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Principal Engineer

Fluxx · Remote · Remote

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About Fluxx

Fluxx is the #1 grants management software for foundations, government agencies, and nonprofits. One unified platform for grantmakers and grantseekers, powered by AI and built for the full funding lifecycle. Backed by Felicis.

About the role

Fluxx is looking for a highly motivated Principal Engineer to join the Engineering team .

What they're looking for

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a meaningful share of that as a principal engineer or architect on a complex SaaS platform
  • Deep experience as a full-stack engineer, with substantial depth using NodeJS and React
  • A habit of considering alternatives, naming the trade-offs, and choosing the right path for the system in front of you rather than reaching for a textbook answer
  • Confidence to put your opinion on the table, ask the questions others aren't asking, and engage in brainstorming and architectural debate
  • Strong written and verbal communication, with experience working closely with product, design, QA, and infrastructure peers
  • A deep foundation in computer science and a track record of making web applications highly performant
More about this role

Fluxx is looking for a highly motivated Principal Engineer to join the Engineering team .

As a Principal Engineer at Fluxx, you'll be a senior technical leader on our engineering team, responsible for driving the architecture and implementation of large, cross-cutting initiatives on our grantmaking platform. You will work closely with our SVP of Engineering, our co-founding CTO, Director of Engineering, fellow Principal Engineers, and our product and infrastructure teams to make the right architectural calls, write meaningful code, and help the broader team raise its technical bar.

This is a hands-on role. You'll spend the majority of your time in code, working through real problems and deliverables end-to-end, and the rest of your time on design, technical direction, and unblocking others. We are looking for someone who considers alternatives carefully, weighs trade-offs against the realities of our system, and is comfortable putting their opinions on the table and being challenged on them.

This is a full-time exempt and remote position. Candidates must be located in the United States. We aren't accepting contractors.

  • Lead the architecture and implementation of major...

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