Full Stack Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Full Stack Engineer proficient in TypeScript, SolidJS, CSS, HTML, and Go (Golang) to join our remote-first team. The successful candidate will design, develop, and maintain both frontend and backend systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure the stability and performance of our applications. Key responsibilities include creating accessible and delightful user experiences, integrating frontend components with backend services, and contributing to the continuous improvement of engineering standards and practices.

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About the role

We are seeking a talented Full Stack Engineer to join our team and contribute to both the frontend and backend development. In this role, you will have the opportunity to craft delightful web interfaces, design new experiences, and implement robust backend systems that power our applications. You'll collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build, iterate, and ship new features that enhance the user experience and drive the success of our business.

A brief overview of what success looks like in this role:

  • In 1 month: You'll become familiar with our codebase, tools, and processes. You'll have shipped a small feature or bug fix, actively participated in code reviews, and started contributing to both frontend and backend tasks.
  • In 3 months: You'll take ownership of larger features, collaborating effectively with the team. You'll demonstrate proficiency in both frontend and backend technologies, contributing to the design and implementation of new features. You'll also start participating in on-call rotations, ensuring the stability of our systems.

In 6 months: You'll be a fully integrated member of the team, independently driving projects from design to deployment. You'll be comfortable working across the full stack, troubleshooting complex issues, and contributing to architectural decisions. You'll also be mentoring other engineers and actively participating in the continuous improvement of our engineering practices.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Frontend:

  • Design, develop, and maintain user interfaces and components using TypeScript, SolidJS, CSS, and HTML
  • Collaborate on design decisions, ensuring accessibility and a consistent user experience
  • Implement features while advocating for UX best practices
  • Write unit and functional tests to ensure the quality of the frontend code
  • Work closely with backend engineers to integrate frontend components with APIs and backend services

Backend:

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend systems and APIs using Go (Golang)
  • Build scalable and performant backend services to support the frontend and other applications
  • Write unit and integration tests to ensure the reliability and robustness of the backend code
  • Deploy and operate the code you write, following a "run what you write" philosophy
  • Monitor and troubleshoot backend systems to ensure optimal performance and availability
  • Collaborate with frontend engineers to design APIs that are easy to use and understand

General:

  • Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
  • Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to other engineers
  • Contribute to the improvement of engineering standards, tooling, and processes
  • Conduct periodic on-call duties to ensure the stability and availability of our systems
  • Work effectively in a remote-first environment, demonstrating strong communication and collaboration skills

Requirements

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional experience in software development
  • Proficiency in TypeScript, SolidJS, CSS, HTML, and Go (Golang)
  • Experience with cloud platforms, ideally GCP
  • Understanding of performance, security, and user interactions within complex systems
  • Passion for building delightful and accessible user experiences
  • You love to build delightful and accessible user experiences using web technologies
  • You are kind and collaborative
  • You enjoy working remote with people from all over the world
  • You care deeply about software quality and operability, and better ways of building software
  • Value clear, open communication. We value thoughtful feedback, regular dialogue, and collaboration as fundamental skills on our team.
  • Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects
  • Alignment of a portion of your day with Pacific Time Zone (UTC -8)

Bonus Qualifications:

  • Experience with SaaS application development and operations
  • Familiarity with open-source technologies
  • Public cloud provider certifications

Benefits

Assignments

Life at Storytell


Storytell is an early-stage venture-backed startup with some incredible investors including Eric Ries and Brian McClendon. We are looking for incredible people to join us.

We are building a remote-friendly company. The Founders are based in the San Francisco Bay area and we work in a distributed manner across several US time zones.

Learn about our Vision, Mission and Strategy

Our Shared Values:

We believe that being aligned on our shared values is the foundation of how we build, belong, and how we show up for each other and to the broader ecosystem. You can find our shared values here.

Don't Meet Every Single Requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Storytell we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

We offer you an opportunity to:

  • Work directly with our C-level executive team
  • Exercise your problem-solving skills
  • Learn the fundamentals of a startup
  • Grow in your career journey through support on many dimensions, such as:
  • 1:1s
  • Regular trainings
  • Learning and practicing clean communication
  • Build our systems and processes
  • Make a huge contribution to the future of Storytell, AI – and the world!
  • We will support you if you want to become a Founder someday

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