Full Stack Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own features end-to-end across the stack from ideation and technical design through implementation, deployment, and iteration.
• Build and ship 0-1 products and systems, turning ambiguous ideas into scalable, production ready solutions.
• Architect, plan and develop beautiful functional experiences for customers using TypeScript, AWS Lambda, Next.js, and other frameworks and languages.
• Design, write, and execute tests to ensure the robustness and reliability of applications.
• Design and implement sophisticated database models considering scalability and performance.
• Develop and maintain APIs for widespread public and internal use, enhancing mobile applications and various systems.
• Drive continuous improvement of Odyssey's Marketplace platform in collaboration with the product team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product and design to identify needs, formulate solutions, and bridge product gaps.
• Make pragmatic tradeoffs between speed and scalability, with a strong bias toward shipping and learning quickly.
• Foster transparent communication within the team, sharing both challenges and successes openly.
• Contribute to system design, platform management, code reviews, capacity planning, and overall architectural decisions.
• Take full ownership of work in production, including monitoring, debugging, and continuous improvement.
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy while proactively identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of experience in software development.
• Proficient in TypeScript for building robust, scalable applications.
• Experience with early to mid-stage tech startups and enthusiasm for startup growth and dynamics.
• Built or significantly contributed to 0-1 products or features.
• Comfort with ambiguity and turning loosely defined problems into clear, actionable plans.
• Entrepreneurial mindset - thinking like an owner not just an implementer.
• Strong communication skills, comfortable pitching new approaches and concepts to the team.
• Solid understanding and experience in Agile practices, with flexibility to adapt to evolving project needs.
• Track record of shipping quickly and iterating based on feedback; bias towards action across the entire SDLC.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with building scalable software using AWS technologies.
• Experience in highly regulated industries such as fintech, govtech or healthtech.
• Experience with double-entry ledgers, payments (Stripe payments a plus), and money movement.
• Experience owning services end-to-end including maintenance of infrastructure.
• Familiarity with Terraform, CI/CD, and observability tools.

Compensation

• Salary range: $160,000 - $180,000 depending on experience, interview performance and location.
• Benefits include Medical/Dental/Vision plan(s), health services, short term disability, unlimited PTO and more.