Lead Full-Stack SW Engineer & Partner (base salary & equity) – Django & Flutter/React
We are looking for a Lead Full‑Stack Software Engineer & Partner at Circleup to help build our pre‑product‑market‑fit social scheduling platform.
Key responsibilities:
Design and implement scalable backend services using Python/Django and AWS.
Architect and maintain our cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring high availability and performance.
Establish and maintain security best practices across our infrastructure.
Drive the implementation of test‑driven development practices and maintain high code quality standards.
Design and implement RESTful APIs that power our mobile applications.
Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
Collaborate with the mobile team to ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend systems.
Monitor system performance and optimize where necessary.
Help shape our technical roadmap and make key architectural decisions.
Frontend (Flutter/React) responsibilities:
Create multi‑platform apps for iOS/Android using Flutter.
Build engaging and user‑friendly interfaces that align with UI/UX guidelines.
Create reusable and well‑structured components.
Implement efficient state management solutions.
Proactively research and adopt new technologies to enhance front‑end development.
Requirements:
Strong expertise in Python and Django framework.
Extensive experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, API Gateway).
Proven track record of designing and implementing secure, scalable backend systems.
Strong background in test‑driven development and writing maintainable tests.
Experience with CI/CD tools and practices (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI).
Proficiency with Git and version control best practices.
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and database design.
Understanding of security best practices and experience implementing them.
Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience working in early‑stage startups.
Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
Experience with message queuing systems (RabbitMQ, AWS SQS).
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, ELK stack).
Experience with microservices architecture.
Contributions to open‑source projects.
Benefits:
Salary: 2000 EUR/month + equity. Salary will increase after raising investment.
Relocation support to Switzerland if we achieve product‑market fit and raise investment in the near future.
Company overview:
Circleup connects people in person by simplifying the process of scheduling a meet‑up and booking a restaurant in a few seconds. We are self‑funded and at a pre‑product‑market‑fit stage, and we welcome highly experienced candidates, preferably from a +/- CET time zone.
Core company values:
Trust – open‑door policy encouraging team members to discuss problems.
Accountability – ownership of role and drive for success.
Responsibility – act in good faith toward users, customers, investors, stakeholders.
Integrity – highest level of integrity required.
Apply now to shape the future of social scheduling and join a team that believes in autonomy, ownership, and long‑term rewards.
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