Software Engineer at Backstroke in Remote

Summary: Backstroke is an AI-powered email marketing platform for ecommerce brands, aiming to streamline the campaign creation process. They are seeking a Software Engineer who can build and deploy full-stack features quickly, utilizing AI tools to enhance productivity and user experience. Responsibilities: - Ship full-stack features end-to-end - Build and deploy production features from backend to frontend - You'll own features from idea to production - writing code, testing, deploying, and iterating based on what you learn - Build with AI assistance - Use Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar tools to write, refactor, and ship code faster - You know when AI helps and when to turn it off - You're comfortable learning new tools and adapting your workflow - Move fast and iterate - Take rough direction, ship working code quickly, get it in front of users, then improve it - You optimize for learning loops over perfect first releases - Own your work - You're responsible for what you ship - quality, performance, edge cases - You write tests when they matter, fix bugs quickly, and care about the user experience Required Qualifications: - 1-3 years of experience building and shipping software - Full-stack capabilities (or strong interest in learning) - AI-first development mindset - Startup DNA - Product-minded approach Preferred Qualifications: - You've built side projects - contributed to open source - have a portfolio that shows you just love building stuff Required Skills: Full-stack development, Ruby on Rails, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS, AI coding tools, Product-minded approach, Startup DNA