Founding Software Engineer - Equity Only

SideKix HQ Inc. is a mobile app company focused on helping individuals plan, grow, and succeed through AI guidance and community support. They are seeking a hands-on Founding Software Engineer to build the foundation of their product and technology, partnering on vision and execution while taking ownership of architecture and development as they scale nationwide.

Responsibilities:

• Partner on product vision and execution
• Build and scale SideKix from MVP forward — as both coder and strategist
• Implement and manage a Qdrant-based vector database
• Architect and deploy infrastructure across React, Node.js, Firebase, Google APIs and AWS
• Design and implement gamification systems that drive engagement and retention
• Automate app maintenance, release cycles and bug fixes for reliability and scale
• Analytics, Data gathering, governance, security and compliance
• Lead post-launch improvements using real user data and feedback
• Dashboard design and creation creation
• Manage performance monitoring, crash reporting, and security
• Optimize hosting and backend systems for performance and cost
• Write clean, maintainable code with documentation that lasts

Requirements:

• Proven track record building, shipping, and iterating
• Deep experience in full-stack development and scalable architecture
• Founder mindset, comfortable switching between code, strategy and leadership
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, mobile frameworks, APIs and payments
• Passion for AI-driven personalization and human-centered design
• Familiarity with Claude, Figma, Wordpress and analytics tools a huge plus
• Bonus: Background supporting small business, creator or education platforms