Staff Software Engineer (Fullstack)
Staff fullstack engineer leading technical strategy, tackling high-complexity problems across products, and flexibly managing teams or contributing as IC at a mission-driven startup. Requires 10+ years fullstack experience and 3+ years team leadership.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Be a strategic leader in identifying technical and product opportunities, building services, advocating for refactors, and setting technical direction.
- Up-level engineering practices in technical decisions, code hygiene, documentation, and shipping high-quality products.
- Dive deep into high-complexity problems at scale with autonomy and support.
- Lead teams flexibly between IC work and management responsibilities.
Requirements
- 10+ years experience designing, building, shipping, and maintaining complex full-stack software at scale.
- 3+ years successfully leading and managing a team.
- Fluency in at least one backend and one frontend language, willingness to learn Python and JavaScript.
- Experience in startup environments, operating independently in ambiguity.
- Ability to ramp up quickly to product ecosystem for large projects.
- Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to provide feedback in specs, code reviews, and discussions.
- Passion for user impact.
Nice-to-Haves
- Track record identifying problems, driving change, stakeholder communication.
- Experience building consumer-facing products for large user bases.
- Flexibility as IC or small team manager.
- Curiosity with new technologies/stacks.
- Judgment on speed vs. scalability.
- Adaptability across seniority levels.
- Focus on impact and prioritization.
- Participation in technical/product roadmap.
- Mentoring and up-leveling engineers.
Compensation & Benefits
- Expected compensation: $240K - $270K based on leveling.
- Remote-friendly with dog-friendly office in Downtown Brooklyn.
- 20 days PTO, unlimited sick days.
- 4% 401K match.
- $10k lifetime Carrot Fertility spend.
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision.
- Other health and mental health benefits.
Skills
Python, JavaScript, Fullstack, Backend, Frontend, Startups, Scalable Systems, Team Leadership, Code Review, Technical Specs
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