Staff Software Engineer, Core

The Staff Software Engineer on the Core team is a unique and vital role within Madison Reed, owning the foundational platform that nearly every other system at the company is built on. This role owns the backend services, APIs, data models, and integrations that power the entire business. It involves architecting and leading the development of the systems other teams depend on, driving technical strategy for the platform, and contributing to the organization’s long-term architectural vision. Working in a cross-functional, agile ai-first environment, the engineer collaborates with teammates, product owners, and stakeholders across every line of business, while mentoring engineers at all levels and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

We expect our Staff Software Engineer to both build and use the AI capabilities and infrastructure that other teams build on top of, and to have fundamentally changed how they build by working alongside frontier agentic coding tools, while retaining the deep technical ownership required to audit, verify, and own everything that ships

The Perks? Glad you asked…

• →Comprehensive Healthcare
• →100% Company Paid Short and Long Term Disability 
• →401k Participation and Equity Grants
• →Continuing Education Contributions
• →HSA Employer Contributions and FSA Options
• →Parental Leave Program
• →Commuter Benefits
• →Responsible Paid Time Off Program
• →Complimentary Madison Reed Products + Discounts on Hair Color Bar Services
• →Company sponsored events
• →But wait, there’s more…

We’re disrupting a $50 billion industry.

Since 2013, we’ve offered our clients the option to truly own their beauty with a revolutionary choice—your place or ours? Home or Hair Color Bar? Our professional hair color is truly omnichannel, with the option to order or subscribe through our website, pick up in-store at our Hair Color Bars, or make an appointment at one of our Hair Color Bar locations (over 20 & growing). At our Hair Color Bars, clients can choose from a variety of color services from licensed cosmetologists—permanent hair color, roots only, hair gloss, highlights and more. With our men’s line launched in 2020, we’re shaking up the $50 billion hair care industry with products that continue to raise the bar for doing hair at home.

Here at our San Francisco headquarters and in every Hair Color Bar, we truly live our values—Love, Joy, Courage, Responsibility, and Trust. Our values inform everything we do, from how we treat our clients to how we treat every member of our fast-growing team. Our founder & CEO, Amy Errett, has fostered a one-of-a-kind culture based on transparency, accountability, and fun; where diversity and inclusion are of utmost importance and every team member feels supported to succeed.

Our commitment to the ultimate client experience, paired with our dedication to product innovation and the latest beauty technology, has attracted a devoted, consistently-growing base of fans, converts, and color evangelists. We love what we do—and it shows.

Join us in our mission to live life colorfully and make personal care more personal.

Information for Recruiters: Madison Reed only accepts resumes directly from candidates. Madison Reed does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing vendors, including recruitment agencies and/or search firms, and does not pay fees to any such vendors for any unsolicited resumes.

Madison Reed. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, training, compensating and promoting our employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender or any other protected classes as required by applicable law that might make us unique or different. As a company, we are dedicated to reflecting the diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion found in the communities we serve. Inclusion is at the heart of what we do, from the way we craft our job descriptions, to the values we espouse daily.