Software Engineer

Software Engineer (Senior / Founding Engineer Track)

Location

Onsite — Mexico City (Condesa)

Work Type

Full-time · Contractor

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About the Role

We're looking for a highly hands-on Senior Software Engineer with a strong builder mindset who can grow into a Founding Engineer role.

This position is ideal for someone who loves building products from scratch, making critical technical decisions, and shipping high-quality software fast. You'll work closely with the founding team to define the technical architecture, build the core platform, and establish engineering best practices from day one.

This is not a management-first role. The priority is technical execution, architecture, and ownership. Leadership and mentoring will come naturally as the team grows.

What You'll Do

• Own major technical and architectural decisions across the platform.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications (frontend and backend).
• Build for enterprise scale, reliability, security, and performance from day one.
• Ship fast, iterate quickly, and improve based on real customer feedback.
• Collaborate closely with founders, product, and design to define and prioritize features.
• Build end-to-end features with high standards of quality and scalability.
• Establish and promote engineering best practices (testing, clean code, documentation, CI/CD).
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous improvement.
• Help prepare the engineering organization to scale, including mentoring future hires.

What We're Looking ForMust-Have Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong command of at least one full stack (frontend + backend).
• Proven ability to design scalable systems and architectures.
• Experience with:
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• Express or Hono
• React /
• Tailwind CSS / CSS
• Experience with relational and/or non-relational databases.
• Hands-on experience deploying applications to the cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar).
• Strong understanding of software best practices: testing, clean code, design patterns, documentation, CI/CD.
• Solid experience with Git in collaborative environments.
• Intermediate–Advanced English (B2+).
• Strong communication skills and ability to thrive in fast-paced startup environments.
• Builder mindset: passion for building, experimenting, and shipping fast.

Nice to Have

• Experience in software-first startups, YC-backed companies, or high-growth tech environments.
• Experience building products or architectures from scratch (0 → 1).
• Prior involvement as an early engineer or founding team member.
• Exposure to enterprise-grade systems, integrations, or high-scale platforms.

What This Role Is Not

• Not a management-only or people-manager role.
• Not a software factory or ticket-driven delivery position.
• Not a purely corporate or consulting-oriented role without deep product ownership.

Compensation & Perks

• Salary: $3,000 – $4,000 USD net monthly
• Equity participation
• Contractor role with legal benefits
• Onsite work in Mexico City (Condesa)
• Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Why Join

• Build the technical foundation of a high-impact product from scratch.
• Work directly with founders and have real ownership over technical decisions.
• Tackle complex challenges involving architecture, scalability, and security.
• Join a fast-growing environment with high autonomy, responsibility, and upside.

Tipo de puesto: Tiempo completo

Sueldo: $50, $72,000.00 al mes

Beneficios:

• Aumentos salariales
• Días por enfermedad
• Horarios flexibles
• Seguro de gastos médicos mayores
• Vacaciones adicionales o permisos con goce de sueldo
• Vales de despensa

Lugar de trabajo: Empleo presencial