Full Stack Engineer

About Alia

We're one of the fastest-growing startups in the Shopify ecosystem, trusted by 3000 leading brands including HexClad, Nike Strength, Barstool Sports, Peloton Apparel, and Aviator Nation. Our platform powers millions of customer interactions daily, and we're just getting started.

At Alia, we're building the next generation of popups: smarter, more beautiful, and designed to convert. We help Shopify brands achieve 15%+ opt-in rates while delivering customer experiences that feel personal, not intrusive.

We're a lean, high-velocity team that obsesses over customer outcomes and ships at lightning speed. If you want your work to matter immediately and reach millions of shoppers, this is the place for you.

The Role

This is a high-impact, builder role on a small engineering team. As the 4th engineer at Alia, you'll step into a position of real ownership: leading frontend development and shaping the UI experiences that define our product.

You'll ship features end-to-end, from database to UI, with a heavy emphasis on frontend craft. You'll collaborate directly with our technical founder, influence product direction, and see the direct impact of your work on thousands of brands and millions of shoppers.

If you're a talented engineer with an eye for design, a bias toward action, and a hunger to build something that matters, you'll thrive here.

What You'll Do

Frontend Excellence

• Build beautiful, functional interfaces that customers love to use
• Own the UI/UX implementation across our merchant dashboard and popup builder
• Turn product ideas into pixel-perfect, performant React components

Full-Stack Ownership

• Develop features end-to-end: database schema, backend APIs, and frontend UI
• Work primarily in React and TypeScript across the entire stack
• Ship early, iterate quickly, and learn from real user feedback

Product & Impact

• Collaborate closely with the founding team to shape product direction
• Figure out the right questions to ask, then build the right solutions
• Help scale our platform as we continue rapid growth

What You Bring

Must-Have Experience

• Expert-level UI development skills:
  you have an eye for design and can build beautiful, intuitive interfaces
• Strong React and TypeScript proficiency:
  these are your primary tools
• Full-stack capabilities:
  comfortable working across the entire stack when needed (Postgres, GCP)
• Start up mentality:
  you thrive in ambiguity, take initiative, and don't wait to be told what to do
• Ownership mindset:
  you take pride in your work and see projects through to completion
• Ready to build on day one:
  minimal ramp-up needed

Bonus Points For

• Experience at early-stage startups or as a founding engineer
• Strong design sensibility or experience working closely with designers
• Familiarity with e-commerce platforms, especially Shopify
• Track record of shipping products that users love

Why You'll Love This Role

• Own Real Product Surface Area:
  As the 4th engineer, you'll have outsized ownership and influence from day one.
• See Immediate Impact:
  Your work ships to millions of shoppers and thousands of major brands, fast.
• Work with Exceptional People:
  Join a small, talented team that loves building and winning together.
• Shape the Product:
  Direct access to founders and real input on product direction.
• Modern Stack, No Legacy Cruft:
  React, TypeScript, Postgres, GCP: the tools that let you build efficiently.

Compensation & Perks

• $140K to $250K base
  , based on experience
• Equity
  in a rapidly growing company
• In-person culture
  at our Manhattan office in Flatiron: officially 3 days/week, but most come in more because they want to
• Direct impact
  and autonomy from day one
• World-class team that celebrates wins and learns from losses together

Ready to Build the Future of E-Commerce?

Apply now, no cover letter required.