- Architect and implement backend services and APIs using FastAPI and PostgreSQL
- Design and enforce authentication, authorization, and consent boundaries (OAuth/JWT)
- Build SDK-friendly APIs for partner and platform integration
- Own database models, migrations, and performance tuning
- Integrate backend services with frontend flows as needed (React / Next.js)
- Improve overall architecture — component design, API boundaries, service modularity
- Write high-quality, maintainable code and tests (pytest, Jest)
- Manage asynchronous jobs using Google Cloud Tasks
- Work within a containerized environment: Docker Compose locally, Cloud Run in production
- Support CI/CD pipelines and help improve deploy reliability (GitHub Actions)
- Participate in code reviews and raise the engineering bar
- Help define best practices for a modern full-stack application
- Identify missing requirements and clarify product decisions
- Break down ambiguous features into actionable milestones
- Make pragmatic tradeoffs balancing speed, quality, and long-term maintainability
- Collaborate directly with founders and designers; propose technical and UX improvements
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