Founding Principal Architect

Core Responsibilities

• Own architecture and scaling of backend infrastructure and application integrations
• Design and implement full-stack features alongside product and domain experts
• Lead and enforce engineering best practices across CI/CD, security, and code reviews
• Collaborate on product roadmap, technical strategy, and team growth
• Make high-stakes decisions on performance, scalability, and maintainability
• Guide DevOps workflows and establish robust operational infrastructure
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers as the team grows

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5–10 years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven end-to-end product delivery and/or technical leadership
• Strong expertise in: React (frontend focus is critical), Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres
• Experience designing and scaling complex backend systems
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and production reliability
• Strong communication, ownership mentality, and decision-making ability
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment
• Startup hunger: high ownership, hard-working, and fast execution

Preferred Qualifications

• Early-stage startup or hyper-growth company experience
• Legal-tech, reg-tech, or compliance-driven domain exposure
• Familiarity with enterprise security standards (e.g., OAuth, SOC2, GDPR)

Candidate Red Flags – Do Not Submit

• Experience only at legacy tech companies (e.g., Oracle, Intuit, Salesforce)
• Background solely in non-technical sectors (e.g., banking, insurance, retail)
• Only built internal tools rather than customer-facing products
• No startup or fast-paced product experience
• Primarily contract work