Full-Stack Senior Software Engineer

Join Civic Marketplace as Our Foundational Engineering Leader!

Are you passionate about technology's power to drive meaningful impact in communities? At Civic Marketplace, we're reimagining how local governments procure and deliver essential services, building the most intuitive and efficient procurement platform of the future.

Why Civic Marketplace?

We're a mission-driven startup on a journey to transform the way local governments operate—breaking down barriers, optimizing processes, and ultimately improving outcomes for residents. If you thrive on startup hustle and want to be part of a purpose-led team making real change, this opportunity is for you.

Who We’re Looking For:

We’re seeking our first engineering hire—a dynamic technical leader who is ready to own our technology from end to end. You'll drive our technical roadmap, manage and elevate our codebase, and build a high-performing team to meet our ambitious goals. You’ll be a cornerstone of our growing organization, with the freedom to shape our tech stack and strategy.

About the role

- You drive great execution and are full-stack, comfortable in both leading and ‘owning’ code end to end. You will be our full-time lead engineer hire. You work with teams to enable execution including implementing appropriate processes, setting appropriate expectations, managing risks, managing resource allocation (aka managing the balance of scope/schedule/resources), and removing blockers.

- You develop a quality playbook for your teams and area(s) of ownership, including standards for pull requests, code reviews, testing, and monitoring. You are a direct contributor and don’t shirk away from coding, and happy also to delegate and hire where appropriate and are comfortable to work with freelancers.

- You are fluent in REACT, marketplaces, payment infrastructure, and hybrid approaches of custom, and no-code/low code app development

- You ensure the team owns the operation of data, systems, and apps in ...