Senior Full Stack Developer

About This RoleWe're looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer who ships fast, thinks clearly, and solves real problems. No fluff. No red tape. Just strong engineers building software that matters.What You'll DoOwn features end-to-end — from backend API design to frontend implementation to productionWrite clean, scalable, maintainable code across the full stackIdentify and fix performance and reliability bottlenecks in both frontend and backendWork closely with product, design, and ops to ship pragmaticallyMake informed technical decisions about when to go deep vs. when to keep it simpleTech StackBackend (Key Focus)FastAPI — you'll build APIs with this dailyPydantic — data validation and serialization is criticalPython,goFrontendReact, Next.jsTypeScriptZustand, Tailwind CSSWhat You Bring8-10+ years of hands-on engineering experience across full stack developmentStrong depth in Python/Go AND TypeScript/JS — not just "familiar" with bothSolid experience with FastAPI and Pydantic — you know these tools deeplyExperience building and scaling production systems — you understand tradeoffs between backend and frontendSharp problem-solving skills — frameworks are tools, not the pointClear communicator with low ego, high ownershipAble to juggle priorities without hand-holding — from database schema design to UI polishNice to HaveExperience with AWS, infra, or performance optimizationStrong opinions on system design (and the ability to defend them)Experience with database optimization and query performanceSide projects or open-source work you're proud ofUnderstanding of both relational and non-relational data patternsFamiliarity with SQLAlchemy (nice to have, not a blocker)Why Join CadenceFull autonomy — own your projects, make technical decisionsRemote-first, async-friendly — work from anywhereSmall team, high trust — no micromanagementSpeed over bureaucracy — ship features, not meetings