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Company Overview Come and Join The New Rich! The economic inequality crisis is one of the most defining challenges of our time. Its also the greatest opportunity for innovation, and a challenge were proud to take on. At Newrich, were harnessing cuttingedge technology to better connect coaches with their communities and help them further spread their educational knowledge to their students and followers. We believe that the key to making the world a better and more equal place starts with the empowering the individual. And from there- the individual can inspire and empower the people around them one by one. We all know the old way of living and the old institutions that we all used to depend on are slowly crumbling - and a new way of life is taking it''s place - at a quicker pace than ever before. The world is changing at a very rapid pace. When all is said and done - the world will look a lot different than it looks today. And we believe that education, inspiration, and motivation are the only way to create economic opportunity, alleviate poverty and end economic suffering for everyone. One of the leading causes of economic inequality and suffering? It''s not being born into wealth or being in a special club. It''s a lack of knowledge and skills to control your own financial destiny. Thats where we come in. At Newrich, we are building the next generation creator platform and software tools to not only enable business, health, and wellness coaches to more efficiently and cost effectively run their creator business but also to grow their audiences with improved visibility and algorithmic ranking on our social learning platform. We empower digital entrepreneurs to turn their dreams into reality. Our mission is simple yet bold: to help people create a balanced, fulfilling lifestyle while building wealth and independence along the way. Our team spans the Americas and Europe, and we work with utility partners across the Americas and beyond. Were outdoor enthusiasts, musicians, artists, athletes, parents, and adventurers4 nationalities strong and growing. What unites us is a passion for solving complex problems, a commitment to action on economic inequality, and the belief that technology should be a force for good. Were a fastgrowing team driven by one vision: a world where anyone can work remotely, chase their passion, and live life on their own terms. Our platform combines SaaS tools, elearning programs, and a supportive social network a onestop ecosystem designed for creators, entrepreneurs, and dreamers who want more than just a career. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer who can contribute across the product building new features, improving existing systems, and helping the team work more efficiently. This is a handson role for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and takes ownership of getting things done. This role is not just about shaping our product it''s also shaping our culture as well. You will work across our stack (PHP 8.2 / Laravel 10), Node.JS, Golang, and React frontend (React 18 + TypeScript + Vite), and AWS infrastructure, contributing directly to production code while helping improve workflows, documentation, and processes. We hire for attitude and ownership over perfect technical mastery. We believe fulfilling work and a healthy worklife balance is key to living a NewRich Lifestyle. If youre motivated, ambitious, and ready to grow with us, we want to hear from you! What Youll Do Design and build scalable, faulttolerant systems across product and infrastructure Own end-to-end architecture decisions across multiple services Lead development of core platform primitives (content, identity, transactions, messaging) Improve performance, reliability, and system observability Work closely with founders to translate product vision into technical systems Set engineering standards, best practices, and code quality bar Mentor engineers and help level up the team Identify and eliminate bottlenecks across the stack What Were Looking For Experience 8+ years of software engineering experience Proven experience designing and scaling complex distributed systems Experience working on highgrowth products or platforms Background in one or more of: Marketplaces Social platforms Payments / fintech systems SaaS infrastructure Technical Strength Strong backend experience (e.g., PHP/Laravel, TypeScript/Node, Go, or similar) Deep understanding of: System design and architecture API design and service boundaries Databases (MySQL, Postgres, eventdriven systems) Caching, queues, and async processing Experience with: Payment systems or financial workflows (preferred) Realtime systems (messaging, notifications, streaming) Cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent) Leadership & Ownership Ability to operate with high autonomy Strong product intuitioncan make tradeoffs between speed and scalability Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction Comfortable working in earlystage, ambiguous environments Tech Stack (Current & Evolving) Backend: Laravel (PHP), moving toward TypeScript / Go services Database: MySQL (with future evolution toward more scalable architectures) Infrastructure: AWS Realtime / Messaging: Inhouse systems (moving away from thirdparty dependencies) WebRTC, FFMPEG, HLS, SRT, RTMP, DRM. Node.js/Express, GitHub Actions. NoSQL (PostgreSQL, Redis). Experience in a multiservice/microservicesstyle architecture Familiarity with AWS services such as ECS/ECR, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Redis, Amazon MQ, and Lambda Experience with Infrastructure as Code (especially CloudFormationstyle templates and environment parameterization) Experience improving GitHub Actions workflows and CI/CD pipelines Familiarity with automated testing and quality tooling (Pest/PHPUnit, Vitest, Playwright, ESLint/Prettier, Pint, Psalm) Nice to have: You can demonstrate experience scaling large distributed architectures. Nice to have: You have experience working in a remotefirst environment. Nice to have: You have worked with social media, fintech, or messaging applications before. Personal qualities: Selfdriven, motivated, reliable in a fastpaced environment. Passionate about something including a hobby outside of work (unless coding is also your hobby we LOVE that) Responsibilities Develop and maintain serverside applications (PHP 8, Laravel 10, Node.JS, Golang, MySQL). Build and optimize APIs, ensure performance, scalability, and security. Implement frontend features with React.js (18.2). Work with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code reviews. Collaborate with crossfunctional teams, mentor juniors. Manage integrations between systems and cloud services (AWS). Maintain documentation, database schemas, and ensure security best practices. What Makes This Role Different What You Get To be part of truly missiondriven work that aims to reduce economic inequality and empower individuals to live their best lives and build for the world around them. Flexible working environment with a lot of autonomy. We build our work days around our lives, not the other way around. Other benefits like a remote working budget, an educational budget and time to develop new skills. To be surrounded by an excellent, vibrant, smart team who have each other''s back and believe in a culture of openness, tolerance and respect. You will help define the technical foundation of an entire ecosystem, not just a feature Direct access to founders and influence on product + business decisions Opportunity to build both: Consumergrade social product Fintechgrade infrastructure High ownership, low bureaucracy Compensation $130,000$160,000 (combination of base + equity + annual bonus) (based on location, experience, and company performance) Meaningful equity package (earlystage upside) Flexible work environment Who You Should Be Youre not just a coderyou think in systems. Youve built things that broke at scaleand learned how to fix them. You care about performance, reliability, and longterm architecture, but you also know how to ship fast when it matters. If you want to help build the infrastructure powering the next generation of online businesses, wed love to talk. About Our Team We work remotely from 4 different countries and we are looking for candidates that are also living and working in one of these countries: United States, Canada, Brazil, Poland, . We meet up once a year in-person for our unforgettable team gathering event. We also offer the option to occasionally meet up for inperson collaboration. Diversity & Inclusion We place enormous value on diversity and inclusion and strive to continually bring in people of all genders, races, creeds, ethnicities, abilities and backgrounds. We believe that the best ideas emerge when people with different perspectives and approaches work together on a problem. Our values Tackling the economic inequality cris is our greatest mission. We act with urgency. Our curiosity fuels our growth. We recognize that change is constant, and we find joy and power in exploration. Were rooted in diversity. Just as ecosystems need biodiversity to thrive, our resiliency comes from our differences. We Care For Each Other. We love the power of machines but we nurture each other as humans. Trust is fundamental. We assume the best in everyone, and we share ideas openly so that we have a positive impact. Join us to help us build a more resilient world together. Paid Adventure Time Take an allexpensespaid remote working trip for 3 weeks to a destination of your choice with one of our remote worktrip partners. On top of that, youll have MeDays flexible personal days you can take whenever you need a reset. Fast Growth, Big Upside Were a small, ambitious team. That means more ownership, faster learning, and a real chance to shape the future of our company (and your career). Equity + Bonus - Take some early equity and grab a piece of our future success. Bonuses paid out based on company hitting specific milestones and KPIs. Unlimited Learning Youll get full access to every course and program on our NewRich platform. We invest in your growth because your growth fuels ours. Home Office Stipend Your setup matters. Well support you with a budget to create your ideal workspace and provide you with a new MacBook to power your productivity. Annual Retreat Work remote, but meet the team IRL. Every year we gather in amazing locations next stop: Colombia. Excited about this role? Explore more at Wed love to hear from you! Please note: Only candidates who reside within the country of the advertised role will be considered. #J-18808-Ljbffr