Fullstack Developer

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Digg is building a human-first community network. The revived platform aims to use the very best of technology, including AI, to bring humanity back to the internet by fostering the spirit of discovery and genuine community that made the early web a fun and exciting place to be.

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We're seeking an experienced Fullstack Developer with strong frontend expertise to join our team and take ownership of critical features across our entire platform. You'll work on our NextJS/React web interfaces, React Native mobile apps, and AWS-powered backend services. A key project will be our content moderation system and community administration tools—requiring both sophisticated user interfaces and robust backend processing capabilities.

• Develop and maintain high-quality, responsive web interfaces using TypeScript, NextJS, and React

• Implement UI components following our shared design system using Tailwind CSS

• Collaborate with designers to implement detailed Figma designs with precision

• Build APIs and backend services that power our content curation and moderation systems

• Develop content moderation pipelines and AI-powered content classification systems

• Deploy and maintain services within the AWS platform

• Use GraphQL with React-Query for efficient data fetching and state management

• Contribute to our shared component libraries, design tokens, and icon systems

• Write clean, maintainable code following our BiomeJS linting and formatting standards

• Participate in our CI/CD workflows via GitHub Actions

• Strong experience with TypeScript, React, and NextJS in production environments

• Expert-level skills with Tailwind CSS and component-based design systems

• Experience working with GraphQL APIs and data fetching libraries like React-Query

• Experience with AWS platform and serverless deployment

• Proficiency with TypeScript/JavaScript in backend contexts (Node.js)

• Experience with Python for data processing and/or API development

• Understanding of modern frontend build tools and workflows

• Comfortable with GitHub Actions and continuous integration processes

• Experience implementing designs from Figma with high fidelity

• Ability to work with shared code packages across web and mobile platforms

• Experience building community platforms, social networks, or content aggregation sites

• Previous work on content moderation systems or AI-powered content classification

• Understanding of graph databases (Neptune or neo4j experience preferred)

• Knowledge of caching strategies and implementation (AWS ElastiCache)

• Experience with high-transaction / large concurrent user environments

• Track record of scaling systems from early-stage to production-ready

• Experience implementing effective monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions

• Experience with Expo, React Native and mobile development (iOS/Android)

• Knowledge of specific AWS services (ECS, Neptune, SNS, SQS)

• Understanding of graph databases and message queuing systems

• Knowledge of serverless architectures and microservices patterns

• Experience with AI/ML integration in frontend and backend applications

• Previous work on transparent moderation systems or community governance tools

• Contributions to open-source projects or design systems

• Experience working on larger scale products (>300k monthly active users)

• Problem-solving mindset: You're excited by technical challenges and finding elegant solutions

• Ownership mentality: You take responsibility for your work and its impact on the product

• Collaborative approach: You thrive when working with others and can clearly explain technical concepts

• Resilience and adaptability: You navigate ambiguity well and learn quickly from setbacks

• Pragmatic decision-making: You balance theoretical best practices with practical implementation needs

• Commitment to reliability: You understand the importance of building dependable systems

• Opportunity to shape core architecture in a fast-growing startup

• Collaborative, low-ego engineering culture

• Work directly with technical leadership

• Competitive compensation package

• Remote-friendly work environment

• Chance to make a significant impact on our product and company trajectory

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

• Flexible PTO

• 401k matching

• 11 annual paid holidays

This position offers a unique opportunity to complement our existing talent while making your own mark on our technical foundation. If you're passionate about building scalable, maintainable systems and ready to take ownership of critical backend components, we'd love to talk with you.

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