About the role

Firstbase.io is on a mission to build an “All-In-One Company OS” to enable global founders to launch, operate, and grow their businesses using Firstbase’s suite of products.

Firstbase.io is hiring a Front-end Software Engineer to be an important member of our small and nimble product team. You will be expected to wear many hats and help make influential product decisions. You will write plenty of code, but also oversee software projects. You enjoy following good product development practices like reviewing, debugging, and testing code. You should obsess over delivering the best customer experience to a global market of founders, ensuring simplicity and clarity.

About Firstbase.io

Firstbase.io is building an all-in-one Company OS to help define how founders across the globe launch, manage, and grow their businesses.

More than twenty thousand founders from over 180 countries have used our incorporation product, Firstbase Start, to launch their startups. For many founders, "firstbase.io" has become what they type into their address bars when considering incorporating a business. 

We are backed by Y Combinator & our team, investors, and advisors include people from Apple, Gusto, Carta, Wise, Plaid, and many other great companies.

Why you should join

Firstbase is much more than just incorporation. Our team is dedicated to building products & solving some of the startups’ hardest problems, with a particular focus in:

• Democratizing access to financial infrastructure

• Automating tasks every founder faces when running a business

• Making tools and resources more accessible to everyone, everywhere

• Building integrated solutions for founders and removing friction

• Delivering opportunities to traditionally overlooked founders and companies

• Democratizing access to knowledge

Join us on a mission to help more companies succeed!

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for risk-takers with diverse experience able to provide fearless feedback.

You will have the following duties

• Develop high-quality software design and architecture based on Vue

• Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development lifecycle

• Develop tools and applications by producing clean and efficient code

• Write, Test and Review code

• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to improve our products

• Work with product and design to define, shape, and plan deliverables

• Make technical decisions following best practices

• Identify and solve problems that might affect our products or business

You should meet the following requirements

• Be based in a LatAm country (although the position is remote)

• 5+ years of experience with front end development

• 2+ years of experience in a similar role at a high-growth startup

• Hard-working and dedicated team player that needs little to no supervision, but enjoys working a team toward a common goal

• Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude

• Self-motivated with an ability to work in the unknown

• Ability to communicate technical topics to both technical and non-technical team members

• Demonstrated collaboration with product managers, designers, other engineers to drive outcomes

• Proficient in both oral and written English communication

Some perks you might enjoy

• Competitive salary and equity: We lean on some of the best market data to ensure that we offer the most competitive compensation.

• Hybrid work environment: We work both remotely & from our offices in New York City – optimizing for collaboration while providing flexibility to team members.

• 21 days of PTO + birthday off: We offer flexibility to allow people to relax and recharge whenever they need it.

• Build your ideal work setup: We understand that how you work is extremely important, so we provide a stipend to set yourself up for success here at Firstbase.

• Health benefits: Firstbase offers health insurance reimbursements to both US and international employees.

• Learning and development: We provide a stipend together with resources to help people grow and develop in their careers.

• Amazing annual bonus: Every team at Firstbase has a bonus structure that usually accounts for 10% of OTE.

The stack

Our product is built using PHP, Golang, Vue, MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS. We also use Redis, Vue Router, Vuex, Docker Compose, Docker, GitLab CI, and Graylog, and some third-party API's like Stripe. We use Slack, Clubhouse, Notion, Whimsical, Figma, and G Suite to collaborate and build together.

If you think you're unqualified or don't meet all the requirements for this role, we encourage you to still apply. We celebrate diverse candidates, adjacent experiences, and simply put, good people who want to build great things. If that's you, then we'd love to meet.