# Staff Software Engineer

**Company:** [BuildOps](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/buildops)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $197k – $262k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** React, Node.js, GraphQL, REST APIs, TypeScript, JavaScript, Postgres, MySQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Python
**Posted:** 2026-07-28

> Staff Software Engineer building and optimizing a full-stack platform for commercial contractors, with deep expertise in React, Node.js/GraphQL, databases, and cloud infrastructure. Lead technical decisions, mentor engineers, and drive best practices in a hybrid environment.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do

- Architect, build, and maintain our full-stack platform, including scalable frontend applications (React.js) and high-performance backend services (Node.js, GraphQL, REST APIs).
- Lead technical decisions across the stack, ensuring high performance, maintainability, and best practices for both frontend and backend development.
- Design, develop, and optimize APIs to power our frontend applications and third-party integrations.
- Improve database design and query optimization, ensuring efficient data storage and retrieval.
- Enhance and optimize our design system and UI components using Material-UI, ensuring a seamless and consistent user experience.
- Own full-stack observability, implementing logging, monitoring, and performance analysis tools to improve reliability across frontend and backend services.
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies that drive innovation and efficiency across the stack.
- Work in tandem with the QA engineering team to ship high-precision, well-tested software.
- Define and enforce testing strategies across both frontend and backend using tools such as Jest and React Testing Library.
- Mentor and guide other engineers, conducting technical design reviews, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Lead technical initiatives that impact multiple teams, ensuring alignment with company goals and technical vision.
- Communicate effectively with engineers, product managers, customers, partners, and other leaders.

## What We Look For

- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on full-stack development in modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Deep expertise in React.js and state management with experience in building and maintaining scalable frontend architectures.
- Strong backend development experience with Node.js, designing and maintaining GraphQL APIs (Apollo, Relay) and RESTful services.
- Proficiency in database technologies (SQL), including PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar.
- Experience with frontend and backend performance optimization, including database indexing, caching, and frontend rendering strategies.
- Strong experience with event-driven architecture, messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and real-time data processing.
- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Prior knowledge or ability to quickly learn Python for backend development is a plus.
- Experience working in CI/CD environments, ensuring smooth and automated deployments across the stack.
- Track record of mentoring and coaching engineers, fostering a culture of growth and continuous learning.
- Strong communication and technical writing skills for documentation and cross-functional collaboration.
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule - Monday/Friday WFH, Tuesday - Thursday, in office

## Compensation

$197,000 - $262,000 base salary range + annual bonus + meaningful equity

## What we offer

- Generous equity grant, become an owner in our company!
- A comprehensive benefits package
- Flexible PTO and hybrid work schedules
- One-time work-from-home allowance
- Hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, and Raleigh with hybrid work schedules and lunch provided for in-office days
- Company events and team-building activities, both in-person and virtual
- Fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic work environment
- Opportunities for growth and career advancement
- Chance to work with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions
- The chance to get in on the ground floor and build something truly groundbreaking for ourselves and our amazing customers

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