Senior Full Stack Engineer

About Home From College

Home From College (HFC) is redefining how brands connect with the next generation of talent and consumers. With over 500,000 Gen Z students across every major U.S. campus and 1,000+ brand partners including Uber, Poppi, and Etsy, we’re building the leading platform where students turn creativity into opportunity—and where brands authentically show up on campus and online.

We’re in a stage of rapid growth, backed by Google Ventures and leading investors, and are looking for a Full Steack Engineer to join and help shape the next chapter. This role will sit on our Engineering Team, reporting directly to the Head of Engineering.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Full Stack Engineer (Product & Integrations) to join our team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain the integrations and platform infrastructure that power our core product experiences. You’ll work closely with the engineering team, product design team, and COO to align technical execution with business goals and user needs.

Product & Integrations Engineering is a core part of making the HFC Marketplace work. Connecting companies and gig workers sits at the heart of our business model, and those connections depend on reliable, scalable integrations with third‑party platforms, internal services, and external data sources.

The right candidate has experience building consumer‑facing products at an early‑to‑mid‑stage startup and is comfortable owning complex integrations in fast‑moving environments. You think beyond implementation, care deeply about product outcomes, and enjoy turning messy external systems into clean, intuitive user experiences.

This is not a “ticket‑taker” role. You’ll have ownership, influence, and the opportunity to help define what we build and why.

• Design, build, and maintain integrations with social media APIs (e.g. Instagram, Tik Tok, You Tube, Meta, X),
  ecommerce/payment APIs (e.g. Shopify, Stripe, Pay Pal) as well as Google APIs (oAuth, Calendar, Gmail).
• Own full‑stack features end‑to‑end—from backend services and APIs to frontend user experiences.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and leadership to translate real user needs into thoughtful technical solutions.
• Make architectural decisions that balance speed, scalability, and long‑term maintainability.
• Build internal tools and dashboards that power operations, analytics, and partner workflows.
• Proactively identify product opportunities, technical gaps, and UX improvements.
• Ensure reliability, security, and performance across integrations that depend on external platforms.

• 3+ years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer (startup experience is a plus).
• Strong experience working with third‑party APIs
  , including authentication (OAuth), rate limits, webhooks, and error handling.
• Proficiency in modern backend and frontend technologies (e.g. Node.js, Python, React, Type Script—exact stack flexible).
• Solid understanding of databases, cloud infrastructure, and deployment pipelines.
• A product mindset
  : you think about user impact, edge cases, and business goals—not just code correctness.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and iterating quickly.
• Clear communicator who enjoys collaborating across disciplines.

• Experience with creator platforms, marketplaces, or fintech products.
• Familiarity with ecommerce ecosystems (Shopify apps, payments, subscriptions).
• Experience building internal tools or admin dashboards.
• Interest in the creator economy or labor marketplaces

• High ownership and real influence on product direction.
• Opportunity to build products used by hundreds of thousands of students and brands
• Work directly with founders and see your work ship quickly.
• Competitive compensation and meaningful equity

• Competitive annual base compensation
• Equity Option Award Compensation
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Unlimited PTO
• Laptop and WFH setup reimbursement
• Hybrid office environment in Santa Monica