Decise | Principal Engineer & Technical Strategist | Remote (US) | Fully Remote | Contract (1099)

Decise is a hands-on advisory and delivery firm that helps organizations unlock the full value of their technology and improve business profitability.

We work directly with executives to define what should be built, then we build it. Our work spans software engineering, data platforms, analytics, and customer-facing digital products. We often operate as fractional CIOs and CTOs, guiding both the strategic direction and the technical execution of our clients’ technology initiatives.

Our clients rely on us to turn complex business problems into working systems — not slide decks.

We are intentionally small and senior. Everyone on the team is a builder who can operate independently, solve complex problems, and deliver finished systems that people actually use.

White-glove service. Blue-collar grit.

We’re looking for a principal-level technologist who can move between engineering, architecture, and client strategy. Most of your time will be spent building systems and writing production code. The rest will involve working directly with executives to shape technical direction and ensure the work creates real business value.

Typical technologies we work with include React, Angular, Next.js, Node.js, Go, Snowflake, SQL, dbt, Domo, Streamlit, AWS, Vercel, and modern AI-assisted engineering tools. The exact stack varies by client; the ability to learn quickly and move confidently across technologies matters more than any specific tool.

Strong candidates typically have 10–15 years of experience building production systems and are comfortable operating both as hands-on engineers and as technical advisors to executives.

This is a long-term, full-time independent contractor engagement (1099). Everyone at Decise — including the founders — operates in this structure. Compensation is designed to be competitive with senior engineering roles at leading technology companies.

The fastest way to stand out is to show us something you’ve built: a production system, GitHub repository, application, or data platform you designed.

Apply here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4380468950/

Epoch Blue | Senior Full Stack Engineer, Senior Solutions Engineer | Hybrid (London, King's Cross) | Full-time | Visa sponsorship

We’re building the first-mile supply chain intelligence for agriculture and forestry. Our API and platform monitor 10M+ farms across 120M+ hectares - automating deforestation, carbon emissions, biodiversity metrics and water impact for enterprise agri-commodity brands, compliance platforms and NGOs. We’re API-first, geospatial driven and used by customers like Sphera, Assent, WWF and Golden-agri resources. We’re Google Cloud Partners too.

Small, high-output engineering team. Real ownership, direct work with founders.

Senior Full Stack Engineer - TypeScript across the full stack. TanStack Start / React 19 / Vite frontend with geospatial map views (Mapbox GL, MapLibre, Deck.gl). PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM. You'll own database schema design, server-side APIs, auth architecture (Better Auth, enterprise SSO, B2B multi-tenancy), and ship features end-to-end.

Senior Solutions Engineer - Technical backbone of our customer engineering function. Own enterprise integrations end-to-end, run geospatial and statistical analyses on supply chain datasets (Python, GeoPandas, XArray, Dark), debug complex multi-system issues, build reference implementations, and be a credible technical voice in pre-sales. Strong Python, SQL, REST API, and geospatial data experience.

Both roles: competitive salary + equity, hybrid with our London office in King's Cross, visa sponsorship available (no relocation costs).

https://epoch.blue william@epoch.blue

CLASSIC.COM | Software Engineer (Elixir) | Remote (Eastern Timezone) | Full Time | https://www.classic.com

We are building CLASSIC.COM a comprehensive platform for classic, collectible, and rare automobiles. As a leader in our vertical, our platform serves millions of users, and we are seeking two Software Engineers to help take our systems to the next level.

The Software Engineer (Elixir) will work in our Experience Team, which builds the complete experience for our customers. You'll use Phoenix + LiveView to build fast, modern, and efficient user experiences, and help continue to roll out Elixir to the rest of the organization. For more details or to apply, reach out to me at luke @ the company domain.

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Both roles are full remote, we do have flexibility regarding country, however there may be some countries we're not equipped to hire in. Though these roles are full time, we're also available to do contract type roles if necessary. Not interested in any recruitment help.

Courted (https://courted.io) | Senior Backend Engineer | NYC (In-Office 3-4 days) | Python/Django

We're building AI-powered recruiting and market intelligence for real estate — an industry that moves $100B+ in annual commissions and still runs on spreadsheets and cold calls.

Our backend ingests data from dozens of sources, processes millions of records daily through Celery pipelines, and serves real-time analytics via a Django REST API backed by PostgreSQL/PostGIS. Integrations with OpenAI, HubSpot, Twilio, and MLS data providers. Sub-second response requirements at scale.

Stack: Python, Django/DRF, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Celery, Redis, AWS (ECS, RDS, S3, Lambda). Looking for 5+ years backend experience, strong SQL optimization chops, and comfort with AI coding tools. LLM integration experience is a plus. Early-stage, high-growth SaaS. Small team, ship fast. Fully covered health/dental/vision, 401k, generous PTO.

Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4375275058

Buildforce (https://www.buildforce.com) | Staff Product Engineer | Austin, TX (Onsite/Hybrid)

Buildforce is a skilled trade staffing marketplace facilitating connections between subcontractors and tradespeople.

Our products include a mobile app (RN), a NextJS app, and a GraphQL/Typescript API. We've been around for 5 years and we have a Product & Eng org of 5 including myself. We're well-funded and business is going great.

We're looking to add 1 more senior/staff member to the team. We are a product-minded group of engineers, and startup experience a huge plus.

You'll be in-office for at least a couple days a week, WFH the rest.

mark [at] buildforce [dot] com

Softmax | softmax.com | San Francisco (onsite) | Full-time

THE MOST IMPORTANT UNSOLVED PROBLEM IN AI IS THE MOST POWERFUL OF ALL CAPABILITIES: ALIGNMENT.

Hi, I'm Emmett. You may know me as the founder of Twitch (YC S05), and as the (extremely) interim CEO of OpenAI.

I believe the question of how AI systems learn to understand themselves and others is one of the most consequential technical problems of our time. If we get it right, the agents we build today will become our friends and collaborators tomorrow. And the infrastructure required to train agents that are good at working in teams and societies will be extraordinarily valuable.

Softmax is building large-scale multi-agent, multi-policy environments that will benchmark AI agents – both our own and others – on their capacity for theory of mind, adaptive goal setting, and teamwork. We’re looking for the engineers who will make that possible.

The work is unusually hard. The problems are ambiguous and challenging. High autonomy, high expectations. You'll work directly with me and the rest of our small but mighty team.

If this sounds exciting, I’m looking forward to meeting you. E

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Head of Engineering & Infrastructure | Full-Time | Remote | $182k - $272k USD - https://fetlife.com/jobs/head_of_engineering_and_infrastruct...

Role: Fully own our engineering and infrastructure teams, keep FetLife fast and reliable for over 12 million members, and free the rest of the leadership team to focus on product and growth.

How to Apply: Email jointheteam+hoei+hn@fetlife.com with a brief introduction, tell us about the impact you have personally made on an engineering or infrastructure team you have led, and LinkedIn or resume (PDF).

--- FetLife | Senior DevOps Engineer | Full-Time | Remote | 115k - 180k USD - https://fetlife.com/jobs/devops-engineer

Role: Develop and implement infrastructure upgrades, database tuning, Kubernetes and Helm orchestration, monitoring, and security. Help maintain and improve our large-scale Rails monolith, including CI/CD. Participate in on-call rotation and help automate daily DevOps tasks.

How to apply: Email jointheteam+do+hn@fetlife.com with a brief introduction, 2–3 favorite projects, GitHub/GitLab link, and LinkedIn profile or resume (PDF).

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Stack: MySQL/PostgreSQL, ScyllaDB, Redis, ElasticSearch, Terraform, Google Cloud, DataDog and more.

Applications: Rails, Vue.js/Typescript, Rust

Perks: Paid time off (2 weeks vacation, 5 statutory holidays, 2 weeks at Christmas, 4-day summer workweeks), annual company retreat, anniversary gift ($200/year), monthly music subscription reimbursement, fully paid maternity & paternity leave.