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Founding Engineer - Full Stack

Pangolin · New York, NY, US · On-site

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About Pangolin

Open networking and security for your workforce, AI agents, and infra. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

As a Full Stack Software Engineer at Pangolin, you'll help architect, build, and maintain the core of the Pangolin system. You'll work primarily on the Pangolin container, the central server with the UI, APIs, schemas, and more. As an early hire, you'll play a foundational role in shaping how Pangolin is built as both a product and a company.

What they're looking for

  • Extensive TypeScript experience and can write a little Go
  • Familiarity with web identity and authentication standards: OAuth2, OIDC, SSO
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure and operational technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, AWS)
  • Basic knowledge of networking concepts: tunneling, WireGuard, proxies, SSL/TLS
More about this role

Pangolin delivers identity-aware remote access to internal apps and services. Our platform replaces legacy VPNs and simplifies secure access to infrastructure, applications, and developer environments.

We build in the open and are self‑hosted by default so teams retain control over data and infrastructure. The system is policy‑driven, integrates with standard IdPs, exposes clear observability and health, and provides an API for automation.

If you're interested in open-source auth and networking infrastructure, we'd love to chat.

As a Full Stack Software Engineer at Pangolin, you'll help architect, build, and maintain the core of the Pangolin system. You'll work primarily on the Pangolin container, the central server with the UI, APIs, schemas, and more. As an early hire, you'll play a foundational role in shaping how Pangolin is built as both a product and a company.

  • Design, develop, and test the core of our self-hosted platform

Frontend (NextJS, Tailwind, ShadCN)

  • Backend (Express APIs, SQL, Drizzle ORM)
  • Processes (CICD, Internal Tooling)
  • Troubleshooting and resolving complex issues related to distributed systems, networking, and security.
  • Actively engaging with the...

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