Stord is The Consumer Experience Company, powering seamless checkout through delivery for today's leading brands. They are seeking a seasoned Staff Software Engineer to serve as a technical leader, driving architectural decisions, delivering scalable solutions, and mentoring engineers across multiple levels.
Responsibilities:
- Lead with Impact: Drive engineering excellence across the organization, championing best practices and setting a high bar for technical quality
- Architect Solutions: Design and build reliable, scalable, and secure systems that power mission-critical workflows
- Mentor & Grow Talent: Support the growth of fellow engineers through mentorship, code reviews, and architectural guidance
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work alongside Product, Design, and other stakeholders to shape features from ideation to deployment
- Own the Stack: Contribute across the full stack—from backend systems built in Elixir/Phoenix to frontend components in React
- Elevate Engineering Practices: Promote a culture of code quality, test coverage, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement
- Drive Strategic Initiatives: Influence broader engineering strategies, technical direction, and system-wide decisions
- Champion the Customer Experience: Help evolve the CX platform to drive seamless consumer interactions and enable brand loyalty for our clients
Requirements:
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong track record in technical leadership roles
- Expertise in Elixir or other functional programming languages
- Experience architecting and scaling distributed systems or complex web applications
- Deep knowledge of software development practices, design patterns, and system architecture
- Proven ability to lead and deliver technical projects from start to finish
- Strong communication skills with a collaborative, team-oriented mindset
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Experience in early-stage or high-growth startup environments
- Background in logistics, supply chain, or e-commerce
- Experience working on Order Management Systems (OMS)
- Familiarity with building or scaling Consumer Experience platforms