Founding Engineer

Job summary

You will own product development end-to-end, translating product goals into technical execution from concept to production. You will also collaborate closely with the product and design teams to build scalable backend and frontend systems.

Job details

About Glass Factory Glass Factory is a manufacturing platform for fashion brands. We turn designs into high-quality products through a combination of AI systems and global factory relationships. We’ve developed an audience of 1.5M+ across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and our own platform. Our content is central to how we educate brands, build trust with factories, and make the manufacturing world more transparent. We’re based in Montreal, Canada, building fast and ambitious systems to automate manufacturing. About the Team Being a Founding Engineer at Glass Factory means building the technical foundation of the company. You will own meaningful product surfaces end-to-end, from idea to production. This role sits at the intersection of product, backend systems, and customers. You’ll lead the development of features that directly impact customers, while working closely with the founding team. You’ll be responsible not just for how things are built, but what gets built and why. What You’ll Do Own product development end-to-end * Take ownership of features or product areas on a 3–6 week cadence, from concept through rollout * Translate product goals into concrete engineering plans and execution Partner deeply with Product & Design * Collaborate with Product on ideation, scoping, and prioritization * Help turn ambiguous product ideas into clear technical requirements Build across the stack * Lead development across backend and frontend * Typical ownership areas include: * Backend workflows, APIs, data models, and AI features. * Feature-level infrastructure (jobs, orchestration, observability) * Product logic that spans backend + frontend What We’re Looking For You’re a product-minded engineer * You frame engineering work in terms of user value and business impact * You care deeply about what you’re building, not just how * You enjoy owning a problem end-to-end and seeing it through to customers You’re technically strong * 5+ years of experience building full-stack systems * Python (Django, FastAPI), TypeScript (React) * MongoDB, Postgres * AWS, Snowflake, Temporal0 * Experience working with data-heavy systems and production infrastructure * Familiar with modern product stacks and tooling Your working style * You take extreme ownership of everything you do * You move fast, iterate, and aren’t afraid of ambiguity * You communicate clearly and make tradeoffs explicit * You raise the bar for quality while shipping continuously * You are excited to get in front of customers and learn from them * You want to work in person 5 days/week Compensation & Benefits Glass Factory offers a competitive compensation package including: * Competitive salary and equity * Flexible paid time off * Food and meals provided in our Montreal office * Travelling to factories / team offsites Applications open until August 15th 2026 Please send a CV, GitHub, portfolio, or examples of products you have built to: work@glassfactory.info

What you’ll do

You will own product development end-to-end, translating product goals into technical execution from concept to production. You will also collaborate closely with the product and design teams to build scalable backend and frontend systems.

Requirements

The role requires 5+ years of experience building full-stack systems with proficiency in Python, TypeScript, and modern database technologies. Candidates must be product-minded, capable of working in an ambiguous environment, and willing to work on-site 5 days a week.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity
• Flexible paid time off
• Food and meals provided
• Travel to factories
• Team offsites

Listed skills

• PostgreSQL · Preferred
• React · Preferred
• Django · Preferred
• TypeScript · Preferred
• Amazon Web Services · Preferred
• Product Development · Preferred
• MongoDB · Preferred
• Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Python
• Django
• FastAPI
• TypeScript
• React
• MongoDB
• Postgres
• AWS
• Snowflake
• Temporal
• Full-stack development
• Product development
• System architecture
• Data-heavy systems
• Infrastructure
• AI features
• Engineering Plans And Specifications
• Full Stack Development
• Building Trust
• Ideation
• Observability
• Workflow Management
• Time Off Management
• Technical Requirements
• Snowflake (Data Warehouse)
• Application Programming Interface (API)
• Artificial Intelligence
• Amazon Web Services
• Business Continuity Planning
• Communication
• Data Modeling
• Django (Web Framework)
• Front End Design
• Github
• Python (Programming Language)
• PostgreSQL
• New Product Development
• Tooling
• Prioritization
• React.js (Javascript Library)
• Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure

Job areas

• Technology
• Software
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Data & Analytics
• Foundation Engineer
• Back End Developer / Engineer
• Web and Multimedia Developers
• Web Developers

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