Senior Staff Software Engineer - Hybrid (Austin)

Etude; Town of Niles (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Etude is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to influence the entire stack, from architecture to implementation. You will ship high-quality features, collaborate with leadership, and tackle high-impact technical challenges in a hybrid Austin setting.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in full-stack roles, strong frontend and backend skills, and a passion for building robust platforms with customer focus.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a full-stack role delivering scalable features.
• Degree in CS/EE required.
• Strong frontend (TypeScript/JS/React), backend (Node/Express/REST), and infra skills (Relational DB, AWS, Git).
• Experience with modern AI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead development across products, setting technical standards.
• Design scalable, customer-centric features in collaboration with Product.
• Own triage and resolution of system issues, guiding best practices.
• Champion system performance, health, and team efficiency.
• Advocate for user needs, delivering meaningful value.
• Mentor teammates and elevate engineering culture.

Skills

Full-stack dev

React

Node.js

Express.js

REST APIs

AWS

Relational DB

Git

DevOps

Leadership

AI tools

Education

CS/EE degree

Tools

Linear

Claude Code

Job description

Etude is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to influence the entire stack, from architecture to implementation. You will ship high-quality features, collaborate with leadership, and tackle high-impact technical challenges in a hybrid Austin setting.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in full-stack roles, strong frontend and backend skills, and a passion for building robust platforms with customer focus.