ApplyBoard is hiring a
Founding Engineer

Summary

Join our mission to revolutionize the global electronics supply chain as one of the first engineers at Breadboard. You will partner with the CTO, set the foundation for the design of the operating system, and have opportunities to define the engineering culture, grow the team, and hire other talented engineers.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in architecting, developing, testing, and launching web applications from end to end
• Self-started and fast learner who is comfortable dealing with ambiguity and hard problems
• Experience of working with React as well as such modern backend web frameworks as NestJS
• Experience in working with relational databases, ideally Postgres
• Familiarity with cloud-native software development (ideally AWS)
• Able to apply best software engineering practices (testing, lean development, SOLID principles, code reviews)

Responsibilities

• Contributing to and becoming an expert in Breadboard’s software and infrastructure
• Implementing and rolling out new features into production (both big and small)
• Not only understanding our tech but also how the global electronics supply chain works (don’t worry, we’ll teach you)
• Taking ownership of larger initiatives, pushing back on the founders, and delivering value to our customers
• Designing and implementing modular systems with the right balance of structure and flexibility
• Introducing software development practices that will keep our engineers productive
• Mentorship as the team grows to more junior engineers
• Identifying new opportunities for responsibility and taking them on. We're at an early stage and you must be comfortable with ambiguity

Benefits

• Competitive cash compensation
• Stock ownership at a fast-growing company
• Health/dental/vision insurance—100% coverage option