Full Stack Engineer

Golden Gate Recruiting; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Gate Recruiting partners with a fast-growing AI startup in Austin and seeks a Full Stack Engineer to own features end-to-end—from backend services to customer-facing UI. You will build scalable APIs, collaborate with design and product, and ship high-quality code with a bias toward delivering real customer impact.

Bring 3+ years of full stack experience, proficiency in React/Next.js and a backend language (Node.js or Python), and comfort with REST/GraphQL.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional full stack development experience.
• Proficiency with a modern JS/TS framework (React/Next.js) and a backend language (Node.js or Python).
• Experience designing and consuming REST or GraphQL APIs.
• Strong product sense and bias toward shipping.
• Ability to own projects with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship customer-facing features across the entire stack.
• Design and implement the APIs and services powering the product.
• Collaborate with design and product to turn bold ideas into polished features.
• Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code you're proud to own.
• Weigh in on code reviews and help shape how the engineering team works.

Skills

Full stack ownership

Ship-focused mindset

Proactive ownership

Tools

React/Next.js

Node.js

Python/FastAPI

PostgreSQL

REST/GraphQL APIs

Docker

AWS/GCP

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

Job description

Golden Gate Recruiting is thrilled to be partnering with a fast-growing AI startup backed by Browder Capital — one of the earliest investors in breakout companies like Wander.com and Owner.com. This team is putting AI to work solving real problems for real customers, and momentum is building fast across engineering, go-to-market, and design.

THE ROLE

Our client is looking for a Full Stack Engineer ready to own features end-to-end — from backend services all the way through to the customer-facing UI.

TECH STACK & TOOLS

• TypeScript and React (Next.js) driving the frontend
• Node.js or Python (FastAPI) powering the backend
• PostgreSQL as the primary data store
• REST and GraphQL APIs connecting it all
• Tailwind CSS for sleek, fast styling
• AWS or GCP, with Docker for containerization
• GitHub Actions keeping CI/CD humming

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Build and ship customer-facing features across the entire stack
• Design and implement the APIs and services that power the product
• Team up closely with design and product to turn bold ideas into polished features
• Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code you're proud to own
• Weigh in on code reviews and help shape how the engineering team works

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 3+ years of professional full stack development experience
• Proficiency with a modern JS/TS framework (React, Vue, etc.) and a backend language (Node, Python, Go, etc.)
• Hands-on experience designing and consuming REST or GraphQL APIs
• Strong product sense and a natural bias toward shipping
• Thrives owning projects with minimal oversight

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience thriving at an early-stage startup
• Comfort with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) and CI/CD

COMPENSATION

$130,000–$195,000 base salary + equity. Target pay generally maps to years of directly relevant experience: 3–4 years $130,000–$150,000; 5–7 years $150,000–$170,000; 8+ years $170,000–$195,000. Bands reflect 2026 early-stage startup market data (seed/Series A–B) for this role and location; final offers may vary based on the candidate's specific background.