Principal Full Stack Engineer

PhillyTech (SaaS Talent)

. Lead a small engineering team by setting technical direction, mentoring developers, delegating work, running code and design reviews, coordinating contractors, removing blockers, and maintaining accountability for quality and delivery .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeRemote • Florida • United StatesLead💰 $90 - $120 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams, designing and implementing AI capabilities, and ensuring the technical health and scalability of production platforms. Proficient in backend architecture, relational database design, and full-stack development with a focus on Vue.js.

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Technical LeadershipAI-Native SaaS DevelopmentRelational Database DesignVue.js DevelopmentProduction Readiness

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Hard Skills

AI Capabilities DesignRelational Database DesignPostgreSQLVue.jsBackend ArchitectureCode ReviewSecurity AssessmentPerformance OptimizationAI Coding AgentsDeployment Processes

Soft Skills

MentorshipOrganizationIndependent Decision-MakingAdaptabilityCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

PrismaNuxtStripe ConnectLiveKitTwilioZoomPgvector

Industry Keywords

SaaSAI Product DevelopmentProduction SupportTechnical DirectionCode Quality

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptNuxtPostgresVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a small engineering team by setting technical direction, mentoring developers, delegating work, running code and design reviews, coordinating contractors, removing blockers, and maintaining accountability for quality and delivery
Design and implement proprietary AI capabilities including retrieval and RAG pipelines, embeddings/vector search, persistent memory and member context, stateful workflows, tool use, orchestration, guardrails, and AI-driven personalization
Assess the production codebase for security vulnerabilities, scalability and performance bottlenecks, architecture risks, data protection concerns, and reliability issues
Prioritize and implement pragmatic improvements for a safe and stable public launch
Take ownership of the platform's technical health, stability, security, scalability, reliability, and continued evolution
Own features end to end from data modeling and architecture through implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support
Work across the full stack with a strong backend focus and hands-on Vue.js frontend development
Serve as the internal technical counterpart to outside engineering partners by reviewing architecture and code, validating deliverables, and ensuring product, security, scalability, and production requirements are met
Partner with the existing platform engineer on technical knowledge transfer covering architecture, codebase knowledge, environments, infrastructure, accounts, deployment processes, documentation, and operational procedures
Design, automate, and execute functional, regression, load, and smoke testing
Design and evolve relational data models, PostgreSQL schemas, queries, indexes, migrations, and Prisma models
Work across integrations including Stripe Connect, LiveKit, Twilio, Zoom, Anthropic, and pgvector
Use AI coding agents to accelerate development while maintaining correctness, reliability, security, and maintainability

Requirements

What you’ll need

8 to 12+ years of software engineering experience
Strong production experience with Vue.js
Deep hands-on experience with relational database design
PostgreSQL experience preferred
Experience with Nuxt and Prisma is a plus
Strong experience owning significant portions of a production platform across backend architecture, databases, APIs and integrations, infrastructure, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production support
Proven experience developing an AI-native SaaS product or substantial proprietary AI product capability from initial architecture through production launch and ongoing operation
Proven experience assessing production applications for security, scalability, reliability, and performance risks
Hands-on experience identifying vulnerabilities, protecting sensitive customer data, diagnosing bottlenecks, and implementing pragmatic improvements
Demonstrated technical leadership of small development teams, including hands-on mentorship, architecture reviews, work planning, coordination, and shipping results while personally contributing code
Experience reviewing and validating engineers' or external development partners' work, including architecture decisions, code quality, testing, security, scalability, and production readiness
Ability to quickly understand and contribute within an existing codebase and technical direction
Experience owning production readiness, including monitoring, incident troubleshooting, release processes, technical QA, and resolving critical production issues
Proven experience using AI coding agents on a production codebase
Extremely organized and self-sufficient, with ability to operate independently and make sound technical decisions in a fast-paced environment
Excited to work in a startup environment, with a track record of adapting to changing priorities and taking increasing technical ownership
Must be available within at least 5-6 hours of an 8-5 or 9-6 MST schedule
Position is not available in California, New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania

Benefits

Comp & perks

Multiple medical insurance options
Employer contribution toward medical insurance premiums
Dental and vision insurance options
Supplemental life insurance
Voluntary short-term and long-term disability insurance
15 days of PTO annually
7 paid company holidays
Access to company-certified coaches and personal development opportunities
Opportunities to attend company live events
Travel and leisure membership benefits
Opportunity to transition into a full-time W2 position with benefits after 3 months, based on performance