[Hiring] Senior Full-Stack Developer @Fountain Forward

Role Description

Fountain Forward is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Developer to lead the design, build, and launch of our client portal while mentoring and managing a team of four junior developers. This role is hands-on: you will ship code, own architecture decisions, and raise the technical bar of the team.

Definitions & Abbreviations:

• Client Portal: Fountain Forward's customer-facing web application providing dashboards, reporting, and self-service tooling.
• RPC: Remote Procedure Call framework used for typed, high-performance service-to-service communication.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end technical delivery of the Fountain Forward client portal, from architecture to production.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 4 junior developers through code reviews, pairing, and technical planning.
• Design scalable backend services in Python (FastAPI) and a performant Next.js (TypeScript) frontend.
• Architect data flows across Supabase (Postgres), Redis, and BigQuery, ensuring reliability and cost efficiency.
• Set engineering standards: testing, CI/CD, code quality, observability, and security best practices.
• Collaborate with product, data, and leadership to translate business goals into technical roadmaps.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building production web applications, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead role.
• Strong proficiency in Next.js and TypeScript, including App Router, server components, and modern React patterns.
• Solid backend experience with Python and FastAPI, including async programming and REST/RPC API design.
• Hands-on experience with Postgres (Supabase a plus), Redis for caching and queuing, and BigQuery for analytics workloads.
• Familiarity with optimization and RPC frameworks (e.g., gRPC, tRPC, Protocol Buffers, or equivalents).
• Proven track record of mentoring junior engineers and leading small teams.
• Comfort with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and production monitoring.

Nice to Have

• Experience with data-heavy or analytics-facing client portals.
• Background in performance optimization at scale (query tuning, caching strategies, frontend performance).
• Exposure to event-driven architectures and background job processing.
• Previous experience in an agency, consultancy, or fast-moving product environment.

Benefits

• Freedom and flexibility: Work from around the world, with accountability to show up on weekly calls and do your job correctly.
• Autonomy and ownership: No micromanagement, full ownership for results.
• Technical ownership of a flagship product from day one.
• A clear leadership path with a team to grow and develop.
• Modern stack, pragmatic processes, and fast decision-making.
• Competitive compensation aligned with seniority and impact.
• Remote-First Culture: Work from home—or anywhere in the world.
• Flexible Schedule: Flexibility in your daily schedule to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off: Unlimited vacation policy with just two weeks’ notice and manager approval.
• Parental Leave: Support during significant life events with maternity and paternity leave policy.
• Room to Grow: Opportunities for upward mobility as the company grows.
• Professional Development: Access to training in digital marketing, advertising, and leadership.
• Quarterly Performance Bonuses: Bonuses based on performance and contributions.
• Paid Referral Program: Rewards for referring great talent.
• Health & Fitness Reimbursement (upon tenure): Support for health insurance or gym membership.