Full Stack Product Engineer (Design & Geospatial Focus)

City Detect
  • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Remote
    8 days ago

    Job Description

    Role summary

    You'll be responsible for the architecture, development, testing, and maintenance of our full stack systems, with particular emphasis on building intuitive, well-designed user interfaces — including interactive maps and geospatial data visualizations. Working closely with founders and team leads, you'll ensure our frontend experiences, APIs, and data pipelines are performant, reliable, and delightful to use as we grow.

    What You'll Do

    • Design and build responsive, accessible user interfaces using modern frontend frameworks (React or similar), including interactive maps and spatial data explorers
    • Build data visualizations and dashboards — including geospatial/mapping interfaces — that help users and internal teams understand complex data
    • Translate designs and product requirements into polished, production-ready UI components, exercising good design judgment along the way
    • Build and maintain serverless API services using Python and FastAPI on AWS Lambda
    • Design, develop, and optimize database schemas and queries in AWS RDS Aurora PostgreSQL, including spatial data with PostGIS
    • Develop and optimize ETL pipelines for geospatial and business data
    • Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve frontend and backend performance
    • Write clean, efficient, well-documented code with appropriate testing coverage
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (design, product, engineering) to define technical requirements and prioritize work
    • Establish best practices for UI architecture, component design, and frontend performance
    • Participate in code reviews and mentor other engineers on full stack and frontend best practices

    Requirements

    • Solid professional experience as a full stack or frontend-leaning software engineer — mid-level through senior, calibrated on technical depth and design judgment
    • Strong production experience with React (or similar) and modern JavaScript/TypeScript
    • Strong eye for design — comfortable turning mockups/wireframes into pixel-accurate, responsive UI, and able to make sound design decisions independently
    • Solid experience with Python or similar for API development and backend work
    • Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
    • Working knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
    • Experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS (Lambda, RDS/Aurora, S3)
    • Experience with data visualization and/or geospatial/mapping technologies (D3.js, deck.gl, Mapbox, Leaflet, PostGIS, or similar) is a strong plus and directly relevant to our product
    • Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals — data structures, algorithms, system design, maintainability
    • Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced startup environment
    • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to usability, performance, and reliability

    Nice to Have

    • Experience with design systems and component libraries (e.g., Tailwind, shadcn/ui, Storybook)
    • Familiarity with Figma or similar design tools, and working with designers
    • Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven systems
    • Familiarity with FastAPI or similar modern Python web frameworks
    • Deeper GIS experience — spatial analysis, custom map tiling, or large-scale geospatial datasets
    • Understanding of software security best practices, including authentication and authorization
    • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, etc.)

    Benefits

    • Eligible for company equity incentive plan
    • Fully remote position
    • Unlimited PTO
    • Health, vision, and dental insurance
    • $100 monthly wellness stipend
    • Bi-annual team retreat
    • Professional development opportunities

    What to Expect in Our Hiring Process

    Our hiring process is designed to be thoughtful, efficient, and human. Candidates typically move through a short series of interviews, starting with a 30-minute phone screening, followed by a portfolio/design review and one or two technical conversations, a reference check, and a final interview with our CEO.

    We focus on cultural alignment, real-world technical understanding, design judgment, and career goals—not coding puzzles or LeetCode-style tests. We'll be in touch with updates after each stage as promptly as we can. If an offer is extended, the role begins with a 30-day trial period where you'll take ownership of a meaningful project and receive clear, ongoing feedback to ensure mutual fit.

    Due to regulatory and operational requirements, we are currently only considering candidates based in the United States.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationTuscaloosa, Alabama (
    Remote
    )

    Skills

    • AWS Lambdaunmatched
    • Algorithmsunmatched
    • Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)unmatched
    • Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)unmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
    • Authenticationunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Candidate Screeningunmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Code Reviewsunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Data Managementunmatched
    • Data Setsunmatched
    • Data Structuresunmatched
    • Data Visualizationunmatched
    • Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL)unmatched
    • Database Optimizationunmatched
    • Database Programmingunmatched
    • Database Technologyunmatched
    • Dental Insuranceunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)unmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Incentive Programsunmatched
    • JavaScriptunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Mock Upunmatched
    • PostgreSQLunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Product Designunmatched
    • Product Engineeringunmatched
    • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
    • REST (Representational State Transfer)unmatched
    • React.jsunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Relational Databases (RDBMS)unmatched
    • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • Security Softwareunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • Spatial Dataunmatched
    • Startupunmatched
    • Systems Maintainabilityunmatched
    • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
    • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Usability Engineeringunmatched
    • User Interface Designunmatched
    • User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched
    • Vision Planunmatched
    • Web Application Frameworkunmatched
    • Wireframesunmatched

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