Senior/Staff Full Stack Engineer

Workstream; Lehi (UT); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401K Plan

Flexible PTO

Equity

Stocked kitchen

In-office amenities

Job summary

Workstream is a mission‑driven company delivering an all‑in‑one HR, payroll, and hiring platform for the hourly workforce. We seek a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our growing team, focusing on scalable, high‑performance applications and cloud native design.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, and cross‑functional teams, emphasizing TDD, quality, and robust delivery. This hybrid role involves some in‑office work to support close collaboration and alignment with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Ruby on Rails, Python, Java, PHP, or JavaScript for full‑stack development.
• Strong foundation in programming principles and design patterns.
• Experience building scalable systems and test‑driven CI/CD.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL or MongoDB).
• Familiarity with AWS and cloud platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to design distributed systems with a holistic view.
• Keep up with latest tech trends and improve productivity.

Responsibilities

• Be a senior contributor in full‑stack application development.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering Managers, and peers to scope features.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Advocate for test‑driven development to ensure high quality software.
• Write clean, maintainable code and contribute to architecture decisions.

Skills

Full stack development

Ruby on Rails

Python

JavaScript

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

TDD

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Next.js

Tools

Next.js

Job description

Workstream is a mission-driven company building the all-in-one HR, payroll, and hiring platform for managing the hourly workforce. There are 2.7 billion hourly workers, making up 80% of the global workforce, but this market has been heavily underserved by technology and deserves better. Workstream has been purpose-built for the hourly workforce from day one so that these businesses and their employees can thrive.

Our customers include leading brands from multiple sectors, including Burger King, Carl's Jr./Hardee's, IHOP, KFC, and Culvers. We are a high growth series B company and quickly expanding our product portfolio to deliver on our vision. We are backed by legendary VCs and industry experts like Founders Fund, BOND, and Coatue.

We are a team from UC Berkeley, Cornell, SJTU, Cambridge, NUS, with broad industry experiences from Tencent, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, and more. Our engineering team is composed of passionate, driven, and talented engineers who focus on building and innovating cloud technology solutions that empower local businesses to thrive and better serve the deskless workforce in their communities. We are seeking a talented Full Stack Engineer to join our growing engineering team.

This is a full-time, hybrid position with 1 to 2 days a week in-office to support close cross-functional collaboration.

Day In The Life

• You are a seasoned Senior Full Stack Engineer with a strong background in full-stack application development.
• Work closely with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and peer engineers to deliver well-scoped product features.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders across Engineering, Product, GTM, and Customer Success teams.
• You advocate for and practice test-driven development (TDD) to ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable software.
• Your technical skills are complemented by your ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.

Who You Are

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in at least one or more of the following languages: Ruby on Rails, Python, Java, PHP, or JavaScript, with experience developing full-stack, high-performance, and high-availability applications.
• Strong foundation in programming principles and design patterns.
• Experience building scalable systems and test-driven CI/CD with a commitment to quality software development.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, such as PostgreSQL or MongoDB, have comprehensive understanding of the decision-making process between SQL and NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS
• Demonstrated experience in designing distributed systems with a holistic perspective.
• Keep up with the latest technological trends and continuously improve productivity.

Nice To Have

• Experience with NextJS or other front end technologies

What We Offer

• A mission-driven and value-based company dedicated to empower deskless workers and local businesses
• An early employee opportunity at a Series B hyper-growth startup; work with the founding team and industry veterans to accelerate your career
• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision. We pay 90% of your premiums for our employees and 80% for dependents
• In office amenities and stocked kitchen
• 401K Plan
• Flexible PTO

Salary Range

In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Law, the base salary range for this role is between $140,000 to $170,000 in Lehi, Utah. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidate’s compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.

Know More About Workstream

• https://www.workstream.us/blog/funding-series-b
• https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/26/workstreams-text-based-recruitment-tool-gets-a-48m-bet-from-bond-and-beyond/
• https://techbuzz.news/buzzworthy-august-27-2021/

Additional Information

Workstream provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.