Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

Who we are

We are a fast-growing Series A startup building cutting-edge technology to revolutionize cloud development processes and support highly efficient dev&test feedback loops. We’ve closed our last $25mil round in Q4 2024, led by Notable Capital, CRV and Heavybit.

At its core, LocalStack provides a high-fidelity emulator and local cloud development platform. Imagine developing cloud applications and data pipelines entirely on your local machine within a lightweight cloud sandbox, running in Docker!

Our mission is to empower developers to rapidly build and test their cloud applications, allowing for a more enjoyable dev experience, and saving valuable time and resources.

LocalStack has a large and active open-source community (57k+ stars on GitHub) with over 100k active users worldwide and 290M+ downloads to date. Our customer base ranges from SMBs to Global Fortune 500 companies.

We are sustainably growing our globally distributed team across sectors

LocalStack is headquartered in Zurich/Switzerland 🇨🇭, with a main engineering office in Vienna/Austria 🇦🇹 and remote team members from 🇺🇸the US, 🇫🇷FR, 🇬🇧UK, 🇨🇦CA, 🇪🇸ES, and many more countries.

👉Check our Notion Candidate Handbook and our GitHub!

As a senior full-stack engineer at LocalStack, you will lead end-to-end development of impactful features, shaping a seamless and scalable developer experience across our cloud platform. Through technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a passion for innovation, you’ll drive architectural excellence while mentoring others and continuously enhancing the LocalStack product.

Requirements

✅ What you will be working on/responsible for

• Leading and owning complex technical projects from conception through to execution and monitoring.
• Translating ambiguous or vague problem spaces into clear, actionable technical plans and deliverables.
• Building and improving cloud infrastructure tooling, ensuring stability and scalability in production environments.
• Writing clean, scalable code in Python and React (preferably TypeScript), contributing to both backend and frontend components.
• Debugging and resolving production issues within cloud environments, with a focus on reliability and performance.
• Mentoring and guiding mid-level engineers, helping to drive adoption of best practices and high engineering standards.
• Contributing innovative ideas to improve LocalStack’s product and enhance the developer experience.

✅ Experience we expect you to bring to the role

• Proven track record of running, debugging, and resolving issues in production cloud environments.
• Strong experience owning and delivering end-to-end complex technical projects.
• Proficiency in Python and React (TypeScript preferred).
• Solid understanding of backend systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), and frontend development.
• Demonstrated ability to disambiguate complex or unclear problem areas and turn them into concrete plans.
• Experience mentoring engineers and shaping engineering best practices.
• Familiarity with fast-paced, startup environments and unstructured workflows.
• Bonus: Background in developer tooling or helping teams adopt CI/CD and cloud best practices.
  
  

👩‍💻 Our engineering culture

• Taking ownership
• Being proactive and collaborative.
• Delivering high quality technical contributions.
• Working on the right things.
• Communicating openly and clearly.
• Participate actively
• Showing empathy and compassion
• No-ego feedback culture

🪢 Values we hold in LocalStack

• care: we create with compassion. We prioritize empathy and understanding in every interaction. By genuinely caring for our team, customers, and community, we create an environment where people thrive and impactful work flourishes
• ownership: we own the outcome. We take responsibility for our work and are passionate about its impact. We foster autonomy, inspire ambition, encourage ownership, and empower everyone to unlock their potential and make an impact.
• openness: we build trust together. We build trust through open communication and honest feedback. By sharing ideas and embracing diverse perspectives, we create stronger, more connected teams that work toward shared goals.
• courage: we dare to innovate. We embrace bold challenges and take calculated risks to move the needle. We step outside our comfort zones, experiment fearlessly, and turn setbacks into springboards for growth.
• excellence: we chase the extraordinary. We chase excellence by pushing boundaries and delivering results that go beyond the ordinary, constantly raising the bar and striving for greatness in everything we do. Excellence is not just the outcome, itʼs how we approach every task with purpose, passion, and a commitment to delivering exceptional value.

Benefits

• Fully remote
• Competitive salary
• Performance bonus
• Competitive share options
• Annual company retreat
• The best equipment for your role
• Learning budget

Why Join LocalStack?

At LocalStack, we are at the forefront of shaping cloud DevX and redefining how developers interact with cloud platforms. By joining our team, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Lead a critical engineering function in a fast-growing company with huge open source traction and global customer base.
• Work on cutting-edge technology with a talented and passionate team.
• Shape the evolution of a product used and loved by thousands of developers worldwide.

Sounds like a good match?

We'd love to hear from you! Join us in shaping the future of cloud development at LocalStack.

To apply, follow the LI application process or apply on our career page. Make sure to include a short motivation outlining why you are the perfect candidate for this role.

We aim to come back to applicants within 2 weeks. Please note, that due to a high volume of candidates, we cannot offer personalized feedback to each candidate.