Staff Software Engineer
BuildOps
San Francisco, United States Posted September 26, 2026
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Salary Range
$174,000 - $226,000
Job Description
Join our team as a Staff Software Engineer, where you will architect, build, and optimize our industry-leading platform. You will lead technical decisions across the stack, design and develop APIs, improve database design, enhance our design system, and own full-stack observability. You will also mentor and guide other engineers, lead technical initiatives, and communicate effectively with various stakeholders. Enjoy competitive salary, equity options, health benefits, flexible PTO, and a hybrid work schedule.
- Architect, build, and maintain the full-stack platform, including scalable frontend applications and high-performance backend services.
- Lead technical decisions across the stack, ensuring high performance, maintainability, and best practices for both frontend and backend development.
- Mentor and guide other engineers, conducting technical design reviews, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
- We love driven, self-motivated folks that thrive in fast-paced environments
- We are looking for a motivated, self-starter who can drive technical excellence, mentor engineers, and influence best practices in a distributed team environment
- Experience working in CI/CD environments, ensuring smooth and automated deployments across the stack
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule - Monday/Friday WFH, Tuesday - Thursday, in office
- Experience with frontend and backend performance optimization, including database indexing, caching, and frontend rendering strategies
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on full-stack development in modern JavaScript/TypeScript
- Strong communication and technical writing skills for documentation and cross-functional collaboration
- Strong backend development experience with Node.js, designing and maintaining GraphQL APIs (Apollo, Relay) and RESTful services
- Deep expertise in React.js and state management with experience in building and maintaining scalable frontend architectures
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Prior knowledge or ability to quickly learn Python for backend development is a plus
- Strong experience with event-driven architecture, messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and real-time data processing
- Track record of mentoring and coaching engineers, fostering a culture of growth and continuous learning
- Proficiency in database technologies (SQL), including PostgreSQL, MySQL,or similar
- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
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