Full Stack Software Engineer
About The Position
Cape is America’s privacy-first mobile carrier, founded in 2022 with the mission to be a force for good in global wireless. The company was built from the ground up with a focus on privacy and security, offering a secure network to consumers, businesses, and government agencies. Cape closed its Series C in March 2026 and is rapidly scaling to give people back control of their personal information. The team operates on a foundation of high trust and high expectations, with a flat structure where collaboration is prioritized over hierarchy. Engineers will collaborate with world-class professionals to solve complex problems and deliver mission-critical results. The Cape platform provides customers with end-to-end control of their digital identity, optimizing for resiliency, privacy, and security. The Full Stack Software Engineer's mission is to provide connectivity without compromise, building a system that enables resilient, global connectivity with a security and privacy-first mindset. This involves developing features such as a signaling firewall to mitigate malicious attacks, detecting fake base-stations, and identifying/preventing SPAM & Smishing campaigns. The role requires fluency across the full stack to enable ownership and agency in leading these efforts. Engineers are expected to be passionate about solving real-world problems, personal privacy, and empowering peers. The role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on products and users, with a day-to-day that is dynamic and filled with ambiguity, but consistently high-impact.
Requirements
- 4+ years of full stack software engineering experience.
- Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or similar field.
- Experience crafting complex user experiences (UX) with a strong intuition for good design and usability.
- Exceptional coding skills regardless of framework or stack, especially with TypeScript React (or similar frontend programming language and framework) and Go (or similar backend programming language).
- Familiarity with data structures, loading patterns, web frameworks, and other technical tools and concepts.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to iterate quickly with teammates, incorporating feedback and holding a high bar for quality.
- Proven ability to learn continuously, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.
- Experience brainstorming and iterating with product designers.
- High ownership and the drive to take a problem from ideation to production independently.
- Ability to take a thoughtful, practical approach to problem-solving that considers tradeoffs and avoids over-engineering.
- Skill and comfort working in a constantly evolving environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users.
- Ability to work collaboratively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals and understand how technical decisions impact the people who will use what you're building.
- Understanding of cryptographic systems and how to design privacy conscious solutions.
- Ability to learn new technology and concepts, even without in-depth experience.
Responsibilities
- Build beautiful, responsive and reliable websites and landing pages.
- Work in Figma, and translate designs into code.
- Maintain high coding standards through the development of guidelines, active participation in code reviews, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing among your team.
- Champion the security, performance, and stability of our web applications. You will implement and oversee robust testing, monitoring, and release processes to guarantee a seamless and trustworthy user experience.
- Actively improve user workflows by collaborating with cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless experiences across product boundaries and a cohesive user experience.
- Build reliable, performant, and scalable systems that enable other product teams to build robust web applications without requiring deep domain expertise in the underlying infrastructure.
Benefits
- 401(k) match
- 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents
- 12 weeks paid parental leave (for all parents, no waiting period)
- Stipends for Family-forming needs
- Stipends for Gender-affirming care
- Generous vacation policy
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
