Founding Engineer - Build & Scale Core Platform

Main Street Marketplace, Co.; Peoria (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Main Street Marketplace is seeking a Founding Engineer in Peoria, IL, with a hybrid, partial remote arrangement to help design, build, and scale the core platform architecture.

You will develop and maintain scalable software systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement engineering best practices, and influence product strategy and technical decisions as an early team member.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in software development with debugging and version control.
• Expertise in system design and scalable software solutions.
• Knowledge of backend technologies, APIs, and cloud platforms.
• Strong problem-solving and performance optimization.
• Excellent communication for cross-functional teamwork.
• Startup/founding engineer experience is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale the core platform architecture.
• Develop and maintain scalable software systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Implement best practices in software engineering.
• Contribute to product strategy and technical decisions.
• Help establish engineering culture and drive innovation.

Skills

Software development

System design

Backend & APIs

Performance optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Founding engineer experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field

Tools

Git

AWS

Job description

Main Street Marketplace is seeking a Founding Engineer in Peoria, IL, with a hybrid, partial remote arrangement to help design, build, and scale the core platform architecture.

You will develop and maintain scalable software systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement engineering best practices, and influence product strategy and technical decisions as an early team member.