Senior Full Stack Engineer

Senior Full Stack EngineerHandraise is hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer to build and scale the product experience used by communications leaders at some of the world's largest brands. You will work across the stack, from customer-facing product experiences to the APIs and services that power them. You'll help turn complex media, narrative, and AI intelligence into fast, intuitive workflows that make difficult questions easy to answer. This is not a narrow front-end or back-end role. You will work closely with Product, Design, Data, and company leadership to ship meaningful features, improve platform performance, and help define the technical foundation of a rapidly growing enterprise product. If you can move quickly, make smart technical decisions, and thrive without a perfect playbook, this role is for you. Your ImpactBuild and ship customer-facing features across the Handraise platform Develop scalable APIs, services, and application architecture Turn complex data and AI outputs into clear, intuitive product experiences Partner closely with Product and Design from concept through launch Improve application performance, reliability, security, and maintainability Integrate product experiences with Handraise's data, search, and AI systems Troubleshoot production issues and drive resolution across the stack Help establish engineering standards, development processes, and technical best practices Influence product direction through strong technical judgment and customer understanding Mentor other engineers and raise the quality of the team Your Skills5+ years of professional software engineering experience Strong experience building and operating modern web applications in production Advanced proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript Experience with modern front-end frameworks and back-end application development Strong understanding of APIs, databases, application architecture, and cloud infrastructure Experience building data-intensive or enterprise SaaS products You can move comfortably between front-end, back-end, and infrastructure concerns You care deeply about product quality, usability, performance, and reliability You can translate ambiguous product requirements into practical technical solutions You are proactive and take ownership from idea through production You are comfortable operating in an evolving product with imperfect processes You communicate clearly and work well across technical and non-technical teams Non-NegotiablesYou understand that this is an early-stage startup and you will wear multiple hats You do not have a "that is not my job" attitude You are comfortable shipping quickly without sacrificing sound engineering judgment You take responsibility for the quality and reliability of what you build You are willing to investigate and resolve urgent production issues You are curious and passionate about the use and impact of AI You are not afraid of learning complex media intelligence, data, and LLM concepts You care about solving real customer problems, not just writing code Nice to HavesExperience building AI or LLM-powered products Experience with search, analytics, media intelligence, or data visualization platforms Experience with Python Experience with OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or similar technologies Experience with cloud infrastructure, containerization, and infrastructure as code Experience supporting enterprise customers and security requirements Early-stage startup experience Experience serving as a technical lead or mentor Our BenefitsCompetitive compensation with equity Competitive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance Opportunity to shape the product and engineering foundation from the ground floor Direct influence over product strategy and company direction High ownership, high autonomy, and meaningful technical challenges The chance to build an AI-native platform used by the world's most influential brands