
Always Friday
Job title:
Founding Software Engineer โ Italian native speaker only
Company:
Always Friday
Job description
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐จ๐We 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 amโbuilding 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.๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ช๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟWeโre looking for a ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ, a pragmatic and proactive software engineer with 2-4 ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐-๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐. You have an entrepreneurial mindset and a hands-on attitude: when something breaks, you fix it; when somethingโs unclear, you figure it out. You value speed, iteration, and learning directly from users.If you believe in building fast and improving based on real feedback, youโll feel right at home here.Tasks
- ๐ข๐๐ป ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑโ๐๐ผโ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ. Design, build, test, ship, and iterate across the stack (Next.js / TypeScript / PostgreSQL on AWS).
- ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Partner with Lorenzo (Coโfounder & CTO) on architecture, tooling, and the product roadmap.
- ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ. Help us hire, onboard, and mentor the next generation of engineers as we 3ร headcount over the next 12 months.
- ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. Join product calls and push sameโday improvements.
- ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. Champion code quality, testing, observability, and DevOps best practices.
Requirements
- 2-4 ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐โ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ (startup experience a plus).
- Proficient with ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐, ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐/๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐.๐ท๐, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ.
- Comfortable jumping between frontโend polish and backโend performance.
- Pragmatic, biased to action, and energized by ambiguity.
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ
- TypeScript and Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- PostgreSQL and Prisma
- Git
- AWS
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต:
- Python
- Docker/K8s
- GitHub Actions
- Sentry or similar monitoring
- Playwright
- Prior foundingโteam experience
Benefits
- ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ: between โฌ37,000 and โฌ42,000, depending on experience.
- ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: letโs cut to the chase: if we win, you win. The stock options at current value could be worth 10 or 20 times as much in 5 years. Early employees of startups (even moderately successful ones) are now millionaires. No company can offer you such earning opportunities so quickly
- ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ-๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ: our CTO (Lorenzo) is now working remotely but he will be working from our Milan office from autumn on, and ideally, weโd love our second engineer to join him there. We believe in the value of being together, and our space in the heart of Milan is made to foster deep focus. That said, if youโre exceptional and prefer working remotely, weโre open to making it work.
- ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: this is your chance to build and scale a well-funded startup from the ground up. Expect fast-paced learning and real ownership.
- ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: look at the leadership teams of successful startups (even in Italy). Those who joined early now lead teams, own key strategic areas, or run international expansions. In five years, you could be ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ or launching our operations in new markets like the US or across Europe.
- ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐๐น ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: our code will affect real people. Youโll make key technical decisions that shape the product and company long-term.
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ (โ 2 ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐)1. 30โ๐บ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐: mutual fit & mission alignment.2. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ด๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: small take-home task inspired by our tech stack. Itโs designed to be completed in a few hours and gives you a taste of how we work.3. 60-๐บ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: a deep-dive discussion of your assignment with Lorenzo. Weโll explore your choices, thought process, what ifs, and how you approached the problem. No DSA/LeetCode.3. ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ: casual video call with future teammates.4. ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ: written offer with transparent equity and comp breakdown.We respect your time: we schedule all steps upโfront, give feedback within 24 hours, and can move faster if you need.Always FridayAlways Friday offers an AI-driven platform that automates corporate event planning, streamlining processes from venue booking to invoicing
Expected salary
โฌ37000 โ 42000 per year
Location
Umbria โ Milano
Job date
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:17:48 GMT
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