Staff Engineer: Cloud Architecture & Tech Leadership

WealthCounsel, LLC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

WealthCounsel, LLC is seeking a Staff Engineer who will guide the technical direction of our product teams. You will own architecture decisions, write production code, and elevate engineering practices across the organization.

You will mentor developers, drive cross-team collaboration, and partner with leadership to align platform investments with business goals. This role emphasizes cloud-native design, event-driven thinking, and scalable infrastructure in a fast-growing legal tech environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Deep experience with cloud applications on AWS, including serverless and event-driven architectures.
• Expert proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js and frontend frameworks.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction.
• AWS certifications such as SAA-C02/AC02 are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own technical direction for assigned product teams and portfolio.
• Provide architectural guidance and ensure alignment with leadership.
• Drive build-vs-buy decisions and major refactors.
• Set and elevate technical quality standards and tooling.
• Write production code and coach developers through reviews and feedback.
• Lead incident response and communicate risk to leadership.

Skills

TypeScript/Node.js

Vue.js

AWS serverless

AWS CDK

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related

Tools

Claude Code

Copilot

Terraform

Job description

WealthCounsel, LLC is seeking a Staff Engineer who will guide the technical direction of our product teams. You will own architecture decisions, write production code, and elevate engineering practices across the organization.

You will mentor developers, drive cross-team collaboration, and partner with leadership to align platform investments with business goals. This role emphasizes cloud-native design, event-driven thinking, and scalable infrastructure in a fast-growing legal tech environment.