Founding Engineer, Full Stack
Railblocks LLC|Posted 12 days ago
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Role description
tl;dr — We’re recruiting a full stack engineer to help us build best-in-class internal tooling. More on who we’re looking for, and why you should care below. 👇
At a glance
- Job Title: Founding Engineer, Full Stack Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer depending on preference and experience level.
- Location: Remote-first.
- Salary range: Depending on experience.
The role
We’re looking for a skilled, talented, and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our team. This role is full-stack focused.
You’ll work closely with our founders and with client teams to build fast, reliable, and intuitive internal tools that sit at the core of their operations. Projects span everything from dashboards, automations, and LLM-powered agents to integrations with tools like HubSpot, Slack, and Stripe, as well as lightweight data pipelines and observability systems.
In parallel, you’ll help transform recurring client needs into reusable, productized tooling—building out the foundations of our internal tech stack by identifying patterns that can scale.
This role is a great fit for someone who craves impact and autonomy, enjoys working across systems, and loves turning messy, complex workflows into polished software.
Key responsibilities
Client-Facing Engineering
- Build custom internal tools and dashboards to power core operations, working closely with clients to identify pain points and prototype high-leverage solutions.
- Integrate third-party platforms (e.g., HubSpot, Slack, Airtable, Stripe, Linear) via APIs to streamline workflows and connect systems seamlessly.
Infrastructure & Data Systems
- Build and maintain lightweight data pipelines and internal data warehouses for client reporting, analytics, and automation.
- Sanitize, normalize, and transform messy operational data into structured, usable formats.
- Help clients bridge gaps between siloed systems using APIs, event streams, and custom scripts.
Internal Product Development
- Translate recurring client needs into polished, reusable product features and internal tools that scale beyond a single use case.
- Participate in architectural decisions, technical planning, and roadmap shaping.
- Drive consistency, accessibility, and usability across our tools.
Things we’re looking for
- 5–8 years of professional engineering experience, ideally with solid full-stack expertise.
- Proficiency in React, TypeScript, and modern front-end tooling. Comfortable with performance tuning, testing libraries, and build systems.
- Experience designing and implementing API integrations to connect disparate tools and systems—whether syncing data, triggering workflows, or extending the capabilities of third-party platforms.
- Familiarity with building and maintaining lightweight data pipelines, internal data warehouses, or analytics tooling.
- Comfortable working in Python (FastAPI, Pydantic), Postgres, and SQL—or eager to learn our backend stack quickly.
- Strong eye for product polish. You care about how tools look, feel, and function in real workflows.
- Bonus: You’ve shipped reusable internal tools or productized operational patterns.
- Bonus: You worked as an operator in the past, and have deep operator empathy.
- Excellent async communicator and team collaborator.
- You’re a self-starter who thrives in ambiguous environments and takes pride in shipping great work end to end.
- You’re comfortable jumping into non-technical work when needed.
Why work with us
- We’re running ops for some of the fastest growing startups in the world, and are solving complex problems at the core of their operations.
- We’re an anti-hype-cycle company. Customers will have to solve these problems regardless of what changes with technology or investor sentiment.
- You’ll work with some of the most talented folks in the internal tooling space.
Why you shouldn’t work with us
- You love lots of structure and want to be closely managed.
- You are not ready to put in the hard work of taking something from 0-1 and then 1 to 10.
- You’re not excited by complex domains or mission-critical systems.
- Don’t get excited about serving our customers or find this problem space boring.
- You hate the idea of talking to a customer.
- Shipping lots of high-quality code, fast… scares you.
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About Railblocks LLC
Railblocks.co - The internal tooling team for high-growth companies.
We are building internal systems for some of the worlds fastest growing startups.
What We Build
Railblocks builds internal tooling for high-growth companies. We come on as a technical partner focused on operational needs, embedding deeply within the teams we support. The systems we build sit at the heart of their operations, giving us the possibility to build tooling and workflows across the company.
How We Think About Product
Our long-term vision is to be a technology-first company in the internal tooling space. We use insights from our service work to guide our product direction, giving us a front-row seat to real problems faced by fast-moving teams.
Rather than fixating on a single outcome, we explore opportunities as they emerge. When we find something with both traction and conviction, we will double down and build with focus.
Our Investors
We’re 100% bootstrapped, profitable from day one and growing quickly. This independence has allowed us to build deliberately, stay close to our customers, and prioritize long-term value over short-term noise.
While we’re open to partnering with the right investors in the future, we’re not actively raising capital at the moment. We’re focused on building a sustainable business on our own terms.
How We Work
We're early, so you'll have an opportunity to shape not just our product, but the company itself: who we work with, and how we work together.
We value agency, craftsmanship, and clarity. We move fast, but not at the cost of quality or thoughtful communication.
Values
Here are a few values we strive to live by as a team:
🧮 First principles
We derive our decisions from fundamentals and results instead of blindly following conventional wisdom. We avoid analogies. We think and build from the ground up.
🧪 Natural flow
We run end-to-end, iterative experiments like scientists. We follow the flow instead of forcing a vision. We take things step by step instead of over-planning.
🌐 Open heart
We express ourselves with an open heart, total transparency and honesty. We appreciate feedback, whatever it might be. We don’t judge any opinion, we make sure everyone gets heard.
🏷️ Full agency
We all shape our own realities. We see our work as craft. We care about what we do and make sure we deliver. We trust each other’s judgement and ability to do great work.
Comp & benefits
- Comp — Competitive salary based on your experience
- Tools — Notion, Slack, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc. — Whatever is needed to ship excellent work and give you leverage.
- Flexible work — You can work wherever, whenever, and however is best for you. We are fully remote.
- PTO — Unlimited PTO. We treat our team like adults and are mindful of burnout. Take time off as needed.
- Offsites — Two team retreats a year, fully covered.
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