Founding Software Engineer - Italian Native Speaker - Remote

Overview

We are currently an early-stage startup but we aim to become the all-in-one platform for corporate events like retreats and team building, similar to what Booking is for private users. Unlike private users, companies have distinct needs, and until now, nobody has created a software program that fully addresses these needs. Here comes Always Friday: we have the expertise and determination to develop a marketplace that automates and digitalises the entire event-planning, from location scouting to seamless invoice management. Our platform will leverage a proprietary dataset, in partnership with world-class hotel chains, rather than relying on scraping data from other websites like existing alternatives am‑building providers, and budgets in siloed tools and endless email chains. Join as tech employee #1 and shape both our product and culture from day one.

In Short

• Own features end-to-end: Design, build, test, ship, and iterate across the stack (Next.js / TypeScript / PostgreSQL on AWS).
• Set the technical direction: Partner with Lorenzo (Co-founder & CTO) on architecture, tooling, and the product roadmap.
• Multiply the team: Help us hire, onboard, and mentor the next generation of engineers as we 3× headcount over the next 12 months.
• Stay close to users: Join product calls and push same-day improvements.
• Build for resilience: Champion code quality, testing, observability, and DevOps best practices.

Requirements

• 2-4 years in product-driven companies (startup experience a plus).
• Proficient with TypeScript, React/Next.js, relational DBs, and modern cloud infra.
• Comfortable jumping between front-end polish and back-end performance.
• Pragmatic, biased to action, and energized by ambiguity.

Benefits

• Salary range: €37,000-€42,000, depending on experience.
• Stock options: if we win, you win. The stock options at current value could be worth 10 or 20 times as much in 5 years.
• Remote-friendly tech team: if you’re exceptional and prefer working remotely, we’re open to making it work.
• Startup experience: this is your chance to build and scale a well-funded startup from the ground up.
• Career opportunities: in five years, you could be leading a department or launching our operations in new markets.
• Meaningful impact: your code will affect real people.