Principal Full Stack Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with the current technical lead and assume responsibility for engineering delivery when necessary.

• Coordinate development efforts, make technical decisions, resolve obstacles, and ensure the progression of projects.

• Take ownership of features from architecture and database design through development, testing, deployment, and production support.

• Engage in development using Vue.js, Nuxt, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Prisma, and AWS, with a primary focus on backend development.

• Collaborate with product, operations, and other departments to grasp requirements and handle competing priorities.

• Estimate tasks, communicate updates, and deliver results within tight deadlines.

• Utilize AI coding agents such as Claude Code and Cursor to expedite the development process.

• Write documentation, review generated code, identify errors, validate functionality, and ensure that requirements are fulfilled.

• Assess and enhance platform security, scalability, performance, and reliability.

• Oversee technical QA, testing, monitoring, troubleshooting, and release readiness.

• Review and validate work from external engineering partners and facilitate technical knowledge transfer.

• Maintain integrations with services including Stripe Connect, LiveKit, Twilio, Zoom, Anthropic, and pgvector.

• Contribute to the production AI architecture, including LLM integrations, RAG, and agents.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8 to 12+ years of experience in software engineering.

• Strong production experience with Vue.js, backend development, and relational database design.

• Experience with PostgreSQL is preferred.

• Familiarity with Nuxt and Prisma is an advantage.

• Demonstrated experience in leading engineering delivery and managing complex technical projects.

• Capacity to make independent decisions and step in for an existing technical lead as needed.

• Experience in managing multiple priorities, coordinating with various departments, engaging with stakeholders, and delivering results under tight deadlines.

• Proven experience utilizing AI coding agents in production software.

• Experience in directing AI tools, reviewing generated code, identifying mistakes, and validating outcomes.

• Strong background in backend architecture, APIs, databases, infrastructure, security, scalability, testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support.

• Experience with LLM architecture, RAG, or AI agents is a significant plus.

• Ability to assess existing systems and implement practical improvements without unnecessary rewrites.

• Highly organized, self-sufficient, and comfortable in a startup environment with evolving priorities.

• Capability to balance development speed, technical quality, and business requirements.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external engineering partners.

🏝️ Benefits

• Multiple options for medical insurance.

• Employer contribution towards medical insurance premiums.

• Options for dental and vision insurance.

• Supplemental life insurance available.

• Optional short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• 15 days of paid time off (PTO) annually.

• 7 paid company holidays.

• Access to company-certified coaches and opportunities for personal development.

• Opportunities to participate in company live events.

• Travel and leisure membership benefits.