Staff Full-Stack Developer

About Billd 

Billd is a fast-growing fintech company looking to disrupt a $1.5 trillion industry. We offer first-of-its-kind, industry-leading financial and technology products to empower our customers, commercial subcontractors. We believe in championing the underdog because no one else does.

You will be challenged to bring your best self to Billd and guaranteed to have the most professionally rewarding experiences of your career. We pride our team on being focused, relentless, and driven, but never take ourselves too seriously and love having fun.

As a rapidly growing company, we offer several opportunities for internal growth and career development. We’re committed to the motivated professionals that work at Billd, but don’t just take our word for it. Check out our 4.3 Glassdoor rating to see what our team has to say about working here. 

But the praise doesn’t stop there. Some of our awards include: 

• 4x Top Private Companies award winner (Austin Business Journal)
• 3x Fastest Growing Companies award winner (Austin Business Journal)
• 3x Top Technology Firm (Construction Executive Magazine)
• 2x Top Tech Employer in Austin (Austin Business Journal)
• 2x Best Places to Work (Forbes, BuiltIn)
• 1x Best CEO Nomination (Austin Business Journal)

We call our Austin, TX, headquarters home - our dog-friendly office is centrally located north of downtown and features an open and collaborative floorplan, fully stocked kitchen, and on-site fitness room. This role is in-office Mondays through Thursdays, with a work from home day on Friday, if desired.

The Role

As a Staff Full-Stack Developer at Billd, you'll be a pivotal member of our engineering team, responsible for designing, developing, and deploying robust and scalable applications that drive our innovative financial and technology products. This role requires a highly experienced and enthusiastic developer who is eager to leverage the latest AI development tools to optimize our workflows and enhance our product offerings.

You'll be instrumental in both front-end and back-end development, working with a diverse tech stack that includes FastAPI, Vue.js, .NET, and Angular. A strong understanding of AWS infrastructure will be key to deploying and maintaining our cloud-native solutions. This is a hands-on role where you'll contribute directly to code, architecture, and technical strategy, ensuring our systems are performant, secure, and resilient.

You'll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers, translating business requirements into technical solutions and championing best practices. Your ability to "altitude change" – diving deep into technical details while also contributing to strategic discussions – will be crucial for success in this dynamic environment. We're looking for someone with an ownership mindset who takes pride in delivering high-quality software that truly empowers our customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Develop Full-Stack Solutions: Lead the development of new features and enhancements across the entire software stack, from database to user interface.
• Leverage AI Development Tools: Actively explore and integrate AI development tools (such as Cursor) to increase productivity, improve code quality, and automate repetitive tasks.
• Build High-Performance APIs: Develop and maintain robust and scalable back-end services using FastAPI.
• Craft Engaging User Interfaces: Create dynamic, responsive, and intuitive front-end applications using Vue.js.
• Support and Enhance Existing Systems: Work with and contribute to applications built on .NET and Angular 14, ensuring their continued stability and performance.
• Manage Cloud Infrastructure: Apply your understanding of AWS infrastructure to deploy, monitor, and optimize applications in a cloud environment.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with product, design, and other engineering teams to define requirements, scope projects, and deliver impactful solutions.
• Champion Best Practices: Advocate for and implement clean code principles, testing strategies, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Troubleshoot and Optimize: Identify and resolve complex technical issues, and optimize application performance and scalability.
• Mentor and Grow: Share your knowledge and expertise with junior developers, contributing to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Skills & Qualifications

• Extensive Full-Stack Experience: 7+ years of professional experience in full-stack software development, with a proven track record of delivering complex applications.
• AI Development Tool Enthusiasm: Demonstrated experience with or a strong desire and aptitude to quickly learn and effectively utilize AI-powered development tools (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to enhance productivity.
• FastAPI Expertise: Deep proficiency in designing and building RESTful APIs using FastAPI.
• Vue.js Mastery: Strong expertise in developing modern, reactive front-end applications with Vue.js (including Vue 3).
• .NET and Angular Proficiency: Hands-on experience with .NET (Core preferred) for back-end development and Angular 14+ for front-end development.
• AWS Cloud Understanding: Solid understanding of core AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC) and experience deploying and managing applications within AWS.
• Database Knowledge: Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and ORM frameworks.
• Problem-Solving Acumen: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug complex issues across the stack.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of explaining technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Team Player: Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, agile team environment.
• Ownership Mindset: Proactive, self-motivated, and takes full ownership of projects from conception to deployment and maintenance.

Why Billd?

Billd is committed to diversity and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.