Senior Full-Stack Engineer
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About Aldea Aldea is a next-generation AI company focused on voice-based clinical and expert applications. Our flagship product, Advisor, uses proprietary AI to scale the impact of world-class minds across personal development, finance, parenting, relationships, and more. We’re on a mission to bring the best expert guidance in the world to people navigating real-life challenges — whether that’s parenting, relationships, health, or personal growth. Our consumer products are voice-first, AI-native, and designed to meet people where they are.
As a multidisciplinary team of builders, researchers, and product thinkers, we value clear thinking, sharp writing, and strong user-first intuition.
This is a rare opportunity to join an early-stage startup that will help define a new category.
About the Role We're seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our dynamic team and drive the development of innovative, user-centric applications. In this role, you'll own features from conception to deployment, working across our modern tech stack to deliver exceptional user experiences. You'll collaborate closely with product, design, and infrastructure teams while mentoring fellow engineers and helping shape our technical direction.
Key Responsibilities Build and Maintain End-to-End Features
Develop polished, performant user interfaces using React and Next.js
Implement scalable backend services with Python (FastAPI) and Rust, focusing on responsiveness and maintainability
Own features across the full stack—from database schema to API routes to frontend rendering
Design and Integrate REST APIs and Realtime Systems
Build and consume RESTful APIs with attention to clarity, security, and versioning
Work with WebSockets and other realtime streaming technologies to enable low-latency experiences
Ensure robust communication patterns between frontend and backend systems
Database Design and Performance Optimization
Model and query relational data effectively in PostgreSQL
Collaborate with backend and data teams to design schemas, write efficient queries, and manage migrations
Monitor and improve database performance as applications scale
Deploy, Monitor, and Support Applications in Production
Use Docker for local development and containerized deployments
Collaborate with infrastructure teams on AWS-based deployment pipelines and environment configurations
Take ownership of debugging, log tracing, and performance profiling in staging and production environments
Lead Through Collaboration and Communication
Communicate clearly and frequently with product managers, designers, and engineers across teams
Provide thoughtful code reviews and mentorship to teammates
Help define technical direction and make architecture trade-offs in a growing codebase
90-Day Success Metrics We expect senior engineers to ramp up quickly and begin making meaningful contributions early on. By 90 days, you will have:
Built strong context around our codebase, architecture, and multi-repo workflows
Developed productive working relationships across engineering, product, design, and infrastructure teams
Shipped multiple end-to-end features or improvements, touching both frontend and backend
Taken ownership of a slice of the system—whether an API, a UI flow, or a realtime interaction pattern
Contributed thoughtful feedback in code reviews, planning sessions, and technical discussions
Demonstrated clear, pragmatic decision-making and strong communication skills
Requirements
Senior Full Stack Engineer About the Role We're seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our dynamic team and drive the development of innovative, user-centric applications. In this role, you'll own features from conception to deployment, working across our modern tech stack to deliver exceptional user experiences. You'll collaborate closely with product, design, and infrastructure teams while mentoring fellow engineers and helping shape our technical direction.
Key Responsibilities Build and Maintain End-to-End Features
Develop polished, performant user interfaces using React and Next.js
Implement scalable backend services with Python (FastAPI) and Rust, focusing on responsiveness and maintainability
Own features across the full stack—from database schema to API routes to frontend rendering
Design and Integrate REST APIs and Realtime Systems
Build and consume RESTful APIs with attention to clarity, security, and versioning
Work with WebSockets and other realtime streaming technologies to enable low-latency experiences
Ensure robust communication patterns between frontend and backend systems
Database Design and Performance Optimization
Model and query relational data effectively in PostgreSQL
Collaborate with backend and data teams to design schemas, write efficient queries, and manage migrations
Monitor and improve database performance as applications scale
Deploy, Monitor, and Support Applications in Production
Use Docker for local development and containerized deployments
Collaborate with infrastructure teams on AWS-based deployment pipelines and environment configurations
Take ownership of debugging, log tracing, and performance profiling in staging and production environments
Lead Through Collaboration and Communication
Communicate clearly and frequently with product managers, designers, and engineers across teams
Provide thoughtful code reviews and mentorship to teammates
Help define technical direction and make architecture trade-offs in a growing codebase
Required Qualifications 5+ years of full stack development experience with a proven track record of delivering production-ready features across frontend and backend systems
Strong proficiency with React and Next.js , including deep understanding of React fundamentals, hooks, component design, and SSR/ISR patterns
Backend expertise in Python (FastAPI) and/or Rust with hands-on experience building and scaling APIs in FastAPI
Experience with PostgreSQL and data modeling , including ability to design normalized schemas, write performant queries, and manage database migrations
Comfort with realtime technologies such as WebSockets, server-sent events, or other realtime streaming tools
Proficient with Docker and AWS fundamentals , including experience containerizing applications and familiarity with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, ECR, CloudWatch, CloudFront, IAM)
Strong communication and collaboration skills with ability to clearly explain technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders
Bias toward ownership and practical problem solving with initiative in unfamiliar areas and pragmatic, ship-focused approach to trade-offs
Preferred Qualifications Production experience with Rust, especially for backend services, realtime processing, or performance-critical systems
Deep understanding of realtime architectures and experience with streaming data or low-latency pipelines
Strong multi-repo collaboration experience with understanding of coordinated deployments and shared ownership
Cross-functional teamwork success with product, design, QA, and infrastructure teams
Background in voice, audio, or conversational interfaces (speech recognition, text-to-speech, voice assistants, AI-generated audio)
Strong product sense with ability to balance technical feasibility with product impact
Benefits
Compensation & Benefits We are a well-funded, seed-stage company preparing for launch. We offer:
Competitive base salary
Performance-based bonus based on achieving goals
Equity participation
Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision, and paid time off
Flexible work environment—based in Miami
Option to start on a contract basis with potential for full-time hire
- Location:
- United States
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Computer And Mathematical Occupations