About the role
Firstbase.io is hiring a Backend Software Engineer to be an important member of our small and nimble product team. You will be expected to wear many hats and help make influential product decisions. You will write plenty of code, but also oversee software projects. You enjoy following good development practices like testing and reviewing code. You should obsess over delivering the best customer experience to a global market of founders, ensuring simplicity and clarity.
Firstbase is building an all-in-one Company OS to help define how founders across the globe launch, manage and grow their businesses.
More than ten thousand founders from over a hundred countries have used our products to launch and run their businesses. For many founders, "firstbase.io" has become what they type into their address bars when they think about incorporating a business.
We are backed by Y Combinator & our team, investors, and advisors include people from Apple, Gusto, Carta, Wise, Plaid, and many other great companies.
Why you should join
Firstbase is much more than just incorporation. Our team is dedicated to building products & solving some of the startups’ hardest problems, with a particular focus in:
Democratizing access to financial infrastructure
Automating tasks every founder faces when running a business
Making tools and resources more accessible to everyone, everywhere
Building integrated solutions for founders and removing friction
Delivering opportunities to traditionally overlooked founders and companies
Democratizing access to knowledge
Join us on a mission to help more companies succeed!
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for risk-takers with diverse experience able to provide fearless feedback.
You will have the following duties
Rapidly scale the engineering org alongside product and design leaders in a high growth environment
Structure our engineering team to consistently ship high-quality work on time and on budget
Influence change and deliver sustainable technical and architectural decisions to improve efficiencies across our systems
Advocate for technical engineering excellence and guide career growth development for the engineering team
Be willing to jump in and help triage issues with the team as the need arises
Develop high-quality software design and architecture
Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
Write, Test and Review code
Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to improve our products
Work with product and design to define, shape, and plan deliverables
Make technical decisions following best practices
Identify and resolve technical risks to the product and business
You should meet the following requirements
5+ years of experience with PHP
2+ years of experience in a similar role at a high-growth startup
Hard-working and dedicated team player that needs little to no supervision, but enjoys working a team toward a common goal
Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
Self-motivated with an ability to work in the unknown
Ability to communicate technical topics to both technical and non-technical team members
Demonstrated collaboration with product managers, designers, other engineers to drive outcomes
Proficient in both oral and written English communication
Familiarity with PHP/Symfony and or laravel frameworks, Vue, PostgreSQL, AWS, Redis, Vue Router, Vuex, Docker Compose, Docker, GitLab CI, Datadog, and/or Stripe is a plus
Some perks you might enjoy
Competitive salary and equity: We lean on some of the best market data to ensure that we offer the most competitive compensation.
Hybrid work environment: We work both remotely & from our offices in New York City, optimizing for collaboration while providing flexibility to team members.
21 days of PTO + birthday off: We offer flexibility to allow people to relax and recharge whenever they need it.
Build your ideal work setup: We understand that how you work is extremely important, so we provide a stipend to set yourself up for success here at Firstbase.
Health benefits: Firstbase offers health insurance reimbursements to both US and international employees.
Learning and development: We provide a stipend together with resources to help people grow and develop in their careers.
Amazing annual bonus: Every team at Firstbase has a bonus structure that usually accounts for 10% of OTE.
The stack
Our product is built using PHP, Golang, Node.js, Vue, MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS. We also use Redis, Vue Router, Vuex, Docker Compose, Docker, GitLab CI, and Graylog, and some third-party API's like Stripe. We use Slack, Clubhouse, Notion, Whimsical, Figma, and G Suite to collaborate and build together.
If you think you're unqualified or don't meet all the requirements for this role, we encourage you to still apply. We celebrate diverse candidates, adjacent experiences, and simply put, good people who want to build great things. If that's you, then we'd love to meet.
