Staff Full Stack Software Engineer

What you will do

• Drive Architecture & Design: Work on 0-to-1 projects as well as enhance existing system scalability, maintainability, and expandability by designing and developing high-quality software products, leading architectural decisions, and managing the full product delivery lifecycle.
• Design for the Long-Term, Execute for the Short-Term: Deal with ambiguity, propose and drive alignment around long-term scalable solutions. Then find ways to move fast in the short term, incrementally moving toward the target state.
• Innovate Across Domains: Engage in API design, event modeling, data modeling, ETL, and the development of business logic and customer-facing features with an emphasis on innovation and excellence.
• Collaborate and Lead: Work closely with cross-functional teams, integrating customer feedback into the engineering roadmap. Use data (not ego) to support technical discussions.
• Mentor and Inspire: Uplevel the team, promoting engineering excellence and a culture of continuous learning. Lead by example and advocate for best practices in both development and collaboration.
• Champion AI-Driven Development: Lead the team's adoption of modern AI development tools and practices, coaching engineers on effective usage, shaping workflows around AI-assisted engineering.

What you will need

• Extensive Experience: +8 years of professional experience in software development, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions. 3+ years of experience operating as a senior technical leader on multi-team/system initiatives.
• Platform Development Expertise: Demonstrated experience building and scaling large-scale platforms for web and mobile applications in complex and ambiguous problem spaces.
• Technical Proficiency: Deep expertise in distributed systems development using Python and AWS. Experience with Golang, Java, Django, or React is a plus.
• Solid Computer Science Foundations: Ability to tackle challenging and ambiguous technical problems, backed by strong computer science fundamentals.
• Product Ownership: A high sense of ownership with the ability to drive initiatives through the finish line, even when they cross team boundaries. Quick to learn and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
• Driving Alignment: Comfortably challenge assumptions, providing data-driven pushback, and aligning diverse stakeholders around a clear plan.
• Customer-Driven Mindset: Passionate about delivering customer-centric solutions, where creating meaningful value and impact is a top priority.