Founding Backend Engineer

At Supply & Friends, our mission is to the grow the $2T global fashion industry and connect the world's cultures through modern, beautiful software. We are an NYC based internet company with a global DNA and global team that cuts across 6 countries. NYC with its fashion & global culture is at the heart of our mission, and we're looking for an ambitious backend-leaning full-stack engineer to join us on our mission and to help us take our product & infrastructure to the next level.About the RoleAs engineer #3, you'll build products & technologies with far-reaching global impact, shape an ambitious startup, and get equity with massive upside. This is a fast-paced "all hands on deck" startup role; be ready to take on all kinds of tasks and responsibilities, and expect to work with a talented, hard working, fast-moving global team. You should be genuinely obsessed with building great technologies and hungry to make a difference in the world. Product/StackWe've launched our 1st product. We're building visual software for an industry deprived of it. Our current stack:Frontend: React/React Native, Vite, Tailwind, HTML/CSSBackend: NodeJS, Express, AWS, PostgresAnalytics: Posthog, Sentry, Google AnalyticsROLE MISSION:Build & scale a robust backend for our web+mobile product to enable us to go from Zero to One and set us up to go from One to Scale.ROLE OUTCOMES:Within the first two weeks: Understand customers, product, UX goals & tech stack. Familiarize yourself with the codebase, internal tools, and services used to maintain our products. Start building.Within 45 days: Take on bigger builds. Contribute to team discussions and collaborate with other engineers on smaller projects or tasks.Within 90 days: Take ownership of major projects and maintain the underlying infrastructure for existing products. Optimize internal processes to enhance team efficiency and productivityWithin 1st year: Grow team, expand/improve product across web & mobile to prepare for broader global launch. Build internal apps maximizing low code tools like Retool.Always talk directly to users around the world to collect & implement feedback in rapid loops, sometimes in person with them in their country.Achieve application reliability and stability through test-driven development & testing.Lead & set the tone for engineering team hiring & culture.About You:You have 3+ yrs of full-stack coding experience building products end-to-end and love owning a codebase top to bottom.You've either worked at early-stage startups and/or you're a tinkerer-builder, often hacking products on your own or with friends.You're a product-minded engineer and care deeply about the customer and the business.You want your code to have a global impact and you're a self-motivated super hard worker.You're proficient in a front-end framework (e.g. React) and at least one back-end stack (e.g. Node.js or Python), or a full-stack framework like Next.js.You have experience in cloud deployments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and CI/CD practices.You're able to provide references to projects that have shipped, including any side projects.You're excited to work both fully remotely and in person, and to travel and see the world.You're based in the NY/NJ area.Bonus points if you:Have experience implementing best practices for database and cloud services security.Have any experience building with AI/LLMs.Have prior experience in B2B SaaS, fashion tech, or e-commerce.You're a curious world citizen with empathy for other cultures and/or speak 2+ languages.What's in this for you:Global impact: Redefine the industry that dresses humanity and supports 400M jobs, 500k suppliers in 150 countries, and 1M+ brands. Your work will have far-reaching impact.As a bonus: you'll get to travel and see the world.Comp & upside: Salary + stock options with massive upside in an ambitious long-term company.Mission & values: Work with a mission-driven founder and a stellar global team, and help shape the company's culture for those that come after you.Core ValuesUnflinching Optimism. Let's make this world even better.Global DNA: Think, act, be global from day one.Respect the domain. Study it and learn from others to master it.1st generation immigrant mindset. Work hard, don't take anything for granted.Honest trade & commerce. Act with integrity.Bring beauty into the world. Let our products reflect the beauty of the industry we serve.Arm the makers. Free them up with great technology to do what they do best: CREATE.Customers, customers, customers. Always start with the customer first.

Created: 2025-01-07