Full-Stack Software Engineer (Backend-Focused) AG-01

RIVER CITY CONSULTING, INC.
San Francisco, CA, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience required
1 year minimum
Compensation
$130,000.0 - $240,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Distributed Systems Dynamic-Link Libraries Standard Sql Software Deployment SQL Databases Backend Information Technology Production Code Front End Software Development
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Api Design Web Api

Job description

This is a backend-heavy Full-Stack Engineering role focused on building scalable infrastructure powering a modern data platform. Roughly 80-90% of the work is backend, solving difficult API, integration, distributed systems, and real-time synchronization challenges.

Engineers own products end-to-end in a flat engineering organization, working directly with customers and shipping production code daily.

What You’ll Own

  • Build and maintain APIs connecting legacy ERP systems
  • Develop backend infrastructure supporting financial automation products
  • Solve complex real-time synchronization challenges across SQL, DLL, and API-based systems
  • Design scalable testing frameworks across 1,000+ API endpoints
  • Build reliable APIs with SLA enforcement
  • Work directly with customers to ship production features quickly
  • Own features from architecture through production deployment

Requirements

  • 1-5 years of backend or full-stack software engineering experience
  • Computer Science degree or equivalent engineering background
  • AWS or comparable cloud infrastructure experience
  • Strong ownership and execution mindset
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup
  • Willing to work primarily in-person in San Francisco (remote considered only for exceptional candidates)

Preferred

  • Startup or founding engineering experience (Pre-Seed through Series C)
  • Top Computer Science program (University of Waterloo especially valued)
  • Strong academic performance
  • Competitive athletics background
  • Multi-year tenure demonstrating stability

Ideal Backgrounds

  • Founding Engineers
  • Backend Software Engineers
  • Full-Stack Engineers
  • Platform Engineers
  • Infrastructure Engineers
  • API Engineers
  • Distributed Systems Engineers
  • Startup Software Engineers

Green Flags

  • Early-stage startup engineering experience
  • Founding engineer background
  • Backend infrastructure expertise
  • Distributed systems
  • APIs
  • AWS
  • SQL
  • High-output builders
  • Competitive athletics

Red Flags

  • Construction software engineering backgrounds (explicit client preference)
  • Big Tech-only experience without startup exposure (unless junior)
  • Performance-related termination
  • Low ownership mindset
  • Pure frontend engineering backgrounds

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Referral program
  • Professional development assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • 401(k)
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plan, * $130,000-$240,000 base salary
  • 0.05%-0.20% equity
  • Performance bonuses
  • 18% delivery partner payout
  • 3 active openings

Benefits & Perks

  • 90% healthcare coverage
  • 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%
  • Relocation bonus
  • On-site gym
  • Fully stocked office
  • Performance bonuses
  • Daily customer-driven product development

Interview Process

  • Pending Approval
  • Screen 1
  • Screen 2
  • Screen 3 - System Design
  • Screen 3 - Behavioral Interview
  • Review Candidate
  • Onsite
  • Offer
  • Hired

Company Details

  • Seed Stage
  • 11-50 Employees
  • Industry: Property Technology / AI Infrastructure
  • Founded: 2021

Pay: $130,000.00 - $240,000.00 per year, * 401(k)

  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible schedule
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Professional development assistance
  • Referral program
  • Retirement plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

About the company

A rapidly growing AI infrastructure startup modernizing the construction industry’s data ecosystem. The platform connects fragmented ERP systems and automates critical financial workflows including ERP Sync, AP Automation, Expense Management, and Vendor Management.

The company serves 550+ paying customers, has been profitable and cash-flow positive since 2023, is growing approximately 10% month-over-month, and is backed by Accel, Y Combinator, and executives from Procore, Autodesk, and Plaid. The founding team previously spent more than 12 years together at Graphiq (acquired by Amazon) before joining Amazon.

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