Lead Full Stack Engineer

Full-stack EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 28Since 2017Company Site

Location

United States

Posted

23 days ago

Salary

Not specified

Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglishNode.jsType ScriptJava ScriptWebassemblyWeb WorkersWebcontainersRESTGraph QLAWSGCPCloudflareAzureDockerKubernetesContainerizationVirtualizationSandboxingLoad BalancingRate LimitingCachingIndexeddbService WorkersCdnEdge ComputingDeveloper ToolingBuild SystemsCursorCopilotClaude

Job Description

🚀 About Us We’re Bolt.new by StackBlitz! We’re the team behind WebContainers, the groundbreaking technology that made it possible to run Node.js right in your browser. No installs, no setup, just instant dev environments. That innovation kickstarted our journey in 2019 and powers the blazing-fast online IDE used by over a million developers every month. But we didn’t stop there. We took everything we learned from building WebContainers and used it to create Bolt.new. The fastest way to go from idea to production without writing traditional code. Think of it as the Canva or Figma for full-stack applications: a next-gen, AI-powered builder that lets you create, edit, and deploy web and mobile apps instantly, right in your browser. WebContainers make it possible. Bolt.new brings it to life. Together, they reimagine what it means to build software lowering the barrier to entry, speeding up workflows, and unlocking creativity for the next generation of builders. We’re a globally distributed, fully remote team of passionate engineers, designers, and creatives building the future of software development. If you love shipping fast, solving real problems, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible we’d love to meet you. ✨ About This Opportunity A hands-on technical leader who balances coding with leadership. You'll own core platform architecture, code quality, and team growth - spending significant time writing code while developing engineers and coordinating across teams. 🛠️ How You'll Contribute Technical Leadership Own core platform architecture: WebContainers integration, browser runtime systems, performance optimization, and backend infrastructure Write code regularly on complex features, migrations, and architectural improvements Review core platform PRs and maintain quality standards across the domain Drive technical initiatives and manage technical debt strategically Coordinate with other Team Leads on cross-domain architectural decisions Team Development Conduct performance reviews and own career development for core team members Hold regular 1:1s to support growth, remove blockers, and provide feedback Make hiring decisions and address performance issues proactively Build a high-performing, autonomous team culture Coordination Assign team members across features based on skills, capacity, and priorities Participate in coordination meetings with other Team Leads Regular 1:1s with Head of Engineering to align on priorities and resources Run weekly core team meetings for knowledge sharing AI-Native Development Champion AI coding tools and model effective usage Build AI-powered core platform features and intelligent runtime capabilities Dogfood Bolt.new daily and drive product improvements 💡 Qualifications You do not need to meet every qualification listed above

Job Requirements

  • Technical
  • 10+ years full-stack/systems development, 3+ years leadership
  • Strong Node.js, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript ecosystem knowledge
  • Expertise in browser APIs, WebAssembly, Web Workers, and browser-based runtime environments
  • Experience designing and scaling REST/GraphQL APIs serving millions of requests
  • Understanding of distributed systems and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Cloudflare or Azure)
  • Proven ability to optimize backend performance, caching strategies, and database design
  • Experience with containerization, virtualization, and sandboxing concepts
  • Knowledge of load balancing, rate limiting, and designing for high availability
  • Experience with developer tooling, build systems, and runtime optimization
  • Track record of architectural decisions balancing speed and maintainability
  • Daily user of AI coding assistants (Cursor, Copilot, Claude)
  • Experience building AI-integrated applications and platform features
  • Leadership
  • Performance reviews, career development, and difficult conversations
  • Growing engineers to senior/staff+ levels
  • Hiring backend/platform engineers
  • Building remote team culture
  • Coaching mindset with balance of individual and business needs
  • Skills
  • Deep understanding of browser internals and web platform capabilities
  • Experience designing scalable, performant runtime systems
  • Strong architectural thinking for systems handling scale and growth
  • Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Pragmatic mindset: ship MVPs, bias toward action, match quality to business need
  • Business thinking: tie technical work to clear outcomes
  • Collaborative: knowledge sharing and unblocking others is core work
  • 🎯 Bonus Points
  • Experience building developer tools, IDEs, or online code editors
  • Open-source contributions to runtime or tooling projects
  • Background in distributed systems or cloud infrastructure at scale
  • Experience with service workers, IndexedDB, and offline-first architectures
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or other container orchestration platforms
  • Knowledge of CDN optimization, edge computing, and global infrastructure
  • 📌 A Few Notes
  • You do
  • not
  • need a college degree to apply
  • You do not need to be located in the U.S. — we’re remote-friendly

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