Staff Software Engineer

Etude; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Etude in Austin is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to influence the full stack, write high-quality code, test rigorously, and ship features that power our platform. You’ll collaborate with company leadership to solve high-impact technical challenges and guide best practices across teams.

Join a 100-person, fast-paced environment with hybrid work from downtown Austin. You’ll mentor others, shape technical direction, and help grow a culture of learning, curiosity, and craftsmanship.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a full-stack software role with ownership of complex features or systems at scale.
• Degree in CS/EE.
• Frontend: TypeScript, JavaScript, React; Backend: Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs; Infrastructure: relational databases, Git, AWS.
• Familiarity with Fast AI/AI tooling such as Linear and Claude Code.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and mentorship skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development across products — Architect, build, and ship high-quality code across our platform.
• Design scalable, elegant solutions — Collaborate with Product to deliver customer-centric features.
• Own issue resolution — Triage, prioritize, and resolve system-level issues, guiding best practices.
• Champion continuous improvement — Improve system performance, code health, and team efficiency.
• Advocate for the user — Build with empathy and deliver meaningful value.
• Mentor and elevate others — Share expertise and foster a culture of learning and rigor.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Node.js

Express.js

REST APIs

AWS

Relational databases

Git

Education

CS/EE degree

Tools

Linear

Claude Code

Job description

About The Business

Etude operates in insurance, commercial real estate, and industrials. Our insurance business covers more than 5,000 properties with billions of dollars in insured value. Our real estate business owns approximately $1B of commercial property alongside the Kinder Family Office. Our industrial business is developing a multibillion-dollar, 40-acre steelworks to secure the domestic supply chain for electrical infrastructure.

About The Business

Etude operates in insurance, commercial real estate, and industrials. Our insurance business covers more than 5,000 properties with billions of dollars in insured value. Our real estate business owns approximately $1B of commercial property alongside the Kinder Family Office. Our industrial business is developing a multibillion-dollar, 40-acre steelworks to secure the domestic supply chain for electrical infrastructure.

About The Team

We are roughly a 100-person team. We hire high-agency people and give them autonomy, responsibility, and diverse problems to work on. We operate with the intensity of a small company where every person's work is visible and believe responsiveness is a form of respect. If you're looking for a place to sharpen your craft alongside people who take their work seriously, you'll fit right in.

Etude is looking for a driven Staff Software Engineer. In this role, you’ll work across the entire stack building, testing, and shipping features. You'll collaborate closely with company leadership, playing a key role in solving high-impact technical challenges and shaping the future of our platform.

About The Role

Joining our Engineering team at this stage means your work will have a huge influence on future engineers, the codebase, and company culture. This role is based out of our downtown Austin office, hybrid schedule, after onboarding.

To Drive Our Mission Forward, This Role Will

• Lead development across products - Architect, build, and ship high-quality code across our entire platform, setting the standard for technical excellence
• Design scalable, elegant solutions - Collaborate with Product to solve complex problems with simple, customer-centric features
• Own issue resolution - Triage, prioritize, and resolve system level issues while guiding others on best practices for quality and reliability
• Champion continuous improvement - Proactively identify opportunities to improve system performance, code health, and team efficiency
• Advocate for the user - Build with empathy and a deep understanding of customer needs, ensuring every solution adds meaningful value
• Mentor and elevate others - Share expertise, coach teammates, and help shape a culture of learning, growth, and technical rigor

About You

A collaborative and innovative thinker who has experience shipping code in a fast-paced, agile environment will make a huge impact at Etude!

Your Experience

• 7+ years in a full-stack software development role with a track record of owning and delivering complex features or systems at scale
• Degree in CS/EE
• Deep proficiency with Frontend (TypeScript, JavaScript, React), Backend (Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs), and Infrastructure (Relational databases, Git, AWS) systems and languages
• Track record of learning best-in-class tools, including but not limited to: Linear, Claude Code, and other rapidly advancing AI tools
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a proven ability to lead discussions with cross-functional stakeholders, drive alignment, and mentor peers
• DevOps-related experience is a plus - skills that go beyond just writing code and own how that code runs in production
• Desire to work in-person or hybrid from our beautiful downtown Austin office

If you don't have all the qualifications listed, don't worry! We understand everyone's career path is unique and still encourage you to apply if you feel this role is aligned with your career trajectory.

Employment at Etude is contingent upon a satisfactory verification of a general and criminal background check.