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What You’ll Do
Platform & Product Architecture
- Design and own the technical architecture of The SOURCE®
- Translate creative, brand, and agency workflows into scalable systems
- Build a platform that supports services today and SaaS tomorrow
- Make pragmatic decisions about build vs buy vs automate
Execution & Systems
- Ship fast, iterate often, and prioritize leverage over perfection
- Build internal tools that reduce scope creep and operational drag
- Integrate AI, automation, and workflow tooling where it actually adds value
- Establish technical standards, documentation, and patterns early
Partnership & Leadership
- Act as a thought partner to the founder on product vision and sequencing
- Help define what Radiance should and should not build
- Lay the groundwork for future engineering hires and contributors
- Own outcomes, not just code
What You Bring
- 6–12+ years experience in engineering, product, or technical architecture roles
- Experience building platforms or internal systems from zero to v1 (or beyond)
- Strong product intuition: you think in systems, not features
- Comfort working in ambiguity with evolving requirements
- Ability to translate non-technical needs into technical solutions
- Pragmatic, opinionated, and execution-focused
- Experience with modern web stacks, APIs, automation, and AI tooling
- Bias toward leverage, simplicity, and compounding value
MUST-HAVE HARD SKILLS (Non-Negotiable)1. Full-Stack Web Development (Production-Grade)
- Frontend: React / Next.js (or equivalent modern framework)
- Backend: Node.js / Python (FastAPI preferred) or similar
- REST + basic GraphQL understanding
- Authentication, permissions, role-based access
- Handling real users, real data, real edge cases
2. Systems Thinking & Data Modeling
- Designing relational and/or hybrid schemas (Postgres + JSON)
- Modeling entities like:
- Brands
- Assets
- Campaigns
- Messaging hierarchies
- Versions / approvals / history
- Understanding how systems evolve without breaking
3. Workflow Automation & Tool Integration
- Integrate tools via APIs (Stripe, Jira, Webflow, CMSs, CRMs)
- Use automation tools (Zapier, Make, n8n, Temporal, etc.)
- Design async workflows (approvals, handoffs, notifications)
- Build internal dashboards and admin tools
4. AI / LLM Practical Implementation
- Prompt engineering for structured outputs
- Embedding LLMs into workflows
- Using vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Supabase, etc.)
- Designing guardrails for brand voice + consistency
- Knowing when NOT to use AI
5. Shipping Mentality
- Scope ruthlessly
- Ship v1 fast
- Iterate with live users (your team first)
- Make tradeoffs without paralysis
Bonus Points
- Experience building tools for agencies, creative teams, or knowledge workers
- Exposure to AI workflows, LLMs, or automation systems
- Experience scaling internal tools into external-facing products
- Interest in brand, design, storytelling, or creative systems
- Prior founding or early-employee experience
