Senior Full-Stack Engineer

About Us

Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm building and investing in rapidly scalable technology-led companies that are bringing revolutionary advancements to market in three distinct practice areas: healthcare, cyber, and national security. United by a shared sense of duty and deep belief in the power of innovation, Red Cell is developing powerful tools and solutions to address our Nation’s most pressing problems.

About the Role:

As a Red Cell Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing and developing the founding codebase for our early-stage incubation companies’ backend, frontend, and everything in between. You will be a part of a ‘venture pod’ working to rapidly prototype early-stage concepts, helping a cross-functional team validate and receive market feedback on new ideas.

This role will also dedicate up to 25% time to web development efforts for Red Cell Partners’ and our incubation companies’ digital presence. This will be a combination of scoped projects and ad-hoc tasks, with designs, requirements, and success criteria provided by our marketing team.

This is a remote role, with travel expectations to attend our bi-annual All Hands and other travel as needed (~10% or less).

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, architect solutions, develop/shape the founding codebase, and set technical direction for our early-stage startups.
• Build rapid prototypes and demos that can be brought to the customer and ventures markets for feedback.
• Design and implement robust application frontends and services to process and navigate complex data using the latest technologies.
• Engage with product managers, designers, and software engineers to gather requirements and translate them into intuitive and visually appealing UI/UX implementations.
• Design, develop, and maintain websites for our incubation companies using Webflow and WordPress.
• Create responsive, mobile-friendly UX and ensure cross-browser compatibility.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with a significant portion in full stack roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Extensive experience as a hands-on coder, capable of building the founding codebase and setting technical direction.
• Willingness to learn new, on-the-job technologies and skillsets to ensure successful outcomes for our startup companies.
• Experience in front-end technologies including frameworks and libraries such as Typescript, JavaScript, React, Next.JS with an understanding of front-end development principles and best practices. Proven capability in developing responsive, scalable frontends and APIs.
• Experience with cloud-based solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure) and familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD tools.
• Strong knowledge of database systems (SQL and NoSQL) and experience with database design and optimization.
• Proven experience in building and managing sites with Webflow and WordPress. Skilled with Webflow’s Designer, CMS, and interactions.
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern web standards.
• Ability to implement animations and large graphics in a performant, responsive manner, ensuring smooth user experiences across devices and browsers.
• Knowledge of best practices for security and compliance with the ability to implement robust security measures to protect sensitive data.

Bonus Points:

• Master's degree in Computer Science
• Experience with AWS big data or application service technologies – such as EKS, EMR, Glue, Lakehouse, etc.
• Experience in developing product telemetry systems
• Knowledge of SEO best practices and website optimization
• Strong interest in defending against cyber threats, improving the quality of healthcare, and protecting national security interests

You Might Thrive in This Role If You:

• Are a “self starter” - a versatile team player comfortable with ambiguity and rapid iteration.
• Excel at building maintainable backend infrastructure and user-facing products.
• Have a track record of shipping high-quality software under tight deadlines
• Are passionate about creating simple and intuitive user experiences that resonate with users
• Enjoy using AI tools to accelerate development and are passionate about experimenting with new technologies.
• Enjoy collaborating across cross-functional teams to drive innovation and growth.

Benefits:

• Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows.
• 100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
• Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
• Unlimited PTO, with management approval.

Salary Range: $175,000-220,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience, skills, and other factors.

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer: You’ll receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.