[Hiring] Founding Full Stack Engineer @Purple Lemon Recruitment

Role Description

Architect, own, and ship the first real version of Junto, from greenfield to production (no legacy, all modern).

• Design and implement secure, scalable APIs, data models, and cloud infrastructure from scratch.
• Lay the technical foundation: make early stack decisions, patterns, and workflows that future teammates will build on.
• Work across the stack: focus on backend, but also spin up frontends (React), dashboards, and help with our first browser extension.
• Ship fast, but with care: from ATS and CRM flows to live fraud detection and compliance automation.
• Set the bar for code quality, docs, and CI/CD so onboarding the next wave of engineers is seamless.
• Collaborate closely with the founders: your opinion matters on product, architecture, and team culture.
• Lead by example: mentor new hires, run code reviews, and shape our engineering culture as we grow.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building SaaS or data-driven platforms from scratch (true 0-to-1, not just scaling).
• Strong experience architecting and building with Node.js/TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and AWS (or similar cloud).
• Comfort with frontend (React): You can build, test, and ship UI, even if it’s not pixel-perfect.
• Security-first and privacy-by-design: Auth, RBAC, GDPR, and API security are familiar territory.
• Startup mentality: You thrive on ambiguity, solve real problems, and do what needs to be done (not just what’s assigned).
• You care about what you build: You think about risk, performance, tradeoffs, and user impact, not just ticking off tickets.
• Strong communication: Remote-first, async, clear writing and feedback are second nature.

Requirements

• Experience leading or mentoring small teams (even informally).
• Built SaaS in regulated, security-heavy, or HRTech/FinTech domains.
• Set up infra-as-code (Terraform/CDK), browser extensions, or integrated ML/AI APIs.
• Interested in building out robust, human-in-the-loop AI features.

Benefits

• You’ll own the foundation: Architect and deliver the core platform, not just maintain what’s there.
• Immediate impact: What you build is what future engineers will work with. Your standards matter.
• Direct access to founders: Product, not process, leads here. Your input changes the roadmap.
• Very competitive salary: €35,000 to €50,000 gross/year, depending on experience.
• Work from anywhere in Portugal: Óbidos HQ if you want, or fully remote with very occasional travel to the HQ (few times per quarter).
• No corporate layers: Real responsibility, real trust, real team.