Founding Backend Engineer: Build Core Systems

Career Launch; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch is seeking a Founding Backend Engineer to help design and scale systems, contribute to fast-paced product development, and navigate ambiguity in a small but growing team. You will be asked to translate complex information into actionable steps, collaborate across product, operations, growth, and strategy, and build evidence of your skills through your resume and profile.

Join us to shape the technical foundation of early-stage products and have a material impact on how we deliver

Responsibilities

• Own projects, workflows, research, execution, or stakeholder-facing work related to the role.
• Turn messy information into clear next steps, concise updates, and practical recommendations.
• Collaborate across product, operations, growth, strategy, technical, or customer-facing teams depending on the role.
• Build evidence of your skills through resume/profile context that helps recruiting teams evaluate fit.

Job description

Career Launch is seeking a Founding Backend Engineer to help design and scale systems, contribute to fast-paced product development, and navigate ambiguity in a small but growing team. You will be asked to translate complex information into actionable steps, collaborate across product, operations, growth, and strategy, and build evidence of your skills through your resume and profile.

Join us to shape the technical foundation of early-stage products and have a material impact on how we deliver