Lead Full-stack Engineer (Laravel/React)

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a startup environment: fast-paced, high ownership, and focused on turning ideas into production-quality software. You’ll work across both frontend and backend of applications and mobile experiences, playing a direct role in shaping both the product and the tech stack.

In this hands-on leadership role you’ll help design, build, and scale a core platform for an AI-powered business management product.

You’ll work across both frontend and backend of applications and mobile experiences, playing a direct role in shaping both the product and the tech stack.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a startup environment: fast-paced, high ownership, and focused on turning ideas into production-quality software.




Why This Role

• High ownership and direct product impact
• Real users, real scale, and meaningful problems
• Modern stack with AI-assisted development workflows
• Opportunity to help shape both product and engineering direction
• Competitive Salary depending on experience, equity, monthly stipend for benefits

Location:

• Must be in the Greater-Phoenix area
• Work will be Hybrid ( no office yet... possible plans for collaborative space to be located in Scottsdale or Tempe next year )

• Compensation:160K-220K plus equity (depending on experience)

What You'll Do

• Own the technical roadmap and deliver against product and revenue goals
• Write production code across backend and frontend
• Review React Native work from mobile contractors and step in when needed
• Mentor our developer and direct contract developers
• Help hire and onboard the permanent team as we grow
• Run two-week sprints and give the CEO clear status updates
• Lead code reviews, set engineering standards, and write tests and documentation
• Balance new features against technical debt and explain the trade-offs
• Design secure, scalable architectures and integrate third-party services
• Deploy and troubleshoot on AWS, including Laravel Vapor and serverless
• Partner with designers to deliver polished, usable experiences
• Use AI tools (Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot) to ship faster while reviewing output for security, correctness, and maintainability
• Turn customer insights and feature requests into practical solutions with the CEO
• Build a positive, accountable engineering culture

Tech Stack

• Backend: PHP, Laravel, MySQL
• Frontend: Vue.js, Vuex, Vuetify, Nuxt.js, React.js
• Mobile: React Native, Expo, Xcode, Android Studio
• Cloud: AWS, Laravel Vapor, serverless
• Workflow: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jira, Slack
• AI: Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot

Technical Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering with substantial full-stack ownership (equivalent experience considered)
• Strong production experience with PHP/Laravel, MySQL, and Vue.js
• Background in API design, database performance, secure architecture, and testing
• AWS and serverless experience (AWS DevOps and Laravel Vapor a plus)
• Working knowledge of React Native and Expo, enough to review code and unblock contractors
• Responsible use of AI-assisted development tools
• Agile/Scrum and source control experience

Leadership Requirements

• Experience leading and mentoring engineers, including early-career developers
• Experience guiding a product through growth in a start-up or fast-paced environment
• Ability to build a technical roadmap and explain it to non-technical leaders
• Experience with contracted or distributed teams
• Comfort balancing speed, quality, and technical debt
• Prior experience at a company of similar stage
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder to be considered as no sponsorship is available for this role.