Founding Engineer

Company Description Sortment is a lifecycle marketing platform that helps businesses understand their customers, uncover growth opportunities, and automate engagement across email, push, SMS, and in-app channels. By running end-to-end lifecycle programs, Sortment reduces the operational burden on growth and marketing teams so they can focus on strategic initiatives. The platform is designed to streamline campaign management, improve customer retention, and drive measurable business results. Sortment values experimentation, data-driven decision-making, and building tools that empower teams to scale efficiently.
Role Description As a Founding Engineer at Sortment, you will design, build, and maintain core product features and infrastructure in a full-time, remote capacity. You will collaborate closely with the founders to define the technical roadmap, make architectural decisions, and implement scalable systems that power multi-channel lifecycle campaigns. Your day-to-day work will include developing APIs and backend services, building intuitive user interfaces, integrating third-party tools and channels, and ensuring performance, reliability, and security. You will contribute to the overall product strategy, participate in code reviews, set engineering best practices, and help shape the culture of a small, fast-moving team. You will also be involved in diagnosing production issues, refining deployment processes, and iterating quickly based on user feedback.
Qualifications
Strong software engineering skills in one or more modern languages (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go, or similar) and experience building production web applications.
Experience with backend development, APIs, data modeling, and relational or NoSQL databases, with attention to scalability and reliability.
Front-end development proficiency with modern frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, or similar) and a focus on usability and performance.
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure), CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices for deploying and monitoring services.
Understanding of lifecycle marketing concepts, messaging channels (email, push, SMS, in-app), or marketing automation platforms is a plus.
Ability to work autonomously in a remote environment, communicate clearly, and collaborate effectively with a small founding team.
Comfort with startup environments: owning projects end-to-end, making pragmatic technical decisions, and iterating quickly based on user needs.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Work arrangement
Yes