# Member of Technical Staff

**Company:** [Fireworks AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fireworks-ai)
**Location:** San Mateo, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $175k – $220k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Next.js, Node.js, Python, Go, REST APIs, GraphQL, SQL, NoSQL, AWS, GCP, Docker, CI/CD
**Posted:** 2026-06-05

> Build and lead full-stack development of Fireworks.ai, the developer platform for specialized AI models. Own end-to-end web app, APIs, and developer experience while mentoring engineers and driving product-led growth in a fast-paced AI startup.

## Job Description

## Key Responsibilities
- End-to-End Ownership: Engineering ownership of fireworks.ai from the user interface down to the API and data layer, with a strong focus on a delightful developer journey.
- Product-Led Growth: Participate in the team’s shared accountability for product-led growth through the web application, model playground, and seamless user onboarding workflows.
- Full Stack Development: Design, develop, and test responsive, performant web applications alongside robust, scalable backend services and APIs.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Mentor and support a team of full stack, frontend, and backend engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and ongoing technical coaching.
- Architectural Excellence: Define and implement full stack architectural standards, API design best practices, database schemas, and modern development workflows.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Design, and Core AI/Infrastructure Engineering to align on requirements, system design, timelines, and delivery expectations.
- Systems & Components: Build and maintain reusable, scalable frontend component libraries while ensuring backend services are modular and easily integrated.
- Unified Developer Experience: Partner with other engineering teams to build an aligned developer journey across web, SDK, and CLI surfaces.
- Quality & Performance: Champion application performance, security, data integrity, and accessibility across the entire software stack.
- Innovation: Drive innovation by staying informed of emerging full stack trends, cloud-native technologies, and AI orchestration frameworks.

## Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years of professional experience in full stack software development.
- 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership role (e.g., tech lead, team lead, or engineering manager).
- Strong expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Next.js.
- Strong expertise in building server-side applications, designing RESTful or GraphQL APIs, and working with modern backend languages (e.g., Node.js, Python, Go).
- Solid understanding of database systems (SQL/NoSQL), caching strategies, and data modeling.
- Proven track record of delivering and scaling production-grade, full stack web applications.
- Experience with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or OCI), containerization (Docker), and full stack CI/CD pipelines.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in AI/ML-focused environments, or interacting with LLM APIs, vector databases, and model orchestration tools (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex).
- Prior startup experience—especially as a technical founder or early engineer.
- Experience managing or mentoring other engineers, including providing performance feedback and supporting career development.
- Prior experience building developer platforms, SaaS dashboards, or complex interactive environments like playgrounds and sandboxes.
- Contributions to open-source projects, internal component libraries, or developer tools.

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