Staff Software Engineer

Planoly; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote (US-based)

Core hours overlapping Central Time

Job summary

Planoly is a profitable, bootstrapped platform building a ground-up product rebuild on a modern TypeScript stack, including a React Native mobile experience. We need a US-based staff engineer who wants to own large surface areas and ship fast with a small, senior team.

You will ship end-to-end features from database schemas to React components and mobile screens, evolve core systems like authentication and billing, and drive the mobile Expo integration while improving performance on Next.js

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional full-stack experience in US-based roles.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and React with production apps.
• Experience with React Native / Expo or willingness to ramp up quickly.
• Experience with databases, APIs, and frontend; pragmatic engineering.

Responsibilities

• Ship features end-to-end — from database schema and GraphQL resolvers to React components and mobile screens.
• Build and evolve our shared core: authentication, permissions, notifications, and billing logic that powers every platform.
• Help complete and refine our React Native mobile experience with Expo.
• Design durable background workflows for scheduling, payments, and integrations.
• Improve performance across our Next.js platforms and strengthen DX across the monorepo.
• Collaborate directly with product, design, and marketing to shape what we build.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Full stack

React Native

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Node.js

Next.js

Apollo

Tailwind CSS

Tools

Drizzle ORM

Stripe

Novu

Vercel

pnpm

Turborepo

Expo

Job description

Planoly is a profitable, bootstrapped platform trusted by creators and solopreneurs. We're nearing the finish line on a ground-up rebuild of the product on a modern TypeScript stack, including a React Native mobile experience. We need a US-based staff engineer who wants to own large surface areas and ship fast with a small, senior team.

What You'll Do

• Ship features end-to-end — from database schema and GraphQL resolvers to React components and mobile screens
• Build and evolve our shared core: authentication, permissions, notifications, and billing logic that powers every platform
• Help complete and refine our React Native mobile experience with Expo
• Design durable background workflows for scheduling, payments, and integrations
• Improve performance across our Next.js platforms and strengthen DX across the monorepo
• Collaborate directly with product, design, and marketing to shape what we build

Our Tech

This stack reflects the systems we build and operate. You're not expected to have experience with everything listed, but you should be excited to work close to product, performance, and real-world scale.

• Durable background workflows for scheduling, payments, and integrations utilizing Inngest
• Modern web platforms built with Next.js, React 19, Tailwind CSS, and a custom Radix UI design system
• Extensive GraphQL API and client-side data fetching with Apollo
• Backend services using Node.js, PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM, and integrated systems like Stripe and Novu
• Completing the full mobile experience using React Native, Expo, and Uniwind
• Deployment on Vercel, managed in a TypeScript monorepo using pnpm and Turborepo, and tested with Vitest and Playwright

Who You Are

• Strong TypeScript and React fundamentals — you've built and maintained production applications
• US-based full stack engineer with 6+ years of professional experience
• Comfortable across the full stack: databases, APIs, and frontend
• React Native / Expo experience, or strong willingness to ramp up quickly
• Pragmatic engineering judgment — you ship and iterate rather than over-architect
• You thrive in ambiguity and move with urgency
• Bonus: creator economy, social media, or content tools background

Why Planoly

• Clean slate — greenfield engineering on a modern stack with an established customer base
• No VC strings — profitable, bootstrapped, customer-driven
• Small senior team — high ownership, low process, real impact

What We Offer

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision
• Remote (US-based), with core hours overlapping Central Time