Senior Fullstack Software Engineer

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July 17

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StartPlaying

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Gaming • B2C • Marketplace

StartPlaying is the largest online platform designed for players to find tabletop roleplaying games and connect with professional Game Masters (GMs) for any game system and virtual tabletop. Whether you're a novice or an experienced player, StartPlaying offers a range of games including Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder 2e, hosted by professional GMs from around the world. Players can choose games that fit their schedules and preferred play styles, such as combat, roleplaying, or puzzles. The platform hosts over 1,000 professional dungeon masters and supports team building events for corporate groups. Primarily an online platform, StartPlaying plans to expand its services to include local D&D games in the future, ensuring a comprehensive gaming experience for RPG enthusiasts.

2 - 10 employees

Founded 2020

🎮 Gaming

👥 B2C

🏪 Marketplace

📋 Description

• At StartPlaying, we're on a mission to create communities through play. • We're building the platform we always wished existed. • Since launching, we've helped Game Masters earn over 40 million dollars doing what they love. • We're seeking a Full Stack Engineer to help us scale and further develop the platform for both GMs and players. • As a Full Stack Engineer at StartPlaying, you'll work on product experiences that directly impact players and GMs alike. • You'll help shape our platform's technical architecture, build new features, and refine systems that meet the needs of our small but growing company. • Architect & Build: Lead the design and development of scalable, maintainable systems across our stack. • Deliver Impact: Own projects from design and code to shipping and learning from real user behavior. • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with product designers and customer support to build delightful, high-performing user experiences. • Elevate the Craft: Advocate best practices in system design, code quality, observability, and testing. • Document & Share: Set the standard for well-documented code and architectural clarity that helps your teammates move faster and learn better.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building and shipping high-quality software products. • You're fluent in full-stack web development (Node, TypeScript, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, AWS), and excited to learn what you don't know. • Bonus points if you've worked with Prisma, BigQuery, or Vercel, and/or have experience building marketplaces, payment infrastructure, or scheduling software. • You've led meaningful technical decisions and are comfortable driving architecture discussions (we want to hear your strong opinions about API design). • You sweat the details when it comes to UI and UX by delivering pixel-perfect solutions driven by user empathy. • You communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical teammates to stay productive, clarify complex problems, and create easy-to-understand technical documentation. • You take ownership, work independently, drive toward clarity, and stay grounded in user needs. • You're self-aware, self-editing, and kind. You hold yourself to high standards without ego and collaborate with curiosity.

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% coverage on medical and 50% coverage for your dependents • 50% coverage on dental and vision for you and your dependents • View our healthcare plans • 401(k) through HumanInterest • Unlimited vacation, with a required minimum of 2 weeks • All Federal holidays + Thanksgiving + Winter Break • Flexible parental leave (100% coverage for up to 12 weeks and staggered RTO) • One nerd convention of your choice, on us • Annual company offsite