Founding Engineer
NovumTech Partners
Founding Engineer
Set up our technical vision and roadmap
Build our product from the ground up, knowing that the work you do will set the stage for future engineers and the product in the years to come
Lead complex rollouts from ideation to delivery
Take full ownership of all engineering decisions
Grow our technical team & define the hiring and onboarding process for new engineers.
Design and build out our platform from scratch and the systems that govern in, including: data infrastructure, deployment, version control, etc.
Be a critical part of the founding team; grow with the company as a technical and/or people leader
Role Requirements:
5+ years of professional work experience as a software engineer
You have experience as a principal/staff or senior full-stack software engineer
You've worked at a startup and/or have experience building and launching products from scratch and deploying production level code
You have an entrepreneurial mindset & phenomenal prioritization skills. You understand how to balance a 'done is better than perfect' mindset with thorough and thoughtful execution
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and you are comfortable explaining technical concepts to non-technical users
You enjoy teaching others and are excited to see your team grow
You are curious and always looking for learning opportunities
Vacancy posted 12 hours ago
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