Full Stack Web Developer

Summary

Join M32 Labs, a Silicon Valley-based AI company, as we build cutting-edge AI-powered products. This is a fast-paced, high-impact role for ambitious engineers who thrive in challenging environments. You'll have significant autonomy and the opportunity for rapid career growth, with compensation potentially doubling within a year. Expect to work in small, elite teams on full-scale product development, from prototype to deployment. The role is remote, offering competitive pay, benefits, and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• Graduated from a university. Preference will be given to graduates of highly competitive institutions or candidates with comparable achievements. Exceptional talent from other backgrounds will also be considered
• A high degree of self-motivation, ambition, and the ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-expectation environments
• Comfortable with ambiguity and rapidly changing priorities, and able to deliver results under tight deadlines
• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, databases, and software design
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems, whether through academic or personal projects, past startups, hackathons, competitive programming, or professional experience
• Prior experience building full-scale web applications
• Experience in the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
• Strong proficiency and comfortable working with vanilla PHP and MySQL
• Ability to take instructions and turn them into features in a web application
• Ability to design & implement MySQL database tables suitable for features
• Ability to create beautiful web applications: responsive design, modern, and sleek
• Experience working with notifications
• Experience working with email providers, email servers
• Comfortable working with Ubuntu CLI, server setups, and AWS
• Comfortable working with Digital Ocean
• Comfortable occasionally working with backend systems with Python server frameworks like FastAPI, Streamlit, or Flask
• Comfortable working with websockets, including building real-time applications
• Comfortable working in environments where both Python and JavaScript may be used for backend services
• Experience working with LLMs by API (e.g., GPT models, Anthropic models, open-source alternatives)
• Extensive experience working with APIs and external integrations

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and deploy AI-powered web applications using the LAMP stack and advanced AI tools
• Work independently to lead the development of entire products, from prototype to deployment
• Design features, end-to-end
• Design MySQL database tables suitable to implement features
• Design and optimize APIs and server setups for scalability and performance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design) to rapidly iterate on ideas
• Take ownership of deployments, ensuring products are delivered on time and meet high standards
• Review user feedback, product data, problems shared by management and be able to think critically about solutions
• Come up with ideas with product team & management

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Cursor AI or similar tools for rapid development
• Experience working in a remote-first setting
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English
• Strong degree of critical thinking & creativity
• Proficiency with Node JS & Django is a plus
• Experience with email deliverability is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive Pay: Above-market compensation for exceptional talent
• Rapid Pay Increases for top performers: For exceptional performance, we are willing to double your compensation within 1 year
• Health Benefits: Reimbursement for health insurance premiums
• Performance Bonuses: Significant rewards for exceptional contributions
• Upskilling Budget: Support for online professional development
• Flexible Work Environment: Remote-first flexibility with in-office collaboration when needed
• AI software licenses for faster development
• Food Delivery Reimbursement: Late night Swiggy/Zomato reimbursement of 2,000 INR per month
• Gym Reimbursement: Gym reimbursement of 4,000 INR per month
• Tech Setup: Budget for tech set up provided after 6 months of employment
• US HQ Opportunities: Top performers may have the opportunity to explore international roles within our US-based headquarters, including potential emigration opportunities, subject to availability and company needs, and after at least 2 years of employment