We are seeking a founding full-stack engineer to own the entire technical stack of our AI-native web app, from auditing and refactoring an AI-built codebase to shipping new features alongside the founder and product designer. This role is ideal for a recent CS grad or someone with 1-2 years of experience who is fluent with AI coding tools and eager to lead technical direction. The position starts part-time with equity until our pre-seed round closes in September 2026, then transitions to a salaried role with meaningful founding equity.
Key Highlights
Key Responsibilities
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Job Description
Founding Full-Stack Engineer (Junior-mid)
Remote | Part-time to Full-time Role | PST Overlap Required
About
We're Notova, an AI-powered academic workspace helping serious learners work smarter. We're pre-seed, moving fast, and looking for our first engineering hire. This is a founding role. You'll own the entire technical stack and grow into Head of Engineering as we scale. Our team is young, ambitious, and moves fast. Open to juniors and mid-level candidates.
Who We're Looking For
- Recent CS grad or 1 to 2 years of experience, juniors and mid-level both welcome
- Strong fundamentals with shipped projects or startup experience
- Genuine fluency with AI coding tools, Claude Code, Cursor, and similar workflows
- Clear communicator with non-technical founders and designers
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- Eager to own technical direction, pitch solutions, and move fast
What You'll Do
- Audit and refactor an AI-built codebase, make it production-solid
- Ship new features directly alongside the founder and product designer
- Have full context on every product decision from day one
- Lead technical direction and strategy for an AI-native web app
Stack
React, TypeScript, Node/Express, PostgreSQL, Supabase, Railway, Stripe, multi-provider AI APIs (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google AI)
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Compensation and Reality
We're closing our pre-seed round in August/September 2026. Between now and close, this role is part-time and equity. We're being upfront about that because we're looking for someone committed to the mission and early-stage environment of a pre-seed startup.
Once we close pre-seed, salary kicks in and starts at $2,000-$3,000/month with meaningful founding equity. This salary is intentional to match our founding team and scales directly with funding/growth milestones.
Benefits
Join an early-stage AI startup that values culture fit and energy over resumes. We work hard, move fast, and actually enjoy what we're building!
- Founding role equity and clear path to head of engineering
- Work directly with the founder with real ownership, no bureaucracy
- Fully remote with async-friendly hours
- Pre-seed salary (Sept 2026) + founding role equity
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