Founding Technical Lead | AI & Full-Stack Engineering

Location: U.S.-based, remote; NYC/CT preferred; 1 day in NYC or CT/week Experience: 5+ years Reviewing Applicants: Now Hiring: January 2027 Engagement: Contract initially, with potential to transition to full-time. ABOUT Marquee is building a new platform for how professionals showcase their experience, get discovered, find opportunities, and earn from their knowledge and expertise. Our platform brings together professional identity, services, products, bookings, and opportunities in one place. We're building toward a future where businesses, individuals, and AI agents can discover, hire, book, and work with professionals directly. We have a working product in beta and are building the technical foundation for our next stage of growth. OPPORTUNITY We're looking for an exceptional, hands-on technical expert with 5+ years of software engineering experience, deep expertise building AI-native products, and a proven background in marketplaces, SaaS, and both B2B and B2C platforms. You'll work directly with our Founder & CEO and Chief Technology Advisor to take ownership of the existing product, strengthen its technical architecture, and build the next generation of Marquee. This is a hands-on individual contributor role, not a people-management position. We're looking for someone who loves building, has exceptional technical judgment, and can independently architect, code, troubleshoot, and ship sophisticated products. YOU WILL OWN 1. AI Engineering & AI-Native Product Development • Architect, build, and deploy sophisticated production AI applications. • Develop agentic systems, LLM orchestration, tool calling, structured outputs, and intelligent workflows. • Build AI-driven professional discovery, search, matching, profile enrichment, and recommendations. • Implement embeddings, semantic search, vector databases, and retrieval-augmented generation. • Design AI systems that can understand complex professional data, skills, experience, capabilities, and intent. • Evaluate emerging models, frameworks, and technologies based on performance, reliability, scalability, and cost. • Build the technical foundation for future AI-agent interactions and transactions. 2. Database Architecture & Infrastructure • Own database architecture, infrastructure, data modeling, and performance. • Design scalable systems supporting professional profiles, experience, expertise, services, availability, and transactions. • Build infrastructure supporting both B2C professional accounts and B2B business accounts. • Architect search indexing, structured and unstructured data, and vector-based retrieval. • Develop secure authentication, authorization, permissions, and account management systems. • Optimize PostgreSQL, Supabase, and supporting infrastructure for performance, reliability, and scale. • Build robust backend systems, APIs, and third-party integrations. 3. Exceptional Execution • Take hands-on technical ownership of Marquee's existing application. • Independently architect, develop, test, deploy, and maintain production-quality features. • Build and improve marketplace functionality, including discovery, matching, bookings, payments, and transactions. • Develop sophisticated B2B and B2C product experiences. • Make excellent decisions about what to keep, improve, rebuild, buy, or integrate. • Diagnose complex technical problems and resolve them independently. • Deliver high-quality software rapidly without compromising reliability, security, or maintainability. • Work directly with the founder to translate product vision into working software. • Own technical execution from concept through production. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS • 5+ years of software engineering experience, including significant hands-on ownership of production applications. • Production AI engineering: Demonstrated experience personally architecting, building, and deploying AI-native products, including LLMs, agentic systems, retrieval, and intelligent workflows. • Marketplace experience: Direct experience building marketplace platforms, including two-sided interactions, search and discovery, matching, transactions, and payments. • SaaS experience: Proven experience building production SaaS products, including subscriptions, account management, authentication, permissions, and integrations. • B2B and B2C experience: Demonstrated experience developing products serving both individual consumers and business customers, including their distinct workflows and requirements. • Database architecture: Deep expertise in PostgreSQL, relational data modeling, database infrastructure, security, performance, and scalable data systems. • Full-stack engineering: Advanced proficiency in TypeScript, React, Next.js, APIs, backend development, and modern cloud infrastructure. • 0→1 and scale: Experience taking early-stage products through launch, iteration, and meaningful growth. • You are exceptional: You obsess about what you create, give 100% and want to be the best at what you do, and us to be the best at what we deliver. Candidates should be prepared to discuss specific products they personally helped architect and ship, including their direct technical contributions. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE • Anthropic Claude and LLM integrations • Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS • Supabase, PostgreSQL, Auth, Row Level Security • Vercel, serverless infrastructure • Python, SQL, AWS, Databricks • Third-party APIs and commerce integrations YOU WILL THRIVE HERE IF YOU You love solving difficult technical problems. You move quickly, think independently, and hold yourself to a very high standard. You understand both emerging AI capabilities and the fundamentals of great software engineering. You've built sophisticated products that serve real customers and understand the complexities of marketplaces, SaaS, and B2B and B2C platforms. You don't need a large team or detailed specifications to make progress. You want to build, not manage. You see an early-stage product with significant technical possibilities and are excited to turn those possibilities into working software. HOW TO APPLY We're looking for serious candidates who are excited about what we're building and confident they have the technical expertise to contribute from day one. Apply with Marquee, below. You'll be asked to create a Marquee profile using code MARQUEE-APPLY. Why? We're building a platform that helps professionals showcase the full scope of their experience, skills, and expertise. We believe the best way to get to know our candidates is through the product we're building. Your Marquee profile gives us a richer understanding of what you've built, the problems you've solved, and the expertise you bring beyond a traditional resume or LinkedIn profile. Please complete your profile thoughtfully, highlighting relevant experience, projects, and accomplishments. Only applications submitted through Marquee will be considered. 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