Lead Full-Stack Engineer — AI-Powered, Hybrid Role

Genies; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Health, dental, vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Hybrid work structure

Monthly wellness reimbursement

Job summary

Genies is seeking a contract Lead Full Stack Engineer to guide technical direction and execution of avatar-driven products. You will mentor engineers while hands-on coding across React/Next.js/TypeScript, Node.js, and Go, shaping scalable architectures and AI-enhanced features.

You will balance leadership with hands-on delivery, work with product and design teams, and drive architectural excellence across frontend and backend.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional full stack development experience, including at least 2 years in a technical leadership or mentorship role
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Proven ability to design and scale distributed, high-performance web applications
• Expertise with modern web technologies: React, TypeScript/JavaScript (ES6+), Node.js, Next.js
• Strong frontend sensibility — usability and design patterns
• Strong backend development experience with Go, Python, or similar languages
• Fluency with NoSQL and relational databases
• Experience building and consuming RESTful and GraphQL APIs; event-driven architectures
• Understanding of data pipelines and ETL patterns
• Security fundamentals: OWASP Top Ten, OAuth 2.0
• Experience with AWS and CI/CD
• AI workflow maturity in using AI tools to improve output
• Strong communication to lead technical and non-technical discussions
• Ability to balance hands-on engineering with people leadership
• Ability to navigate fast-paced environments with shifting priorities

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership — Define and own the architectural vision and implementation strategy for full-stack systems
• AI-Augmented Development — Integrate AI tools into development workflows and promote adoption
• Hands-on Contribution — Write high-quality code for frontend and backend services
• Mentorship & Team Development — Provide structured mentorship and code review guidance
• Cross-Functional Collaboration — Work with product, design, and other teams to translate goals
• Strategic Impact — Improve developer velocity, reliability, and performance
• Process & Culture Building — Promote security, testing, and observability practices

Skills

Frontend development

Backend development

System design

Mentorship

AI workflow

REST/GraphQL

AWS

TypeScript/JavaScript

Go/Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

React

Next.js

Node.js

Go

Python

Job description

Genies is seeking a contract Lead Full Stack Engineer to guide technical direction and execution of avatar-driven products. You will mentor engineers while hands-on coding across React/Next.js/TypeScript, Node.js, and Go, shaping scalable architectures and AI-enhanced features.

You will balance leadership with hands-on delivery, work with product and design teams, and drive architectural excellence across frontend and backend.