Company Description: Around is an NYC-based technology company that offers a free platform designed to make local shopping for creative services as effortless as online shopping. The platform connects users with unique services across cities, helping them discover, support, and buy from local businesses.
No salary until Around secures investment.
Role Description: The Full Stack Engineer role is based in New York City. The engineer will design, build, and maintain scalable web and mobile applications that power Around’s local shopping platform, working across both front-end and back-end components. Day-to-day responsibilities include implementing user-facing features, developing and optimizing APIs and services, ensuring application performance and security, and collaborating with product and design teams to refine requirements. The role also involves participating in code reviews, writing tests, troubleshooting issues in production, and contributing to architectural decisions and technical documentation.
Qualifications
- Must be based in NYC
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science is a must but M.S. is preferred
- Must know React, React Native, JavaScript, TypeScript, Expo for frontend
- Must know Hono.js, Cloudflare, MySQL (schema design, query optimization), Payments, Payment gateway integration experience with Stripe
- Must know REST API design, Git, CI/CD fundamentals
User-Facing App (Frontend)
- Build and maintain the core web and iOS application using React Native with Expo
- Deliver polished, performant UI/UX that feels native to the platform
- Implement new features, screens, and flows from design through production release
Backend & Integration
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Hono.js on Cloudflare
- Own the full integration layer between the backend and the React Native frontend
- Manage the MySQL database layer, schema design, query optimization, and migrations
- Integrate and maintain payment systems within the app (processing, webhooks, error handling)
Supporting Portals & Tooling
- Build and improve the Merchant Portal, the internal-facing web app merchants use to manage their presence on Around
- Develop statistics and analytics dashboards for internal and merchant use
- Ensure seamless data flow between the app, merchant portal, and backend systems
Nice to Have
- Current student or recent graduate from Columbia University
- Familiarity with the Cloudflare ecosystem
- Experience with analytics/data visualization libraries
- Understanding of mobile performance profiling and optimization
