Lead Full Stack Engineer

Sierra Studio
Remote, BR
Remote

Who this role is best for

Best suited to senior full stack engineers comfortable with remote work and leading projects from idea to production in AI-driven environments.

Best fit for

  • Senior engineers who thrive in leadership roles and rapid learning environments.
    — “5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 1 year in a lead role
  • Generalists eager to work across frontend and backend with TypeScript and Python.
    — “Frontend experience: TypeScript, React Backend experience: TypeScript or Python, Node.js or FastAPI
  • Candidates with a growth mindset and experience in end-to-end product development.
    — “Growth mindset: able to quickly learn new languages, frameworks, and more

Things to consider

  • Salary range may be below market for senior lead roles in some regions.
    — “Salary Range: $60,000 - $80,000 annually
  • Role requires strong English communication skills for remote collaboration.
    — “Strong written and verbal communicator in English

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific examples of AI tool usage in past projects.
    — “Experience using AI tools for coding (e.g. Cursor)
  • Showcase side projects that demonstrate rapid learning and innovation.
    — “Cool side projects that you’d like to show us!
  • Emphasize leadership in mentoring and team growth initiatives.
    — “Leadership: Mentor other engineers to level up our team
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • ship great products
  • lead engineering for initiatives
  • mentor other engineers
Typical background
5+ years of software engineering experience1+ year in a lead role

Skills & requirements

Required

TypeScriptReactNode.jsFastapiPostgreSQLMongoDBCommunicationLeadershipProject Management

Preferred

AI ToolsGenerative AILlms

Stack & domain

TypeScriptReactPythonNode.jsFastapiPostgreSQLMongoDBLeadershipCommunicationAILarge Language Models

About the role

Original posting from Sierra Studio via Ashby

Lead Fullstack Engineer

🏔️ About Sierra Studio

Sierra Studio is a product development company with a focus on AI – we turn our customers’ ideas into reality! We’re based in Los Angeles, but our teammates live all around the world. We create products across all areas of software — from web and mobile apps to cutting-edge work at the forefront of AI and large language models.

💼 About The Role

As a Lead Fullstack Engineer, you’ll lead engineering for one or more initiatives at Sierra. You’ll architect the stack, write clean code, and work with your teammates to do whatever it takes to ship great products. You’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to take products from idea to production. As an early employee at a startup, you’ll also be part of creating our culture!

Here’s a taste of what you could do at Sierra!

  • Client projects: Work with a startup founder to build the MVP of their idea
  • Internal projects: Build an internal AI tool to transform our own workflows
  • Hiring: Help us grow our team and interview future candidates
  • Leadership: Mentor other engineers to level up our team

🔎 Who We’re Looking For

Our ideal candidate is a generalist software engineer who loves to learn new things fast!

We care about the ability to learn quickly and lead projects from idea to production more than any specific skills, but here are some preferred qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 1 year in a lead role
  • Growth mindset: able to quickly learn new languages, frameworks, and more
  • Experience with end-to-end product development, from idea to production
  • Frontend experience: TypeScript, React
  • Backend experience: TypeScript or Python, Node.js or FastAPI
  • Experience with databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc)
  • Strong written and verbal communicator in English
  • Ability to accurately estimate timelines and scope
  • Bonus:
  • Experience using AI tools for coding (e.g. Cursor)
  • Experience building products using Generative AI / LLMs (e.g. using OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, prompt engineering, RAG, etc)
  • Cool side projects that you’d like to show us!

💖 Our culture

  • Growth mindset: We look to magnify our strengths, take chances, and always learn from our mistakes.
  • Supportive: We keep our egos out of the workplace and support each other when trying new things.
  • Product & customer centric: We care deeply about our customers and clients and always keep their needs top of mind. We build tech to solve real problems.
  • Ownership: We take initiative, even when it is “not our job.” As a startup, we all wear lots of hats.

💡 Why join us?

At Sierra Studio, we believe in nurturing talent and creating good vibes at work. We seek inclusion and embrace our differences. We don’t fit our teammates into boxes, and instead we understand that each person has their own unique set of skills that they bring to the table. If you join us, we’ll embrace who you are today, and give you the space and tools to keep growing.

Salary Range: $60,000 - $80,000 annually.

Your exact compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors that reflect your individual qualifications and how they align with the needs of the role.

Source: Sierra Studio careers (Ashby)

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