Founding Full-Stack Engineer (UI/UX and Platform Focus)
Location: Fully Remote (Company based in Austria, CEST time zone friendly)
Engagement: Flexible โ Contract, Freelance, Full-time, or Part-time. We are open to discussing the arrangement that works best for you and the project.
Compensation: Competitive, based on experience and engagement type. Equity/option package is available for a long-term commitment.
Mission: Build adaptive digital infrastructure for the social sector. Translate deep-tech innovation into intuitive, impactful products that help social organizations manage uncertainty and coordinate community resources.
The Role: As our first technical hire, you will architect and build the user-facing platform for in-kind. You will own the development of our Progressive Web App (PWA), turning our backend methodology for adaptive process management into a compelling, reliable tool used daily by social organizations and donors. Your work directly bridges our vision with user adoption.
You Will:
- Lead Frontend & PWA Development: Build our primary application using a modern framework (React/Vue.js with TypeScript), ensuring it is a high-quality, installable PWA that works reliably across devices.
- Architect Full-Stack Features: Design and implement end-to-end features โ from the Django backend models and APIs to the frontend components and state management.
- Establish Foundation: Set up core development practices (CI/CD, containerization, cloud deployment), a reusable UI component library, and advocate for UI/UX excellence as we scale.
Collaborate & Shape: Work directly with the co-founders to translate product strategy into technical execution, contributing key insights on feasibility, user experience, and platform architecture.
What You Bring (Our Tech Stack & Needs):
- Strong proficiency in Python/Django for backend development.
- Expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and a modern frontend framework (React or Vue.js), with a keen eye for UI/UX.
- Proven experience building and troubleshooting Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)
- Solid experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and cloud deployment (e.g., AWS, GCP).
- Familiarity with designing RESTful or GraphQL APIs and service-oriented architecture.
- English proficiency is mandatory.
A plus: Interest or experience in event-driven systems (Kafka), knowledge representation, federated data architectures or privacy-preserving computing.
What We Offer:
- Founding Impact: Shape the product, culture, and technical stack from the ground up. Equity/option package is available for a long-term commitment.
- Solve Meaningful Problems: Your code will directly enhance the efficiency and impact of organizations supporting vulnerable communities.
- Learn and Build: Work on novel challenges involving adaptive process management, federation-ready architecture, and hybrid AI systems.
- Supportive, Mission-Driven Team: Join a collaborative environment led by co-founders with complementary expertise in tech and social sector systems. One of the co-founders speaks Ukrainian.
Required skills experience
| Python | 2 years |
| JavaScript | 1 year |
| React.js | 6 months |
| Docker | 6 months |
| Git | 2 years |
| REST API | 1 year |
Required languages
| English | B2 - Upper Intermediate |