Remote Part-time Founding Engineer (Fully Remote) - Krew Social
About Krew Social:
At Krew Social, we are solving the $154 billion loneliness epidemic in a natural way that people crave. Our mission is to unite communities through the most intuitive friend-making app ever created. We specialize in building strong social networks within various organizations, including corporations, universities, apartment buildings, coworking spaces, and churches. Research has shown the significant benefits of fostering friendships within organizations, including improved retention rates, increased productivity, and higher customer satisfaction.
Krew Social offers a solution to the challenge of finding friends and building a sense of community by providing a user-friendly application that enables people within a community to host and discover events in their local area while connecting them with others who share similar interests, backgrounds, or affiliations. Our platform empowers organizations to create vibrant communities, drive participation, and cultivate meaningful relationships within their respective contexts.
Our app has high engagement and retention as well as many testimonials of life change on our Instagram. We are in due diligence with a large hospital to cure staff burnout, and our enterprise pipeline has $millions of potential revenue just by word of mouth.
We have a mobile application at the MVP stage that is currently in production and used by some clients. This position is well-suited for someone looking to take on a pivotal role in a startup with the potential for significant impact and growth.
Position Description:
We are looking for someone to be one of our founding engineers. You can work remotely and work for 20 hours per week on a flexible schedule. You will play an important role in the team, and we are looking for you to make the best engineering decisions as we grow.
The ideal candidate is passionate about creatively solving complex problems and possesses natural leadership qualities. In this role, you will lead major design initiatives, contribute to the development of our product, and take pride in crafting robust production code that withstands the test of time.
Tech Stack: React Native / TypeScript, fp-ts, Expo, EdgeDB, and Google Cloud
Please do not apply if you do not have at least a few years of experience with React Native and some exposure or interest in functional programming.
Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of end-to-end development, including frontend and backend components, delivering highly maintainable solutions through thoughtful and strategic coding.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to design and architect products and services, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, availability, and reliability of our tech stack. Lead design discussions and provide expertise.
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and efficient server-side APIs and services in TypeScript along with integrating with external APIs.
- Work closely with other team members to create exceptional customer experiences across mobile, cloud, and desktop platforms, providing intuitive solutions.
- Contribute to all product decisions, leveraging technical expertise to shape the development roadmap. Assist in the architecture, scalability, and efficiency of our tech stack for optimal performance and user experiences.
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience building mobile applications
- Expertise with React Native
- Experience with functional programming such as fp-ts, Effect, Kotlin, or Haskell
- Passion for uniting the world and building community
- Native English speaker or bilingual with excellent communication skills
Benefits:
- Hourly rate compensation + Equity
- Remote work
- Flexible Hours
- Career Growth