Founding Engineer (Backend/Infrastructure)

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7 Locations
Hybrid
130K-180K Annually
Marketing Tech • Analytics
The Role
This opportunity is with fastview, a portfolio company of Menlo Ventures.

About fastview 

At fastview, we're on a mission to make data intelligent, beautiful, and accessible to everyone. Our founding team brings deep expertise in AI, consumer and enterprise software, and has built products that millions love. We're seed-stage with deep Silicon Valley roots, backed by tier-1 investors.

The opportunity

As our Founding Engineer (Backend/Infra), you'll partner closely with the founders to build our collaborative canvas platform and core infrastructure. You'll create robust, scalable systems that seamlessly integrate AI capabilities and real-time event processing to deliver exceptional experiences for both end-users and developers.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement our platform architecture, including public APIs and documentation
  • Maintain and scale our Next.js serverless infrastructure
  • Build and govern secure data systems with robust privacy controls
  • Develop data connectors and enterprise integrations
  • Build robust testing, monitoring, and developer tooling
  • Collaborate with AI teams to integrate advanced capabilities

What you bring

  • 7+ years of experience building scalable data systems and production web applications
  • Expertise in data infrastructure, governance, security, and privacy
  • Experience with Next.js serverless architecture and deployment and Python backend development
  • Experience with data connectors (Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift)
  • Track record implementing enterprise integrations (Salesforce, Stripe)
  • Experience with WebSocket implementations and real-time systems
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) and containerization
  • Understanding of API design, versioning, and developer experience

Why join us

  • Define the technical foundation of a next-generation data platform
  • Work directly with founders to shape product strategy and technical direction
  • Join a small, passionate team backed by top-tier investors
  • Enjoy significant professional growth opportunities as we rapidly scale

  • If you're excited about building the infrastructure that will power the future of data intelligence—let's talk.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Salary of $130,000 - $180,000 based on experience and equity preference
  • Founding team equity grant based on cash preference
  • Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

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The Company
HQ: Menlo Park, CA
76 Employees
Year Founded: 1976

What We Do

Menlo Ventures provides capital for seed through growth technology companies in the consumer and enterprise sectors. For decades, the firm’s market-driven research analysis has led to the identification of and successful exits in innovative technology markets. Notable research areas of investment include Mobile (Siri, Uber, TeleNav), Enterprise Storage (3PAR, Spinnaker Networks, Coraid), Communications (Acme Packet, Cavium Networks), and Consumer (Fab, Tumblr, Carbonite, Roku). Founded in 1976, Menlo’s portfolio includes 70 public companies and more than 100 mergers and acquisitions. Throughout the firm's history, Menlo’s deep network of portfolio entrepreneurs, angels and advisors are a key resource made available to all of our family of investments. Menlo Ventures has $4 billion under management and is currently investing Menlo Ventures XIV, a $450 million fund. For more information, visit www.menlovc.com.

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