Staff Software Engineer

RealWork; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary, bonus structure & equity

Health, Dental, Vision and Parental Benefits

Flexible PTO and Work Hours

401(k)

Job summary

RealWork in Austin, Texas is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their growing team. The ideal candidate will excel in full-stack development with a strong background in TypeScript, React, and NodeJS. You will be responsible for defining product requirements, leading development teams, and integrating third-party APIs. The company offers a competitive salary, bonus structure, excellent benefits, and a hybrid work environment, making it an attractive opportunity for tech professionals seeking a startup experience within a stable company.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to define and refine product requirements.
• Strong coding experience required with hands-on product development.
• Experience in a startup environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Convert behavioral and UX specifications into technical requirements.
• Lead a development team to execute technical scopes.
• Integrate with third-party APIs with best practices.

Skills

Full-stack development

TypeScript

React

NodeJS

MongoDB

API integration

UI component libraries

Web build tools

AI developer tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

We’re RealWork, a team of builders and problem-solvers based in Austin, Texas. Our mission is to help home service professionals earn the trust they deserve online.

RealWork is the marketing engine behind thousands of contractors nationwide. We transform their best jobs into SEO-optimized stories, photos, and reviews that drive growth. Through integrations with leading field service platforms, we automate meaningful customer engagement after each job and use job content to help contractor’s online presence better reflect the quality of their work in the field.

RealWork is based 100% in the USA and headquartered in Austin, TX.

The Role:

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our small but growing engineering team. A great candidate will be able to demonstrate competency in Full-stack development, and will be at ease maintaining an Express + Mongo backend, working with ORMs and designing RESTful APIs. This role represents an opportunity to heavily influence product, workflow, and fundamental engineering principles on a current, relevant and flexible product as it grows to national scale. The ideal candidate will have a high level of expertise in product development, data engineering, and systems architecture, with a particular focus on B2B solutions.

The Product:

Our platform helps home service businesses attract new customers by showcasing their work in the field through websites and website widgets. Our product is primarily TypeScript and React with a MERN-stack backend. We put an emphasis on keeping the codebase evergreen and focused on best practices while balancing stability and ease of use for the development team.

The Interview Process:

Tired of the 10-round interview gauntlet? So are we. We have a simple, straightforward interview process that takes less than 4 hours of your time - total. Sick of Take-Home Assessments and Algorithm Exercises before you ever get the chance to talk with someone? Us too. You can opt to show off something awesome you've built instead. Let's get to the point, and see what we can build together.

Responsibilities & Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to help define and refine product requirements given input from a cross-functional set of stakeholders
• Ability to convert behavioral and UX specifications into a set of technical requirements and scopes then lead a development team to execute those scopes
• Strong coding experience required - you’ll be hands on with the product. Professional experience building products with TypeScript, React, NodeJS and MongoDB is preferred.
• Experience integrating with third-party APIs with best practices around error handling and reporting
• Experience with UI component libraries (e.g., Material-UI/MUI).
• Familiarity with modern build toolchains (e.g., Webpack, Vite).
• Practical application of AI developer tools in daily engineering tasks.
• Previous experience building products in a startup environment is preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science preferred
• Mobile experience in Expo/React Native or fully native apps, a bonus

Why Join RealWork?

• Startup environment within a stable, industry-leading company
• Competitive salary, bonus structure & equity
• Excellent Health, Dental, Vision and Parental Benefits
• Regular team outings & events
• Hybrid / Remote Flexibility
• Flexible PTO and Work Hours
• 401(k)

RealWork is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, and federal law or ordinance.