Staff Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee cross-team delivery spanning experiences, services, APIs, data, and integrations.

• Transform vague product and business requirements into technical strategies, delivery plans, and quantifiable outcomes.

• Establish architecture across various domains, document trade-offs, and ensure teams are aligned on scalable and secure patterns.

• Write and review tested code in TypeScript and Node.js, Python, Go, or comparable languages for full-stack applications.

• Design secure APIs, domain models, microservices, workflows, and data contracts.

• Create systems that prioritize reliability and performance through error handling, observability, capacity planning, graceful degradation, and recovery strategies.

• Lead the design of third-party integrations encompassing authentication, privacy, data mapping, rate limits, retries, idempotency, monitoring, and vendor failures.

• Facilitate cross-team execution by managing dependencies, sequencing tasks, mitigating risks, and making timely decisions when trade-offs are ambiguous.

• Mentor engineers through reviews, collaboration, documentation, and hands-on coaching.

• Collaborate with product, design, security, architecture, site reliability, data, and engineering leaders to balance speed, user experience, operability, and risk.

• Spearhead incident response and root-cause analysis, focusing on prevention and operational readiness.

• Enhance engineering effectiveness via reusable patterns, automated testing, CI/CD, developer tools, and secure, human-reviewed use of AI-assisted technologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Generally requires a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or 6 years combined with an advanced degree.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Proven experience delivering complex production software and guiding technical direction across teams or domains.

• Extensive expertise in TypeScript and Node.js, Python, Go, or similar languages for frontend and/or backend development, with the capability to work across the stack.

• Advanced knowledge in system design, including domain-driven design, microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems, data stores, and integrations.

• Strong commitment to testing, error handling, observability, performance, security, and maintainable delivery.

• Ability to influence without direct authority, effectively communicate architectural concepts, and mentor engineers through reviews and practical guidance.

• Skill in converting ambiguity into actionable plans, managing cross-team dependencies, and driving measurable results.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, iterative delivery, and enhancing team practices through feedback and continuous improvement.

• Experience with ReactJS, NestJS, or similar frontend and backend frameworks.

• Proficient in GraphQL.

• Experience in designing third-party integrations for financial data, identity, or communication platforms.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms, containers, orchestration, infrastructure as code, or event-driven architecture.

• Capability to lift between 5 and 10 pounds unassisted.

• Ability to stand, sit, stoop, walk, stretch, reach, and utilize a full range of body movements.

• Manual dexterity as necessary for specific equipment.

• Candidates must be eligible for full-time employment in the US.

• Employment sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first work environment.

• Unlimited paid time off.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching.

• Diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

• Engaging and fun company culture.