Staff Engineer

g2i; United States; Remote; USD 165,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Global team

Contract leadership roles (up to 6 mon

Job summary

G2i is seeking a Staff Engineer to set technical direction across frontend, backend, and deployment. You will mentor teams, shape architecture, and drive delivery for high-velocity product initiatives.

You’ll partner with Product and Design to deliver robust developer platforms and dashboards, advocate best practices, and raise the execution bar while maintaining quality in a remote-first, globally distributed team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years building software, including leadership roles (EM/Tech Lead/Head of Eng).
• Strong full-stack understanding (React + Node.js) and modern frontend patterns.
• Experience shipping and operating production systems with cloud, CI/CD, observability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow an engineering team: hiring, coaching, performance management.
• Set and evolve technical strategy for developer platforms, dashboards, and internal tooling.
• Partner with Product/Design to deliver roadmap outcomes with high velocity and craftsmanship.
• Establish engineering standards: code quality, testing, security, and ops excellence.
• Own delivery health: sprint hygiene, predictable execution, on-call practices.
• Drive architecture decisions across front-end, back-end (tRPC encouraged), and deployment (Docker + CI/CD).
• Build a culture of ownership and continuous improvement across teams.

Skills

Full-stack React/Node

Team leadership

Architecture decisions

DevOps / Docker

Public cloud

Tools

tRPC

Docker

CI/CD

React

Node.js

Job description

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Role Overview

At G2i, we don't just hire for AI - we build with it. We partner with leading AI labs and technical founders to create next-generation developer platforms, data tools, and operational dashboards that power the AI frontier.

As a Staff Engineer, you'll set technical direction and raise the execution bar while building a high-performing team. You'll guide architecture and delivery across modern full-stack systems (React 19 + Node.js), build durable engineering practices, and ensure we ship fast without sacrificing quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and grow an engineering team: hiring, coaching, performance management, career development.

• Set and evolve technical strategy for developer platforms, dashboards, and internal tooling.

• Partner with Product/Design to deliver roadmap outcomes with high velocity and strong craftsmanship.

• Establish engineering standards: code quality, testing, documentation, security, and operational excellence.

• Own delivery health: sprint/iteration hygiene, predictable execution, and strong on-call/incident practices.

• Drive architecture decisions across front-end, back-end (tRPC encouraged), and deployment (Docker + CI/CD).

• Build a culture of ownership, feedback, and continuous improvement across teams.

Ideal Qualifications

• 7+ years building software, including 2-4+ years leading teams (EM/Tech Lead/Head of Eng).

• Strong full-stack understanding (React + Node.js), modern front-end patterns, SSR/performance, API design.

• Experience with shipping and operating production systems (cloud, CI/CD, observability, incident management).

• Proven ability to balance speed with quality in startup environments.

• Clear communicator with strong judgment and a track record of developing engineers.

Compensation & Terms

• 120 - 200USD/Hr, based on experience and location

• Contract leadership roles considered (up to 6 months)

• Remote-first, global team

Application Process

Resume submission → Leadership/technical screen → → Behavioral interview → Offer

About G2i

G2i helps startups hire senior engineers faster and smarter through video-based technical evaluation. We've placed thousands of developers worldwide since 2016 and built a community rooted in Quality, Urgency, and Agility.