- Remote Software Engineer

Gather Flora; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking startup on a mission to reshape the floriculture industry. As the first full-time software engineer, you'll play a vital role in developing tools that empower local florists with sustainable sourcing. This fully remote position offers competitive compensation, equity ownership, and the chance to influence product and culture from the ground up. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and want to grow into a leadership role, this opportunity is perfect for you. Collaborate with a talented team and make a real impact on the future of floral commerce.

Benefits

Equity Ownership

Flexible Working Hours

Remote Work

Competitive Compensation

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on startups.
• Experience with modern stacks and best practices in software development.

Responsibilities

• Own and ship full-stack features in collaboration with product and design.
• Architect solutions for scale, maintainability, and performance.

Skills

Software Engineering

Frontend Development

Backend Development

React

Python

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

JavaScript

Tailwind CSS

Communication Skills

Tools

Linux

Buildkite

Sentry

Linear

Figma

Slack

Job description

About Gather Flora

Gather Flora’s mission is to cultivate thriving local businesses, communities, and ecosystems by connecting florists with high-quality, responsibly-grown flowers from nearby farms. We are a venture-backed, pre-seed stage startup on a mission to reshape the $100B floriculture industry with traceable, sustainable, and efficient supply networks.

We’re building tools that empower small businesses while making local, ethical sourcing the norm — not the exception.

Why This Role Is Different

As an early engineering hire, you won’t just be writing code—you’ll be shaping a company. We offer meaningful equity, autonomy, collaboration throughout the stack + product development lifecycle, and long-term growth opportunities. We’re especially excited to build lasting partnerships with contractors based in timezones compatible with the US offering:

1. Competitive U.S. dollar-based compensation
2. Equity ownership from day one (0.5% – 1.0%)
3. A path to full-time leadership or founding engineer status
4. Real influence on product, process, and culture
5. 100% remote role with flexible working hours aligned to PST

The Role

You’ll join as our first full-time software engineer, working directly with our technical founder and a lean, high-caliber team of engineers and product designers. You’ll help us deliver rapid iterations of our platform while laying down a scalable, maintainable technical foundation.

We're seeking a versatile, front-end-leaning full-stack engineer who thrives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and wants to apply their years of experience to refine the “how” and contribute to the “why” behind product decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own and ship full-stack features in tight collaboration with product and design
• Architect for scale, maintainability, and performance
• Make key technical decisions with long-term impact in mind (scaling, security, testing, product documentation, and technical debt management)
• Set the tone for a positive, feedback-rich engineering culture
• Collaborate across time zones with excellent async and verbal communication

You Might Be a Great Fit If You

• Have 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, preferably with 3+ years in early-stage teams or startups
• Have led or significantly contributed to high-growth product launches
• Care deeply about code quality, design, and user experience
• Love working on small, fast-moving teams with high levels of autonomy
• Are familiar with modern stacks and best practices: React, Tailwind, Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Communicate superbly in English and are comfortable working mostly in English-speaking environments
• Can work closely with non-technical stakeholders
• Have excitement for high ownership, driving alignment, and shipping excellent features out of a changing and at times ambiguous environment.
• Want to grow into a foundational technical leader or principal engineer

Our Tech Stack

Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript
Backend: Python, MongoDB (transitioning to PostgreSQL)
Deployment: Linux, Buildkite, Sentry
Planning + Comms: Linear, Figma, Slack

Challenges You’ll Help Solve

• Aggregating fragmented supply data into a usable marketplace
• Forecasting availability and automating pricing
• Building intuitive tools for complex floral workflows
• Enabling seamless communication and quoting between florists and farms

Why Join Us Now?

You’ll be joining a high-growth, high-trust environment with real opportunities to build long-term wealth and influence the direction of the company. We’re at the stage where every contribution has a high impact, and we deeply value relationships with long-term collaborators.

Remote-First | PST-Friendly Hours

This role is fully remote. We ask for significant overlap with Pacific Time (9am–5pm PST), but are flexible about when and how you work. We view our needs as especially well-suited for contractors in South + Central America, Mexico, and Canada.

No visa sponsorship or relocation required.