We're looking for a Full Stack Developer who thinks like a founder. You'll be joining the first core team of a Harvard Business School-founded startup, which means you won't just be writing code — you'll be shaping a product from the ground up, making decisions that matter, and taking real ownership of what gets built and why.

This is not an execution role. If you thrive in clarity and defined tickets, this isn't the right fit. If you thrive in ambiguity, care deeply about user outcomes, and want your fingerprints on every layer of a product, read on.

What You'll Own

Full end-to-end features — from understanding the user problem to shipping, measuring, and iterating
Technical architecture decisions that balance speed, scalability, and business priority
Scalable backend services and APIs built on AWS Lambda (Python)
Responsive, high-performance frontend experiences in React.js
Cloud infrastructure using AWS CDK — you define it, you own it
Database design and optimization across SQL and NoSQL (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
Integration with third-party APIs and services
Code quality standards, deployment workflows, and engineering best practices
Honest pushback — if something shouldn't be built yet, you'll say so and explain why

What You'll Bring to Product Conversations

You ask why before how — understanding user needs and business context before writing a line of code
You can translate ambiguous ideas from the founding team into scoped, prioritized, shippable features
You think about trade-offs: build vs. buy, speed vs. scalability, now vs. later
You track what you ship — you care whether it actually worked

Technical Skills We're Looking For

Strong hands-on experience with React.js, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML, and CSS
Solid backend development experience with modern frameworks
Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda, especially Python-based development
AWS CDK for infrastructure as code
REST APIs and microservices architecture
Databases — PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB
Authentication and authorization — JWT, OAuth
Git and modern development workflows

The Kind of Person Who'll Thrive Here

You've probably been in roles where you felt limited — too many approvals, too little context, too far from the decisions that matter. You're looking for a place where your judgment is trusted, your ideas are heard, and what you build actually reaches users. You're comfortable not knowing all the answers, but you're not comfortable with shipping something you don't believe in.

Why This Role