Staff Full-Stack Developer

As a Staff Full-Stack Developer at Billd, you'll be a pivotal member of our engineering team, responsible for designing, developing, and deploying robust and scalable applications that drive our innovative financial and technology products. This role requires a highly experienced and enthusiastic developer who is eager to leverage the latest AI development tools to optimize our workflows and enhance our product offerings.

You'll be instrumental in both front-end and back-end development, working with a diverse tech stack that includes FastAPI, Vue.js, .NET, and Angular. A strong understanding of AWS infrastructure will be key to deploying and maintaining our cloud-native solutions. This is a hands-on role where you'll contribute directly to code, architecture, and technical strategy, ensuring our systems are performant, secure, and resilient.

You'll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers, translating business requirements into technical solutions and championing best practices. Your ability to "altitude change" – diving deep into technical details while also contributing to strategic discussions – will be crucial for success in this dynamic environment. We're looking for someone with an ownership mindset who takes pride in delivering high-quality software that truly empowers our customers.

Key Responsibilities

Design and Develop Full-Stack Solutions: Lead the development of new features and enhancements across the entire software stack, from database to user interface.
Leverage AI Development Tools: Actively explore and integrate AI development tools (such as Cursor) to increase productivity, improve code quality, and automate repetitive tasks.
Build High-Performance APIs: Develop and maintain robust and scalable back-end services using FastAPI.
Craft Engaging User Interfaces: Create dynamic, responsive, and intuitive front-end applications using Vue.js.
Manage Cloud Infrastructure: Apply your understanding of AWS infrastructure to deploy, monitor, and optimize applications in a cloud environment.
Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with product, design, and other engineering teams to define requirements, scope projects, and deliver impactful solutions.
Champion Best Practices: Advocate for and implement clean code principles, testing strategies, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
Troubleshoot and Optimize: Identify and resolve complex technical issues, and optimize application performance and scalability.
Mentor and Grow: Share your knowledge and expertise with junior developers, contributing to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Skills & Qualifications

• AI Development Tool Enthusiasm: Demonstrated experience with or a strong desire and aptitude to quickly learn and effectively utilize AI-powered development tools (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to enhance productivity.
  FastAPI Expertise: Deep proficiency in designing and building RESTful APIs using FastAPI.
  Vue.js Mastery: Strong expertise in developing modern, reactive front-end applications with Vue.js (including Vue 3).
  AWS Cloud Understanding: Solid understanding of core AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC) and experience deploying and managing applications within AWS.
  Database Knowledge: Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and ORM frameworks.
  Problem-Solving Acumen: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug complex issues across the stack.
  Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of explaining technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  Team Player: Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, agile team environment.
  Ownership Mindset: Proactive, self-motivated, and takes full ownership of projects from conception to deployment and maintenance.