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Be the first technical hire at a cider company betting big on AI. Build tools that move the business forward.We're Downeast Cider, a ~100-person cider manufacturer with production, packaging, supply chain, sales, marketing, and finance teams. We make great cider. But here's the thing: we have no in-house software engineering or IT function. Zero. And until recently, that was fine.Then we started experimenting with AI. Claude Code. ChatGPT. Internal workflow tools. One of our team members vibe-coded an order portal replacement that saved us $15k a year in software subscriptions. Another prototyped a sales tool. Suddenly, we realised we could build things we never thought possible. What we need now is someone who can take our rough drafts, productionise them, and help us build a genuinely smarter business. We'd love somebody who can help us learn and build better systems.We have more than enough ideas to get started. It's about unlocking new capabilities, removing manual work, and giving our managers leverage they don't have today.We're looking for an AI Full Stack Developer. You'll be our first and only technical employee. We need someone who can sit with department leaders, understand their problems, and ship working tools fast. You'll partner with Sales, Operations, Marketing, and Finance to turn their ideas into real solutions. You'll also proactively spot opportunities they haven't thought of yet and make the case for building them.Learn each business function deeply - sit with teams until you understand how their work actually happensPartner with department managers to develop technical solutions to problems they've already identifiedProactively ideate on problems we haven't thought to solve yet - automations, data products, integrationsShip aggressively using AI coding tools and low/no-code platforms - own the full lifecycle from scope to deploymentDocument lightly so non-technical teammates can self-serve where it makes senseWe're open to global candidates. Async-friendly with no required time-zone overlap, but you should be reachable within 24 hours on weekdays and able to schedule live calls with Boston/ET-based managers when needed.Requirements5+ years software engineering experience building real, production-grade systemsAI-native - you live in Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, Copilot and treat AI as a force multiplierFull-stack proficiency across multiple languages - comfortable with JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, SQL at minimumStrong experience with low/no-code automation tools - Zapier, Make, n8n, Airtable, Retool or equivalentsShipped real internal tools or CRMs end-to-end - frontend, backend, database, deploymentComfortable talking to non-technical stakeholders - you can sit with a sales manager and walk away with a useful specSelf-directed and async-friendly - excellent written communication and self-managementBrownie points for:Experience working at a small/mid-sized non-tech company in CPG, beverage, food, or retailExperience with sales forecasting, demand planning, or time-series modellingExperience with Snowflake, BigQuery, or similar data warehousesFamiliarity with CPG data sources - distributor sales data (VIP, iDig), Shopify, QuickBooks, NetSuiteBuilt your own side projects with AI tools - bonus if you can show usBackground in data engineering or analyticsYou're a self-starter who acts like a leader. You don't wait to be told what to do. When you see a problem, you start solving it. You're direct, high-trust, and comfortable giving honest feedback. Frugal and resourceful. Customer-obsessed, where the customer is the department manager using your tool. You genuinely care whether what you ship actually solves the problem. You're always reading, learning, trying new tools.What’s in it for you?$5,000-$6,000 per month USD*ContractFully remote - open to global candidatesAsync-friendly with flexible weekly hours*Please note that this is a gross salary and that you are responsible for any tax-related procedures in your country of residence. We kindly ask you to apply only if you are happy to work remotely as an independent contractor.
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