About this opportunity
Overview
micro1 is hiring 1 Software Engineer for its Platform Engineering team in a full-time remote role. The position focuses on building and scaling internal tools, services, workflows, and AI-driven infrastructure that support the company’s operations and products. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who likes owning work end to end, moving quickly, and making practical technical decisions as systems grow.
What You'll Do
- Build and scale full-stack applications with React, Node.js, and TypeScript.
- Own features and systems from architecture through production release.
- Develop reliable backend services, APIs, and responsive frontend interfaces.
- Design and optimize databases, data models, and queries.
- Partner with product, operations, and design to turn ideas into working solutions.
- Improve platform reliability, performance, and developer experience.
- Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve existing systems.
Requirements
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong experience across the full stack with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
- Experience as an early engineer at a startup, helping products and systems scale over time.
- Proven track record building and scaling products in high-growth startup environments.
- An AI-native workflow, including daily use of AI coding tools such as Cursor or Claude Code.
- Experience taking products from idea to production and adapting systems as the business changes.
- Solid experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
- Experience with REST APIs, cloud platforms such as AWS, and modern backend architectures.
- Comfort working with ambiguity, making decisions independently, and taking ownership.
- A bias toward shipping and solving problems in a practical, hands-on way.
Nice to Have
- Experience with NestJS, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, or DevOps.
- Experience building internal tools, developer platforms, or workflow automation.
- Exposure to AI-powered or data-heavy products.
- Experience improving architecture and engineering processes as a startup scales.
- Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and system reliability.
Compensation & Benefits
The stated base salary range for this role is $120,000–$160,000 USD per year. Employees are also eligible for equity compensation and may receive performance-based bonuses, subject to company policies. Benefits include up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(K) with company match, and additional remote-first benefits.
Additional Information
micro1 notes that its hiring process uses artificial intelligence tools to assist with candidate screening and assessment. The company states that these tools are meant to complement, not replace, human decision-making.
