# Staff Software Engineer - Product

**Company:** [Avoca](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/avoca)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $190k – $270k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Full-Stack Engineering, AI, LLMs, JavaScript, Python, React, Node.js, Postgres, AWS, Docker
**Posted:** 2026-04-09

> Staff engineer owning complex full-stack systems with AI/LLM integration, defining architecture, driving cross-team alignment, and mentoring to scale engineering at a fast-growing AI startup. Requires 8-10 years experience and in-office NYC presence.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Define technical architecture and own end-to-end delivery of our most complex, high-stakes initiatives
- Drive product and engineering alignment, translating ambiguous customer problems into clear, scalable technical solutions
- Establish and uphold engineering standards across code quality, testing, monitoring, and reliability
- Partner directly with Product, Customer Success, and GTM leadership to shape roadmap priorities and engineering strategy
- Serve as a technical force multiplier, elevating the output of engineers around you through mentorship, code review, and systems thinking
- Identify and resolve systemic bottlenecks before they become company-wide problems

## What You'll Bring
- **8 - 10 years** of full-stack engineering experience (we also welcome exceptional new grads with meaningful projects or internships)
- Deep familiarity with **AI**, **LLMs**, or AI-assisted systems or a willingness to learn fast
- Outcome-driven mindset: you measure success in impact, not just shipped features
- Comfortable collaborating across engineering, product, and customer-facing teams
- Low ego, high energy, resilient in a fast-paced environment
- **Bonus**: prior startup, hacker, or founder experience

## Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-sponsored 401(k) through Vestwell
- Flexible PTO plus U.S. federal holidays
- Daily in-office lunch through Parkday
- Dinner covered when working late
- Commuter benefits
- Standing desks and workspace accommodations available on request
- All core tools and software provided

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