Creating Alibaba like B2B marketplace on GCP

TL;DR Hiring founding Full-Stack Engineer for an AI-native B2B marketplace platform (Alibaba-style) on GCP. Python/TypeScript + strong ETL + Cursor/GPT-native workflows. Remote. Fast-moving. High trust. Location: Remote (India, Hyderabad preferred) Type: Full-Time Contract (3–6 months initial, with extension path) *About the Role* We’re building a global B2B marketplace platform — think Alibaba but leaner, AI-native, and built for speed. The MVP will enable suppliers and buyers to connect, showcase products, negotiate deals, and manage transactions. In later phases, we’ll extend it with trade intelligence capabilities: commodity-level insights, supplier discovery, and market trends. You’ll be the first engineering hire, working directly with the founder to architect and ship the MVP from scratch. We’re going heavy on AI-assisted development — tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and ChatGPT will be part of your daily workflow. *Tech Stack* Cloud: GCP – Cloud Run, Cloud SQL (Postgres), Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Composer (Airflow) Languages: Python (backend & ETL), TypeScript (frontend/backend), SQL Frameworks: FastAPI (or Node.js), [login to view URL], Tailwind CSS Data Infra: BigQuery, Cloud SQL, GCS, optional: Neo4j (on GCE) Dev Tools: Docker, Cloud Build, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, GPT-4 APIs Bonus Skills: Airflow DAG authoring, data scraping (Pandas/Scrapy), marketplace search/filter UI, product catalog ingestion *What You’ll Build – MVP* Multi-tenant supplier & buyer onboarding (auth, KYC upload, CRUD) Product listing & catalog management Buyer-supplier messaging & RFQ workflows Search & discovery UI with filters, ranking, recommendations Payment gateway integration (deposits, escrow-like features) Infrastructure setup on GCP with logging, error handling, automation *What You’ll Build – Future Extensions* AI-powered supplier suggestion & ranking engine Trade data ingestion pipelines (PDF/CSV/API-based) for market insights Commodity, HS code, port, and company normalization layer Graph-based supplier-buyer relationship mapping Public-facing trade intelligence dashboards *Must-Have* 3+ years experience with Python Comfortable across backend + light frontend Fluent in REST APIs, SQL, and GCP deployments Proven ETL/data pipeline experience (Airflow, Pandas, or custom) AI-native dev mindset (Cursor, Copilot, GPT in daily use) Strong Git skills; can debug and ship without handholding *Nice-to-Have* Marketplace/ecommerce platform experience Graph DB (Neo4j) or ML ranking logic (KNN/XGBoost) Self-hosted search tools (Elastic) on GCE Familiarity with trade/import/export datasets (DGFT, ICEGATE, UN Comtrade) Early-stage startup experience *Why This Role is Unique* Define the architecture from zero Own end-to-end product engineering (infra, data, UI, logic) Ship real-world, monetizable marketplace features Work in an AI-first environment that rewards speed and autonomy

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