Pearltalent·about 1 month ago
Department: Technical
Work Arrangement: Remote
Job Type: Independent Contractor, Full Time
Work Schedule: US Time Zone (candidate expected to be flexible with the client's preference)
Locations: Philippines, LATAM, and other remote regions with excellent English communication skills
Pearl works with the top 1% of candidates from around the world and connects them with the best startups in the US and EU. Our clients have raised over $5B in aggregate and are backed by companies like OpenAI, a16z, and Founders Fund. They're looking for the sharpest, hungriest candidates who they can consistently promote and work with over many years. Candidates we've hired have been flown out to the US and EU to work with their clients, and even promoted to roles that match folks onshore in the US.
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At Pearl, we're not just another recruiting firm—we connect you with exceptional opportunities to work alongside visionary US and EU founders. Our focus is on placing you in roles where you can grow, be challenged, and build long-term, meaningful careers.
The Full Stack Engineer plays a pivotal role in building scalable, high-performance systems and user interfaces that power modern SaaS platforms across diverse industries including educational technology, interior design software, and startup infrastructure. This position balances frontend innovation with backend optimization, requiring engineers who thrive in collaborative, fast-moving environments where ownership and initiative are highly valued. You'll work closely with founding teams, product managers, and designers to design, develop, and optimize core features that directly impact thousands of users worldwide. From translating Figma designs into responsive React components to architecting robust backend systems and optimizing data pipelines, you'll participate in end-to-end product development—ideation, design, implementation, testing, and deployment—while maintaining high standards for code quality and engineering excellence.
Your work will directly shape how users experience and interact with products, whether helping aspiring professionals learn and grow their skills, empowering interior designers to streamline operations, or enabling startups to scale infrastructure efficiently. By building scalable platforms with excellent user experiences, you'll contribute to measurable business growth and customer satisfaction. Your frontend expertise will create intuitive, responsive interfaces that delight users, while your backend development will ensure reliability, performance, and data integrity at scale. Through thoughtful architecture decisions and optimization efforts, you'll help platforms handle growing user bases without performance degradation. Your code quality standards and collaborative approach will elevate engineering practices across the team, establishing technical foundations that support long-term product evolution.
Frontend Development & UI Implementation (40%)
Backend Development & System Architecture (35%)
DevOps, Testing & Quality Assurance (15%)
Collaboration & Engineering Excellence (10%)