Job Url: https://wellfound.com/jobs/3625610-lead-full-stack-engineer-deck-team Job Description: LEAD FULL-STACK ENGINEER (DECK TEAM) $60k โ€“ $70k โ€ข 1.0% โ€“ 5.0% | Remote ( Everywhere ) |4 years of exp |Full Time Posted: 2 days agoโ€ข Recruiter recently active Hires remotely in Everywhere Remote Work Policy Remote only Company Location Chicago Visa Sponsorship Not Available Relocation Allowed About the job Location: Remote Compensation: Early-team equity consideration + future leadership track Type: Full-Time or High-Output Contractor ๐Ÿ”ฅ About the Opportunity Inkognido is building a new kind of digital ecosystem โ€” a platform where players, creators, and developers connect through shared technology, shared identity, and shared worlds. We are an incubator, not a traditional studio. We operate like a collective of ambitious builders taking a swing at something massive โ€” a platform designed to evolve into the โ€œhome baseโ€ for thousands of games and millions of players. Joining now means joining the Day One Team โ€” the people who shape the core architecture, the culture, and the future of the entire ecosystem. If you want ownership, autonomy, and the chance to define something big, this is it. ๐Ÿš€ Your Mission You are the technical spearhead behind the Inkognido Deck โ€” our launcher, marketplace, identity system, and creator portal. You will build the backbone of the platform: Account + identity systems Developer & creator dashboards Marketplace backend Game listing & discovery Core UI/UX and launcher features Integration hooks for SDK, AI, and Realms teams You will collaborate directly with the Founder, COO, SDK team, UI/UX designers, and our early creative/AI divisions. This role influences everything. ๐Ÿ›  Responsibilities Architect and implement core Deck and backend services Build secure, scalable APIs and identity systems Create the developer dashboard + asset publishing tools Work with design on UI/UX flows Own high-level technical decisions and documentation Establish coding standards, architecture patterns, CI/CD pipelines Mentor future engineers as the team scales Help grow the platform from 1,000 โ†’ 1M+ users ๐Ÿง  Requirements Must Have: 4+ years full-stack experience Mastery in React (or similar modern framework) Strong backend experience (Node.js, Go, or Python) Comfortable designing APIs, auth systems, dashboards Ability to move fast in early-stage environments Product-minded engineering approach Strong communication & collaboration skills Nice to Have: Built or contributed to launchers, mod platforms, or content hubs Experience with Unity/Unreal developer tooling Experience with microservices or scalable architectures DevOps familiarity (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD) Passion for AI-driven interfaces or creator tools ๐Ÿ’ก Why Join Inkognido? This role isnโ€™t just writing code. Itโ€™s building the platform beneath a future digital universe. You will: Have massive ownership Build systems that thousands of creators will rely on Help shape platform culture and engineering principles Grow into a leadership role by merit Leave a permanent legacy as one of the original architects This is the type of role people look back on and say: โ€œI was there at the beginning.โ€ ๐Ÿ† What You Get Early equity/phantom equity pool eligibility Founder-level access and trust Leadership path as the incubator scales Extreme creative freedom A builder-first environment โ€” no bureaucracy A portfolio-defining impact project The chance to help create something that actually matters ๐ŸŽฏ Ideal Candidates Engineers who thrive here usually: Want big responsibility early Move quickly and think clearly Are product-oriented and creative Love solving problems with elegance Want to be part of something bigger than a job Value autonomy and long-term upside ๐Ÿ“ฉ How to Apply Submit your application through our recruitment page: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.notion.so/Inkognido-BD-Control-Center-aa4e2ac51daa433381ce049f18fef0bd?source=copy_link You may also email your materials to any of our hiring addresses: hiringteam@inkognido.com recruiterdarnell@inkognido.com chrishiringlead@inkognidostudios.com daylinrecruiter@inkognidostudios.com Please include: Resume or LinkedIn GitHub or portfolio Anything youโ€™ve built or shipped A short message on why youโ€™d thrive in an incubator environment We read every application manually.