✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Founding Engineer (Developer Experience & Product Surface)

at Buildfunctions

📍 Remote, US Remote Posted April 03, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 0+ years (founding/early-stage role)
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

Founding Engineer focused on developer experience and product surface for a serverless AI compute platform. This equity-based role involves building a user-facing web app, SDK, and developer docs in a remote startup environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain the customer web application using Next.js and TypeScript
  • Implement dashboards, authentication flows, billing interfaces, and customer-facing workflows
  • Develop and maintain the platform SDK and developer integration surface
  • Improve SDK ergonomics and overall developer experience
  • Create documentation and own developer onboarding

Technical Overview

Tech stack includes Next.js, TypeScript, AWS, and Prisma with MySQL. You will own frontend and DX work, build an SDK, and establish testing and onboarding processes.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a hands-on founding engineer who can own both the developer experience and product surface. They should be proficient with Next.js and TypeScript, comfortable in a fast-paced startup, and adept at building SDKs and developer onboarding experiences.

Must-Have Skills

Next.jsTypeScriptAWSVercelOAuthAWS OrganizationsIdentity managementSDKsDeveloper onboardingCI pipelinesAutomated tests

Nice-to-Have Skills

production applications on Vercel and AWSstartup experienceremote work experience

Tools & Platforms

Next.jsTypeScriptVercelAWSPrismaMySQLOAuthAWS OrganizationsIdentity managementSDKsCIAutomated tests

Required Skills

Next.jsTypeScriptAWSVercelPrismaMySQLOAuthAWS OrganizationsIdentity managementSDK designDeveloper onboardingCI pipelinesAutomated tests

Hard Skills

Next.jsTypeScriptVercelAWSPrismaMySQLOAuthAWS OrganizationsIdentity managementSDK designDeveloper onboardingCI pipelinesAutomated tests

Soft Skills

visionarystartup mindsetownershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingrapid iteration

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS
Job Function Founding engineer delivering the developer experience and product surface for a serverless AI compute platform
Role Subtype Founding Engineer
Tech Domains JavaScript, React, Node.js, SQL / PostgreSQL, Amazon Web Services, Docker, Kubernetes

Keywords for Your Resume

Founding EngineerNext.jsTypeScriptAWSAmazon Web ServicesVercelPrismaMySQLOAuthAWS OrganizationsIdentity managementSDKDeveloper onboardingCI pipelinesAutomated testsserverlessfrontendbackendremoteSDKs

Deal Breakers

Inability to commit to a full-time equity-based founding role, Lack of experience with Next.js or TypeScript, Reluctance to work in a remote startup environment

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