Benefits;
- Office-based (hybrid flexible).
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
About Company
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