{"id":157729,"date":"2026-03-15T15:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/were-hiring-founding-full-stack-engineer\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T15:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:40:26","slug":"were-hiring-founding-full-stack-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/were-hiring-founding-full-stack-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re Hiring Founding Full-Stack Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The Role<\/b><span class=\"br\"><\/span>We\u2019re hiring a Full-Stack Product Engineer to build and ship the core product experiences that customers actually use at Grand.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>This is a hands-on individual contributor role for someone who enjoys owning problems end-to-end. You\u2019ll design, build, and ship features across backend and frontend, working primarily in Java on the backend and Flutter on the frontend, targeting mobile and web, and using AI tools by default to move faster without sacrificing quality.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>This is a product-focused engineering role. You\u2019ll collaborate closely with backend, frontend, platform, and AI engineering teams, but your primary responsibility is shipping end-to-end product functionality that is reliable, well-designed, and production-ready.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>You\u2019ll work alongside founders, designers, AI engineers, and other product engineers in a startup \/ 0\u21921 environment, shaping how Grand feels, behaves, and earns trust from day one.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>What You\u2019ll Do<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Build and ship end-to-end product features across backend and frontend<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Write clean, maintainable Java services and APIs running in a cloud-native (AWS) environment<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Build high-quality Flutter applications for mobile (iOS &#038; Android) and web<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Implement product features using established design systems and component libraries<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Contribute thoughtfully to reusable frontend components where needed<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Design APIs and data models that operate reliably within a distributed backend<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Integrate platform services and AI capabilities into user-facing workflows<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Build features with a security-first mindset, operating within established compliance constraints<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Work within and contribute to CI\/CD pipelines across backend and mobile\/web frontend<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Account for mobile release cycles, performance constraints, and partial failure<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, testing, and refactoring<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Own features through their full lifecycle, from idea \u2192 production \u2192 iteration<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Debug, harden, and improve systems based on real-world usage<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Move quickly while keeping a high bar for correctness, performance, and clarity<span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>Must Have<\/b><span class=\"br\"><\/span>Strong experience as a full-stack or product-focused engineer<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Solid backend experience with Java in real production systems<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Hands-on experience building mobile-first applications with Flutter<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Experience shipping mobile and\/or web products to production<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Comfort owning features end-to-end, across frontend, backend, and integration<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Experience designing and consuming APIs, modelling data, and managing application state<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Understanding of distributed backend concerns (latency, retries, idempotency, failure handling)<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Experience shipping and operating software in AWS-based production environments<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Experience working in startup or 0\u21921 environments<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Familiarity with CI\/CD workflows, including mobile and backend deployment pipelines<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Awareness of security, data protection, and compliance considerations when building production systems<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Ability to collaborate closely with product, design, and specialist engineers<span class=\"br\"><\/span>AI-first mindset, using modern tools to increase velocity responsibly<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Clear communicator who can reason about trade-offs and constraints<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Bias toward shipping real value, not ceremony or over-engineering<span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>Nice to Have<\/b><span class=\"br\"><\/span>Experience building products in fintech or regulated environments<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Exposure to payments, onboarding, identity, or data-heavy domains<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Familiarity with frontend testing practices (unit, widget, integration)<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Familiarity with mobile performance, offline behaviour, and release management<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Familiarity with event-driven or distributed architectures<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Experience integrating with AI- or ML-powered systems<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Experience contributing to backend systems in cloud-native environments, without owning infrastructure<span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>Salary and Benefits<\/b><span class=\"br\"><\/span>Excellent Salary: Competitive and reflective of impact and responsibility<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Equity Options: Meaningful ownership in a long-term company<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Hybrid Work: At least 3 days in our Dublin office<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Extended Remote Work on Request: Outcomes matter more than optics<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Builders, Not Spectators: Work with people who care about shipping things that matter<span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>Who You Are<\/b><span class=\"br\"><\/span>You\u2019re a product-minded engineer with a startup mindset. You\u2019re comfortable operating in a 0\u21921 environment, making progress with imperfect information and taking responsibility for outcomes.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>You enjoy building things people actually use and rely on, especially on mobile. You understand how cloud systems, APIs, and clients interact under real-world conditions.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>You respect backend architecture and frontend design systems, even when you don\u2019t own them. You care about reliability, performance, and clarity, not just getting something working once.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>You use AI tools to move faster, but you understand the code you ship and stand behind it. You thrive in ambiguity, like owning problems end-to-end, and take pride in building software that earns trust.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>You\u2019re based in Dublin, or in easy commuting distance (or ready to be), and ready to help build a product from the inside out.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>If this sounds like you, let\u2019s talk.<\/p>\n<p><center><b><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jobviewtrack.com\/v2\/fvF00gUNS98LC-yF_whKd7MvKb6Zr2zuSJCYQ55-thHyN6oOPutY8NQk_9PrhZ977d5DLHbbLuWuTK1SDtypGdPNaNa2hJyaxuXJxLFK9Z9k0KxBst8hjyU5-lF-b9B4DKsydENoW7n8zXgsAxKY0Remw4x0LixHGpY1gsLLKfvNnr_oYpgb8mZ3m9aHtROw8xEOM7ojOykapS_PuDVvSA?affid=1e18623d919a855447a16dd0557b1bec\" class=\"button purchase\" target=\"_blank\">Apply Now<\/a> <\/b><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Role We\u2019re hiring a Full-Stack Product Engineer to build and ship the core product experiences that customers actually use at Grand. 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