Senior Technical Staff Engineer - Consumer Apps (On-site)

Favorited; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Paid company holidays

Job summary

favorited is seeking a Senior+ Member of Technical Staff to join our on-site Santa Monica team. You will work across native mobile, full-stack, backend, and infrastructure to build and scale consumer-facing experiences that engage creators and communities.

We prize self-starters who own their work, thrive in a fast-moving environment, and bring strong product instincts. If gaming, livestreaming, and social platforms excite you, this is your place to shape the future of interactive social

Qualifications

• Proven experience building consumer-facing products at scale.
• Experience taking products from 0→1 or scaling from 1→10.
• Strong engineering experience in native iOS/Android, full-stack, backend, or infrastructure.
• Experience with large-scale consumer applications and high ownership environments.
• Startup experience or ability to operate in a fast-moving setting.
• Strong product instincts and curiosity about the why behind what is built.
• Ability to work independently, handle ambiguity, and take initiative.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for gaming, livestreaming, social platforms, or interactive experiences.

Responsibilities

• Build new products and experiences from 0→1 and scale concepts to production.
• Scale existing systems from 1→10 as user bases grow.
• Develop native mobile apps across iOS and Android.
• Build scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Create full-stack experiences integrating frontend, backend, and product features.
• Develop and scale infrastructure to support high-performance consumer apps.
• Collaborate with product and design to turn ideas into intuitive experiences.
• Identify technical and product opportunities and own their resolution.
• Help establish the technical foundation to support growth of favorited.

Skills

Consumer-facing products

0→1 product

1→10 scale

Startup environment

Independent work

Strong communication

Mobile native iOS/Android

Full-stack

Backend

Infrastructure

Job description

favorited is seeking a Senior+ Member of Technical Staff to join our on-site Santa Monica team. You will work across native mobile, full-stack, backend, and infrastructure to build and scale consumer-facing experiences that engage creators and communities.

We prize self-starters who own their work, thrive in a fast-moving environment, and bring strong product instincts. If gaming, livestreaming, and social platforms excite you, this is your place to shape the future of interactive social