Full-Stack Engineer

As a Full-Stack Engineer at Focus AI, you'll be responsible for designing and building features for our AI-native platform. This includes developing user-facing applications, integrating frontend components with backend services, and managing the full development lifecycle of critical features. You'll work closely with senior engineers to shape the architecture and optimize user experiences on the platform.

To apply for the Full-Stack Engineer position at Focus AI, you should have 1-4 years of full-stack development experience in dynamic tech environments. Strong proficiency in modern frontend frameworks like React.js and backend technologies like Node.js or Python is essential. Additionally, experience with RESTful APIs, SQL and NoSQL databases, as well as cloud platforms like AWS is required.

The work culture at Focus AI for Full-Stack Engineers is collaborative and innovative. You'll have a seat at the table and can influence company direction through your contributions. Our team values technical excellence and encourages engineers to tackle challenging problems creatively while receiving strong support from experienced leadership.

As a Full-Stack Engineer at Focus AI, your insights and expertise will play a crucial role in shaping the technical roadmap. Early hires like yourself will have a significant voice in decision-making processes, allowing you to advocate for frameworks, architecture, and system design that align with our vision for intelligent automation in engineering.

At Focus AI, you can expect world-class support from our experienced founding team and strong backing from top-tier investors. This means you'll have access to resources and mentorship that enables you to take bold steps in your technical career while working on products that make a real impact.

In answering this question, focus on specific projects where you showcased your full-stack skills. Discuss the technologies you used, like React.js for the frontend and Node.js for the backend, and highlight how you integrated databases through RESTful APIs.

Relate a situation where you had to balance user feedback with technical constraints. Describe your thought process, how you iterated based on user input, and the final outcome, emphasizing your problem-solving skills.

Discuss practices such as code reviews, performance testing, and collaborative brainstorming sessions with peers. Highlight how you stay updated with industry standards and use best practices for clean, efficient code.

Mention your favorite frontend frameworks, like React.js, and backend technologies, such as Node.js. Explain why you prefer these technologies in terms of scalability and ease of use when creating responsive interfaces.

Describe a scenario where you identified bottlenecks in application performance and the steps you took to address them. Include the technologies involved and the impact your optimizations had on user experience and application speed.

Emphasize the importance of clear communication and how you establish regular check-ins with stakeholders to align on design goals. Talk about tools you use for collaboration, like Jira or Confluence, and how you integrate feedback into your development process.

Discuss your systematic approach to testing, which may involve unit testing, integration testing, and using debugging tools. Highlight what strategies you use to pinpoint bugs and ensure applications function smoothly.

Talk about how you follow industry-related blogs, participate in online courses, attend workshops, and contribute to open-source projects to stay up-to-date with evolving technologies and best practices in full-stack development.

Express your enthusiasm for Focus AI's mission and the innovative approach to engineering productivity through AI. Highlight how your skills align with the company’s goals and your eagerness to contribute to such a transformative platform.

Share a specific instance where you were required to learn a new technology on the fly. Explain your learning process, the challenges you faced, and how you successfully applied that knowledge to deliver a project on time.