Founding Engineer
The Flex
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: France
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About the role
- Build from Zero to One
- Design and implement the initial architecture powering bookings, payments, availability, and guest experience
- Own the Stack
- Build across frontend, backend, APIs, and cloud infrastructure — choosing tools and patterns that scale
- Automate the Business
- Replace manual processes with event-driven workflows and intelligent automation from day one
- Integrate the Ecosystem
- Build deep integrations with platforms such as Airbnb, Stripe, Hostaway, and Twilio
- Ship Relentlessly
- Deploy, monitor, and iterate on production systems with speed, reliability, and pragmatism
- Solve Real-World Problems
- Tackle real-time booking sync, pricing intelligence, keyless access logic, AI-powered alerts, and operational dashboards
- Set the Technical DNA
- Establish engineering standards, best practices, and a culture of quality, ownership, and execution
Requirements
- Strong experience building production systems (full-stack or backend-heavy)
- Comfort working across web apps, APIs, and cloud infrastructure
- Experience with Node.js, React, and AWS (or equivalent stacks)
- Familiarity with Python / FastAPI for automation or data services (bonus)
- A bias toward shipping over perfection
- High tolerance for ambiguity and changing requirements
- An ownership mindset — you treat the product like it’s yours
Benefits
- Foundational Impact
- Extreme Ownership
- Fast Feedback Loop
- Meaningful Upside
- Remote-First
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Hard Skills & Tools
Node.jsReactAWSPythonFastAPIevent-driven workflowsautomationproduction systemsAPIscloud infrastructure
Soft Skills
ownership mindsettolerance for ambiguityadaptabilityproblem-solvingexecutionquality focuscommunicationcollaborationreliabilitypragmatism