Role Overview

Code with Purpose: Implement, test, and ship clean, efficient, and scalable code across the full stack — from React/TypeScript front-ends through to Go and Python back-end services — acting as a primary resource for maintaining and enhancing critical systems
Lead Design Reviews: Participate in and lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to evaluate and decide among available technologies; manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertise
Technical Problem-Solver: Architect efficient, scalable distributed systems; triage and debug production issues by analyzing their sources and impact across services, infrastructure, and operations — and drive them to resolution
Translate AI into Product: Lead the technical execution of transitioning experimental, bleeding-edge AI prototypes into scalable, secure internal products; bridge the gap between AI capabilities and practical daily engineering workflows
Set Technical Direction: Drive consensus on approach within your squad, document architectural decisions, and provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers — including helping onboard new team members
Collaborative Coder: Actively participate in code reviews, offering actionable feedback on style, accuracy, testability, and efficiency; contribute to sprint ceremonies and keep the team aligned on delivery
DevOps Mindset: Design and build solutions that incorporate monitoring, observability, and feedback loops; support CI/CD pipelines, write post-mortems with clear root cause analyses, and embed security into design and implementation
SRE Function: Engage in the full lifecycle of services — from inception and design through deployment, operation, and refinement. Support services before they go live through system design consulting, capacity planning, and launch reviews. Once live, measure and monitor availability, latency, and overall system health. Scale systems sustainably through automation, and evolve them by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity. Participate in on-call rotations, practice sustainable incident response, and write blameless postmortems that lead to real systemic improvement
Champion AI Tooling: Actively use and advocate for LLM-assisted workflows across the engineering team; stay ahead of emerging AI developer tools and share insights to uplift team productivity
Proactive Contributor: Contribute to existing documentation and educational content; identify opportunities to improve software development, delivery, and operational processes — and actively help drive those improvements
Establish Ownership: Build deep, expert end-to-end understanding of one or more platform areas, indexing high on technical problem-solving to unblock development and translate ambiguous concepts into delivered solutions

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
7+ years of programming experience in a relevant language, with at least 2 years in a senior or tech-lead capacity
Track record of setting technical direction for a team, driving consensus and successful cross-functional partnerships
Experience building maintainable and testable codebases, including API design and unit testing techniques
Demonstrated AI proficiency: daily practical use of LLM assistants (e.g. Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) for coding, debugging, and documentation — with the ability to evaluate AI output critically

Tech Stack

Distributed Systems
Python
React
TypeScript
Go

Benefits

Opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-growing startup environment
Collaborative and inclusive culture that values creativity, diversity, and innovation
Competitive compensation package, including equity options and benefits
Flexible work arrangements and a supportive work-life balance

Staff Engineer – Platform

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