Staff Software Engineer
Lead full-stack development on Hover's Core UX team, building scalable customer experiences with Ruby on Rails, React, and React Native to solve complex property workflows.
Staff Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer designs elegant solutions for complex problems in autonomy, working across full-stack, infrastructure, robotics, and graphics. Requires 7-10+ years experience with C++, Python, TypeScript or Golang, and mentoring.
230k – 323kSunnyvale, CAFullstack EngineeringOnsite7+ YOE
About the role
Responsibilities
- Work across our entire stack to develop new products, features, and tools for our customers' autonomy development workflows
- Identify and scope complex engineering challenges, design elegant solutions, and lead implementation across teams.
- Influence the technical strategy of the team when balancing work on new features, scaling challenges, and technical debt.
- Work with domain experts across infrastructure, robotics, and graphics.
Requirements
- 7-10+ years of experience in shipping complex software
- Proven experience designing and implementing solutions to complex architectural problems
- Production experience writing in C++, Python, TypeScript, or Golang
- Experience mentoring software engineers
Nice to Have
- Working knowledge of frontend, API layer, containerization, or cluster orchestration frameworks (such as React, GraphQL, Docker, or Kubernetes)
- Experience working with simulation tools, modeling physical problems, or using robotics middlewares (such as ROS)
Compensation
- Base salary: $230,000 - $323,000 USD annually
- Equity, comprehensive health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, 401k with employer match, learning/wellness stipends, paid time off
Skills
C++PythonTypeScriptGoReactGraphQLDockerKubernetesROS
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