{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"4f633747953caa1ee69ede2d","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/4f633747953caa1ee69ede2d","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/4f633747953caa1ee69ede2d","title":"Early Backend Engineer (Supabase / Postgres)","description":"Hello,\nI’m building Sølsk, an iOS-only “slow dating” app designed to fix dating-app fatigue through intentionality and community interaction.\nThis is not a typical “I have an idea, please build it” pitch.\nThe iOS front-end is already ~90% built in SwiftUI.\nI already have a Technical Co-Founder/CTO.\nWhat we need now is the backend: production-grade, secure, scalable, and wired cleanly into the existing iOS app.\nIf you’re a backend engineer who can build the engine room of a social app (messaging, feed, permissions, reliability), this is your lane.\nWhat You’re Building\nSølsk relies heavily on:\nMessaging between users (reliable delivery, ordering, pagination)\nA social/feed-like system (prompts + comments + interactions)\nA feature called Låse: two users enter a locked, exclusive chat for a fixed time window, then it ends and content is handled according to retention rules\nThe backend must be built like a real product, not a demo:\nschema design\naccess control / permissions\nserver-authoritative logic (no “trust the client clock”)\nsafe rollout + observability mindset\nThe Stack\nBackend: Supabase (Postgres, Auth, RLS, Realtime, Edge Functions)\niOS: SwiftUI (already built)\nMonetization: RevenueCat\nVerification: Stripe Identity (planned)\nWorkflow: AI-first (Cursor/LLMs are expected in some way)\nYour Role\nYou will work under the CTO and own backend delivery. You are not a co-founder, but you are absolutely an early, critical hire.\nYou’ll be responsible for:\nDesigning the core Postgres schema for feed + messaging + Låse\nImplementing secure authorization (RLS policies / role-based access)\nBuilding realtime messaging and feed queries that scale (indexing, pagination, ordering)\nImplementing server-authoritative Låse logic (timers, state changes, retention rules)\nWriting Edge Functions for privileged logic and future internal tooling\nLaying groundwork for future admin tools (moderation queue, audit logs, regional prompts scheduling)\nNice-to-Haves (Not Required)\nSome Swift/SwiftUI familiarity (helpful for debugging integration)\nPrior work on social apps, messaging, realtime systems\nExperience building internal tools (admin dashboards / ops consoles)\nExperience with abuse/reporting systems and audit logging\nWho You Are\nBackend-first: you don’t just “consume APIs,” you design and own them\nSecurity-minded: you instinctively think permissions + audit trails\nPragmatic shipper: you build what matters, then harden it\nAI-leveraged: you use Cursor/LLMs to go faster, but you still understand what you’re shipping\nCompensation (Read Carefully)\nWe are a bootstrap startup and cannot pay cash right now.\nThis role is equity-based at the start.\nEquity grant will be meaningful but not co-founder-level\nStandard vesting: 4 years with a 1-year cliff\nEquity range depends heavily on seniority + weekly commitment + ownership expectations\n(Typical target range for this role: ~0.25% to 2.5% of the company)\nWhen revenue arrives, cash compensation becomes possible. Until then, this is equity + high-impact work.\nTime Expectations\nFlexible, but we need consistency. Ideal range:\n10–25 hrs/week, with the ability to surge near milestones\nIf you can’t comfortably explain how you’d implement server-authoritative timers, permissions, and scalable feed/message queries, then unfortunately, this won’t be a fit.\nHere are links to the work:\nTestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/6Hr9KjDJ\nVideo Walkthrough: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4gLRzOLr4kmkjj8c9knPVm91N10RpeqR&si=dy-zmXO9PrZ77uON\nOfficial Website: https://www.solsk.app/\nMy Journey (Twitter/X): https://x.com/BtixistP\nMy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brdel27\nJob Types: Part-time, Contract\nPay: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year\nWork Location: Remote","company":"Solsk","rawCompany":"solsk","city":"Remote","state":"OR","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-14T10:56:30.705Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1243.00","title":"Database Architects","slug":"database-architects"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Early Backend Engineer (Supabase / Postgres)","description":"Hello,\nI’m building Sølsk, an iOS-only “slow dating” app designed to fix dating-app fatigue through intentionality and community interaction.\nThis is not a typical “I have an idea, please build it” pitch.\nThe iOS front-end is already ~90% built in SwiftUI.\nI already have a Technical Co-Founder/CTO.\nWhat we need now is the backend: production-grade, secure, scalable, and wired cleanly into the existing iOS app.\nIf you’re a backend engineer who can build the engine room of a social app (messaging, feed, permissions, reliability), this is your lane.\nWhat You’re Building\nSølsk relies heavily on:\nMessaging between users (reliable delivery, ordering, pagination)\nA social/feed-like system (prompts + comments + interactions)\nA feature called Låse: two users enter a locked, exclusive chat for a fixed time window, then it ends and content is handled according to retention rules\nThe backend must be built like a real product, not a demo:\nschema design\naccess control / permissions\nserver-authoritative logic (no “trust the client clock”)\nsafe rollout + observability mindset\nThe Stack\nBackend: Supabase (Postgres, Auth, RLS, Realtime, Edge Functions)\niOS: SwiftUI (already built)\nMonetization: RevenueCat\nVerification: Stripe Identity (planned)\nWorkflow: AI-first (Cursor/LLMs are expected in some way)\nYour Role\nYou will work under the CTO and own backend delivery. 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