The Role
Build and maintain full-stack systems, including React interfaces, Python/FastAPI serverless APIs, Aurora PostgreSQL databases, ETL workflows, and data visualizations. Optimize performance, reliability, accessibility, and usability; write tested, documented code; collaborate with design, product, and engineering teams; establish frontend architecture best practices; participate in code reviews; and mentor engineers. The role is fully remote but limited to candidates based in the United States.
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About City Detect
🛠️ What You'll Do
✅ Requirements
🌟 Nice to Have
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🗺️ What to Expect in Our Hiring Process
Compensation
City Detect harnesses AI and computer vision to revolutionize urban management by using sensors to map the physical world and help communities respond to issues and track longitudinal changes. Founded in 2021, we recently raised a Series A and are actively partnering with major municipalities across Texas, California, Florida, and beyond to create cleaner, safer, and more livable cities. We value responsible practices, cutting-edge innovation, and collaborative community partnerships as we scale our platform and shape the future of urban living through technology.
🧭 Role SummaryYou'll be responsible for the architecture, development, testing, and maintenance of our full stack systems, with particular emphasis on building intuitive, well-designed user interfaces — including interactive maps and geospatial data visualizations. Working closely with founders and team leads, you'll ensure our frontend experiences, APIs, and data pipelines are performant, reliable, and delightful to use as we grow.
- Design and build responsive, accessible user interfaces using modern frontend frameworks (React or similar), including interactive maps and spatial data explorers
- Build data visualizations and dashboards — including geospatial/mapping interfaces — that help users and internal teams understand complex data
- Translate designs and product requirements into polished, production-ready UI components, exercising good design judgment along the way
- Build and maintain serverless API services using Python and FastAPI on AWS Lambda
- Design database schemas and queries in AWS RDS Aurora PostgreSQL, including spatial data with PostGIS
- Develop and optimize ETL pipelines for geospatial and business data
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve frontend and backend performance
- Establish best practices for UI architecture, component design, and frontend performance
- Thrives in fast-paced startup environments, working closely with small, cross-functional teams to ship high-quality work quickly
- Solid professional experience as a full stack or frontend-leaning software engineer — mid-level through senior, calibrated on technical depth and design judgment
- Strong production experience with React (or similar) and modern JavaScript/TypeScript
- Strong eye for design — comfortable turning mockups/wireframes into pixel-accurate, responsive UI, and able to make sound design decisions independently
- Solid experience with Python or similar for API development and backend work
- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
- Working knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
- Experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS (Lambda, RDS/Aurora, S3)
- Experience with data visualization and/or geospatial/mapping technologies (D3.js, deck.gl, Mapbox, Leaflet, PostGIS, or similar) is a strong plus and directly relevant to our product
- Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals — data structures, algorithms, system design, maintainability
- Experience processing and validating large-scale (nation-size or larger) geospatial datasets
- Familiarity with OpenStreetMap (OSM) data ingestion, processing, and quality assurance
- Experience with custom map tile generation and serving (e.g., vector tiles, H3) for large or high-traffic datasets
- Experience with design systems and component libraries (e.g., Tailwind, shadcn/ui, Storybook)
- Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven systems
- Familiarity with FastAPI or similar modern Python web frameworks
- Understanding of software security best practices, including authentication and authorization
- Eligible for company equity incentive plan
- Fully remote position
- Unlimited PTO
- Health, vision, and dental insurance
- $100 monthly wellness stipend
- Bi-annual team retreat
- Professional development opportunities
Our hiring process is designed to be thoughtful, efficient, and human. Candidates typically move through a short series of interviews, starting with a 30-minute phone screening, followed by a portfolio/design review and one or two technical conversations, a reference check, and a final interview with our CEO.
We focus on cultural alignment, real-world technical understanding, design judgment, and career goals—not coding puzzles or LeetCode-style tests. We'll be in touch with updates after each stage as promptly as we can. If an offer is extended, the role begins with a 30-day trial period where you'll take ownership of a meaningful project and receive clear, ongoing feedback to ensure mutual fit.
Due to regulatory and operational requirements, we are currently only considering candidates based in the United States.
The base pay range for this role is $110,000 – $159,000 per year.
Skills Required
- Professional experience as a full-stack or frontend-leaning software engineer
- Strong production experience with React or a similar frontend framework
- Experience with modern JavaScript or TypeScript
- Strong design judgment and ability to create pixel-accurate, responsive user interfaces from mockups or wireframes
- Experience with Python or similar languages for API development and backend work
- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
- Working knowledge of relational databases, such as PostgreSQL
- Experience with AWS, particularly Lambda, RDS/Aurora, and S3
- Understanding of data structures, algorithms, system design, and maintainable software engineering practices
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced startup environment
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to usability, performance, and reliability
- Experience with data visualization libraries such as D3.js, Observable, deck.gl, or Recharts
- Experience with design systems or component libraries such as Tailwind, shadcn/ui, or Storybook
- Familiarity with Figma or similar design tools and collaboration with designers
- Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven systems
- Familiarity with FastAPI or similar modern Python web frameworks
- Experience with GIS concepts, spatial databases such as PostGIS, and mapping technologies such as Mapbox or Leaflet
- Understanding of software security practices, including authentication and authorization
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch or Datadog
- Must be based in the United States
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The Company
What We Do
City Detect is an AI-powered platform that helps local governments and non-profits identify and combat urban blight and property degradation. Utilizing vehicle-mounted cameras and computer vision technology, the company automatically assesses the exterior condition of houses across a city. This provides municipalities with actionable data and reports to prioritize urban redevelopment and create cleaner, safer communities.
