# Software Engineer | Fullstack

**Company:** [Formal](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/formal)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Skills:** TypeScript, Next.js, Go, React, Kubernetes, Terraform, Apache Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, Shadcn, Vercel
**Posted:** 2025-05-03

> Fullstack engineer owning frontend architecture with TypeScript/NextJS and backend in Golang, optimizing performance, enhancing features, and leading high-impact initiatives for a data security platform. Requires expertise in modern frameworks, streaming data, and infrastructure.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Continuously improve the performance and reliability of our frontend application by optimizing code and identifying areas for enhancement.
- Enhance existing features by incorporating user feedback and implementing improvements to usability and design.
- Take ownership of the frontend architecture, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.
- Lead any initiative you think may have a strong impact on Formal.

## What You Need
- Relevant software development experience building data-intensive software platforms
- Strong expertise in a modern framework (e.g. React, Vue.js) and proficiency with some backend language (we use Go)
- Experience with streaming data processing frameworks such as Apache Kafka and Google Pub/Sub
- Some experience with underlying infrastructure primitives like Kubernetes and Terraform
- Experience in building scalable, responsive, and cross-browser compatible web applications
- Solid understanding of frontend development principles, including testing, performance optimization, code modularity, and accessibility
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to tackle complex technical challenges with innovative solutions
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams

## Nice-to-Haves
- Early engineer at a hyper-growth startup.
- Extensive experience designing applications on Figma
- Experience contributing to a design framework
- Experience with UI/UX and product design

## Compensation
This role offers cash compensation and stock options. The positioning of offers within a certain range depends on various factors, including: candidate experience, qualifications, skills, business requirements, and geographical location.

## Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)
- 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you
- Partially covered for your dependents
- Flexible PTO

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