Full-Stack Engineer

What we're building

We're empowering small teams with technology that makes it easier to market and grow businesses. Our current focus is to help consumer brands shift from "workflow automation" to "agent management" within their marketing operations. Shadow is the AI coordination layer — providing shared AI memory, centralized agent control, and model orchestration for marketing teams.

Why join Shadow?

• Product Ownership You'll ship production code daily and help steer key product and technical decisions.
• Shape the Engineering Culture You'll influence how we work—tools, processes, standards, and hiring.
• Work with Challenger Consumer Brands Talk directly to customers (CEOs, CMOs, VP's) of fast-growing consumer brands—some doing $80M–$500M in revenue.

The agency behind the product

Shadow is built alongside Darkroom — a performance marketing agency that's been operating for 10 years, employs 100+ people, runs 100+ clients at a time, and has worked with over 1,000 consumer brands. The agency is both our proving ground and our first user, which means the data you build with is real marketing data at real volume from day one — not a synthetic demo.

This is a fully remote role supporting a team in the EST time zone (9 AM–5 PM EST).

The role

You'll sit squarely at the intersection of back‑end and front‑end, ensuring seamless integration between APIs, databases, UIs, and ML services. You'll design, build, and scale features end‑to‑end, especially our AI/ML‑powered experiences, while mentoring peers and driving architecture decisions.

Core Tech & Tools

• Languages & Frameworks: Python, Node.js, React (TypeScript)
• Datastore: PostgreSQL
• Cloud & Infra: Google Cloud Platform, Airflow, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes
• ML/AI: LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering

What you'll own

• Architect and implement full‑stack features, from database schema to React components, optimized for scale and reliability.
• Build and maintain RESTful/GraphQL APIs, data pipelines, and distributed services in GCP.
• Integrate, prompt, and debug LLMs and generative AI tools; own RAG or fine‑tuning pipelines.
• Ensure front‑end and back‑end systems interoperate flawlessly, minimize friction, optimize data flow, and enforce contracts.
• Collaborate with product, research, design, and infra teams to define requirements, iterate rapidly, and ship production‑grade code.
• Monitor performance, reliability, and security.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, architecture reviews, and shared best practices.

Must haves

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with end‑to‑end ownership in a full‑stack role.
• Deep expertise in Python, Node.js, React/TypeScript, and PostgreSQL.
• Able to be hands‑on with GCP, containerization (Docker/K8s), and building/supporting high‑traffic systems.
• Proven experience integrating AI/ML models (LLMs, NLP, RAG) into production apps.
• Familiarity or strong interest in working with MCP servers.
• Exceptional problem‑solving skills and a product mindset: you think deeply about UX, performance, and business impact.
• You sweat both technical details and end-user experience.

Nice to haves

• Experience with multi‑step or agentic AI workflows.
• Background in AI infrastructure or tooling companies.
• Contributions to open‑source AI/ML projects.

What It's Like to Work at Darkroom

Darkroom is not a typical agency. We are looking for A players who want to build something great. We move fast, think deeply, and expect every team member to bring insight and rigor to everything they touch. We hold a high bar for performance, creativity, and ownership — but we also support each other relentlessly. No egos, no red tape — just world-class talent building something remarkable.

We believe in autonomy with accountability, truth over comfort, and outcomes over optics.

• Unlimited PTO + US holidays: Rebooting is part of the work. Take the time you need to stay sharp.
• Remote-First Culture: Many roles are fully remote. Employees based in or near our New York or Lisbon HQs are expected to work hybrid with weekly in-office time. Hub locations include the Brazil and Spain.
• Health & Wellness: Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Finances, growth, and retirement: Darkroom offers a robust 401(k) program with company match and profit-sharing opportunities to help you save and grow as the company grows.
• Parental Leave: Flexible parental leave to support new parents during this important transition.
• Growth: Our interdisciplinary model gives every Darkroomer exposure far beyond their core role. Grow your skills, expand your influence, and stay at the forefront of the industry.

Compensation:

The base salary range for this role is $120,000-160,000 per year. This range represents the anticipated minimum and maximum for this position and applies to candidates based in New York, including New York City, in compliance with the New York State Pay Transparency Law and the New York City Salary Transparency Law. Actual compensation within this range will be determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications. This role is also eligible for performance-based compensation. A summary of benefits is listed above.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Darkroom is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.