Founding Engineer (Full Stack Web)

Pax Historia
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 150,000 - 215,000 annuallyFunction: Entrepreneurship & Venture BuildingSkills: ["Communication","Teamwork","Problem-solving","Self-motivation","Adaptability"]

Founding Engineer (Full Stack Web) responsible for building and improving Pax Historia's customer-facing web experience in a small, in-person SF team. You’ll own cross-functional full-stack work using Next.js, TypeScript, Firestore, Supabase, and R2, report to the cofounders, and contribute to ad-hoc projects as the product scales.

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Pax Historia
Pax Historia
7 months ago

Founding Engineer (Full Stack Web)

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Job Summary

Founding Engineer (Full Stack Web) responsible for building and improving Pax Historia's customer-facing web experience in a small, in-person SF team. You’ll own cross-functional full-stack work using Next.js, TypeScript, Firestore, Supabase, and R2, report to the cofounders, and contribute to ad-hoc projects as the product scales.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Entrepreneurship & Venture Building
Seniority: President level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and improve the customer-facing web experience for Pax Historia as part of a small in-person team in San Francisco
  • •Collaborate with cofounders and a few other employees to ship features quickly and iteratively
  • •Handle cross-functional full-stack development and debugging across the stack (frontend, backend, database)
  • •Contribute to ad-hoc projects as the company scales and priorities shift
  • •Adapt to a fast-paced startup environment with flexible hours and occasional hybrid arrangements

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 215,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:401kEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Highly comfortable with cross-functional full-stack development; able to think through problems, create workable solutions, and debug complex code independently
  • •Experience with Next.js, TypeScript, Firestore, Supabase, and R2 is a plus; ready to provide portfolio or OA as evidence of skills
  • •Strong ability to work with a small team and communicate effectively with cofounders
  • •Willingness to work in-person in San Francisco and commit to intensive initial hours
  • •Strong self-motivation and problem-solving mindset
Experience:GamingStartups
Skills:CommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingSelf-motivationAdaptability
Tech Stack:Next.jsTypeScriptFirestoreSupabaseR2PostgreSQL

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Pax Historia
Pax Historia is a digital media brand creating accessible history content—articles, podcasts, and multimedia—that engages audiences with historical narratives, analysis, and storytelling for education and general interest.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Micro (1 to 10 employees)
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