Staff Software Engineer (Full-Stack)

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12+ years of full-stack software engineering experience, with strong backend fundamentals and broad technical expertise. Previous experience operating at Staff, Principal, Architect,

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This is a high-impact, full-stack engineering role focused on technical direction and company-wide engineering excellence.
You’ll influence architectural and technical decisions across multiple product teams while remaining hands-on with the code.
The role combines backend engineering, frontend development, data modeling, reliability, scalability, and system-level problem solving.
You’ll establish engineering standards and patterns that improve maintainability and help teams move faster.
A major part of your impact will come through mentoring senior engineers and partnering with engineering leaders.
You’ll operate with significant ownership, influencing outcomes across the organization without relying on direct authority.
The environment values technical judgment, clear communication, collaboration, and a practical approach to reducing technical debt.

Set technical direction and drive key engineering decisions that influence multiple teams across the organization.
Identify and address reliability, performance, and scalability challenges proactively at a systems level.
Build and iterate on customer-facing product features using Ruby on Rails, React, and TypeScript.
Work across the technology stack, including backend APIs, data modeling, relational databases, and polished frontend experiences.
Partner with engineering leads to align technical direction and architectural approaches across teams.
Establish and promote engineering patterns, conventions, and standards that improve code quality and maintainability.
Help reduce technical debt through practical solutions that support business objectives and remove engineering blockers.
Bring clarity to ambiguous, cross-team technical challenges and help teams make confident decisions.
Mentor senior engineers through pairing, code reviews, design discussions, and ongoing technical guidance.
Collaborate with engineering managers on technical planning, scoping, and overall team health.

Requirements

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12+ years of full-stack software engineering experience, with strong backend fundamentals and broad technical expertise.
Previous experience operating at Staff, Principal, Architect, or equivalent senior technical level.
Production experience with Ruby on Rails or a comparable backend framework.
Strong working knowledge of React and TypeScript for frontend development.
Experience working with relational databases at scale, including MySQL, Spanner, or similar technologies.
Proven ability to lead technical decisions across multiple teams by building relationships, creating alignment, and influencing without direct authority.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
High standards for code quality, maintainability, and engineering practices, with a mindset of continuously improving existing systems.
Strong technical judgment, ownership, collaboration, and ability to navigate ambiguous problems.
Experience in FinTech, financial services, or products with complex compliance requirements is a plus.

What We Offer

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✓Anticipated salary range of $246,000–$284,000 USD or CAD, depending on the corresponding country and individual qualifications.

✓Competitive base salary forming part of the overall compensation package.

✓Access to tax-efficient benefits such as 401(k), FSA, and commuter benefits where applicable.

✓Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, with employee coverage fully paid and dependent coverage partially paid in the U.S. benefits structure.

✓16 weeks of flexible paid parental leave.

✓Fully remote work options for employees outside supported office locations.

✓Industry-competitive equity for employees.

✓Generous vacation policy, including flexibility for appointments and mental health days.

✓Opportunity to influence technical direction across multiple engineering teams.

✓Strong focus on technical mentorship, engineering leadership, and company-wide impact.