Bullish is seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to drive the development of their next-generation media platforms and lead a team of engineers to deliver exceptional user experiences for their global audience. This role is all about designing and building fast, scalable, and reliable systems that deliver real-time content and data to millions of users.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, React.js, Node.js, and RESTful API development
- Experience with Go or Python for backend development, or ability to quickly learn these languages
- Production API experience including REST API design, versioning, rate limiting, and authentication
- Cloud platform experience with AWS or GCP and containerization with Docker
- Database experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases, caching strategies, and data modeling
- Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar.
- Experience building content management systems, media APIs, or digital asset management platforms
Responsibilities
- Architect and build highly scalable, fault-tolerant systems for content distribution at scale
- Mentor engineers and drive technical strategy, balancing performance, maintainability, and business needs
- Develop full stack applications with React, TypeScript, and Next.js that deliver content and interactive features
- Build production-grade APIs with focus on performance, reliability, and developer experience
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and data teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Optimize for performance including SEO strategies, page speed, and Core Web Vitals
Other
- 8+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of leading complex technical projects
- Leadership experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical decision-making
- Understanding of content distribution networks and performance optimization for media applications
- Knowledge of SEO best practices, server-side rendering (Next.js), and web performance optimization
- The anticipated base salary for this position is $200,000 - $250,000 + discretionary annual target bonus + performance incentives/benefits.
