Staff Software Engineer

Description

• Lead large-scale architectural changes that span multiple teams and systems, ensuring they evolve toward simplicity, scalability, and testability

• Multiply effectiveness through automation, tooling, and good defaults

• Support cross-team alignment and help teams navigate trade-offs

• Coach engineers in XP practices applied in real contexts

• Model sustainable, high-quality delivery and continuous improvement

• Partner with product and leadership to balance priorities and technical health

Requirements

• 10+ years experience designing and shipping complex systems

• Expertise in distributed systems, performance, and scalability

• Strong coding ability in our stack (TypeScript/Node.js, Javascript, Golang, AWS)

• Proven track record of leading major architectural initiatives

• Proven mentorship and coaching ability

• Ability to align technical strategy with business outcomes

• Clear, persuasive communicator across technical and non-technical audiences

Benefits

• Ultimate flexibility: We’re 100% remote. You can work from wherever you like, whenever you like.

• Freedom and autonomy: We’re a high-trust team, and you’ll be given lots of flexibility to solve problems in your own way — with plenty of help from the team when you need it.

• Minimum bureaucracy: We don’t like to get bogged down with meetings and red tape. We like to be efficient and keep momentum steady & sustainable.

• Small & friendly team: We help each other out, have fun, and joke around.

• Our network: We are a community of entrepreneurial SaaS professionals that regularly exchange ideas, knowledge, learning and expertise with each other internally.

• Flexible time off: We want you to recharge your batteries when needed.

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