[Hiring] Staff Software Engineer @Software Mind

Software Mind; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading software development company is hiring a remote Staff Software Engineer specializing in React and TypeScript. This position entails full-stack development, mentoring junior engineers, and having a strong focus on web performance optimization. Candidates should have significant experience in software development and leadership roles. Competitive salary and flexible schedules are provided.

Leistungen

Flexible schedules

Authentic work-life balance

Payment in US Dollars

Qualifikationen

• 8–10 years of professional experience in software development.
• 1–2 years in a technical leadership role.
• Strong understanding of web performance optimization.

Aufgaben

• Write great code and guide users towards the right products.
• Contribute to the design and development of new applications.
• Mentor engineers and uphold high standards in code quality.

Kenntnisse

React

TypeScript

Node.js

SSR frameworks (Next.js/Nuxt.js)

English (C1 level)

Leadership in software development

Tools

DataDog

CI/CD tools

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Sep 02, 2025 - Software Mind is hiring a remote Staff Software Engineer. Location: Costa Rica.

Software Mind is seeking qualified candidates to fill the role of Staff Software Engineer (React/TypeScript/Next.js).

In addition to a competitive salary rate and a positive work environment, we are committed to delivering high-quality technology solutions. We also offer:

• Flexible schedules
• An authentic work-life balance
• Payment in US Dollars

About the role

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer with expertise in React, TypeScript, Node.js, and SSR frameworks such as Next.js or Nuxt.js. The focus of the work is on full-stack development.

Responsibilities

• Write great code and be a team player who is willing to share your expertise and knowledge with others.
• Iterating and updating client-facing web pages and flows that guide users toward the right company-related products to meet their needs.
• Perform data integrations within the decision-making process to enhance the customer experience.
• Contribute to the design and development of new applications, features, and flows to make the customer experience more intuitive and user-friendly.
• Support ongoing efforts to optimize the client\'s end-to-end SDLC, while maintaining best practices.
• Work throughout the full tech stack using React.js, TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, GraphQL, SQL, REST API, Context API, and more.
• Own and drive various projects and support senior engineers in driving other projects.
• Be a true owner in every sense of the word as it relates to your work, responsibilities, and commitment to the team, and be an intrinsically motivated self-starter.
• Provide expertise around the right level of engineering for a given solution to help ensure projects are not “over-engineered”.
• Bring strong technical opinions to the table, but hold them loosely, being humble enough to let them go and move forward if group consensus goes in another direction.
• Attend and contribute to architecture and design meetings and discussions.
• Partner with the Engineering Manager to: Plan the roadmap & quarterly OKRS; Breakdown product requirements into actionable user stories; Bring a technical voice to planning & refinement meetings; Maintain a high bar for engineering excellence; Establish technical guard rails, conventions, and best practices; Suggest process improvements and ideas to make the team better.

Job Skills/Requirements

• +90% English written and oral (at least C1 level) with excellent communication skills
• 8–10 years of professional experience in software development.
• 1–2 years in a technical leadership role (e.g., Tech Lead, Team Lead, or Staff Engineer), demonstrating leadership and ownership of complex systems.
• Expertise in React, advanced TypeScript, Node.js, and SSR frameworks such as Nest.js or Next.js (V.13)
• Experience with Astro.js, or similar modern web frameworks, with the ability to quickly ramp up on emerging technologies
• Familiarity with island architecture, partial hydration, or comparable strategies for optimizing front-end performance and interactivity
• Familiarity with emerging web frameworks and concepts like Astro.js, partial hydration, and islands architecture.
• Strong understanding of web performance optimization, including Core Web Vitals, caching strategies, static generation, and rendering techniques.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and uphold high standards in code quality and development best practices.
• Experience building and maintaining scalable, production-ready applications.
• Solid product mindset with the ability to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and design.
• Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., DataDog):
• Experience setting up dashboards, configuring alerts, and tracing issues in prod environments

Nice to Have

• Knowledge and understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IAC)
• Experience working on an organically driven website at a scale
• Experience working with data analytics tools and understanding complex analytics schemas
• Experience with CI/CD