Founding Backend Engineer

V2FUTURE

full-time

Posted on: 9/17/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Mid-LevelSenior

AWSAzureCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformPostgresPython

About the role

Take full ownership of the technical strategy and execution for our "Plaud for Teams" product roadmap, ensuring it stays tightly aligned with business goals and evolving customer needs.
Guide the complete lifecycle of our "for Team" stack—from initial vision through to product launch—by setting clear, measurable milestones guided by Product Led Growth (PLG) principles.
Architect and deliver scalable permission and collaboration systems and API integrations that enrich functionality and user experience, all while upholding the highest standards for privacy, security, and quality.
Continuously explore, evaluate, and implement cutting-edge AI technologies that advance the capabilities of our agentic platforms.
Clearly communicate technical direction, tradeoffs, and progress to leadership, cross-functional collaborators, and stakeholders across all levels of technical fluency.
Build and lead a top-tier engineering team by recruiting, mentoring, and inspiring a culture of innovation, ownership, and hands-on problem solving.
Foster seamless collaboration and alignment across U.S. and international teams to ensure fast, focused execution across disciplines.

Hands-on builder: 3+ years of experience in building and scaling productivity SaaS tools.
Our tech stack: Experience with Python, FastAPI, Go, PostgreSQL, or similar technology.
Infrastructure: Familiar with cloud-based infrastructure like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Proven track record: Experience envisioning and delivering an effectively zero-to-one product to global customers.
Passionate about AI: A deep understanding of LLMs, their capabilities, limitations, and potential applications.
Technical depth: Demonstrated proficiency in a variety of technologies with the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new tools and languages.
Ownership: Ideal candidate will have previously been the first technical lead at an early-stage high-growth startup, with an emphasis on owning a project from conception to deployment.
Inspirational vision: Strong leadership and team-building skills with a collaborative approach.
Structured thinker: Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Academic achievement: Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline).