Staff Software Engineer

IMG LIVE; Beverly Hills (CA); On-site; USD 176,250 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

WME is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and build scalable web applications and APIs that power the entertainment industry. You will drive architectural decisions, partner with product managers and designers, and translate operations into practical systems while mentoring engineers and improving development velocity with AI-assisted tooling.

The role emphasizes solving complex problems end-to-end in a scrappy, evolving environment and shapes both systems and engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong full-stack expertise in modern web applications.
• Experience with React/Next.js.
• Experience designing scalable APIs and backend systems.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable web applications and APIs.
• Drive architectural decisions across frontend and backend systems.
• Partner with product managers and designers to deliver thoughtful solutions.
• Translate operational needs into practical technical systems.
• Improve developer productivity through tooling, automation, and AI-assisted development.
• Mentor engineers and help raise the technical bar.

Skills

10+ years experience

Full-stack development

React/Next.js

API design

Cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

WME is building the next generation of internal platforms that power one of the world’s leading entertainment companies. We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, shaping architecture, and building systems that become foundational to how an organization operates. The software we build helps agents and teams manage relationships, deals, and opportunities across the global entertainment industry. You’ll partner closely with product managers and designers to build thoughtful, scalable systems that support critical business workflows. As a Staff Engineer, you’ll help influence architectural direction, mentor engineers, and tackle some of the most complex technical challenges across the platform. We’re also investing heavily in AI-assisted development, and engineers on this team actively use modern AI tools and workflows to improve development velocity and product quality. We’re building this engineering organization largely from the ground up, so we’re looking for engineers who enjoy scrappy environments, are comfortable navigating ambiguity, and want to help shape how a team operates. We’re looking for engineers who like owning meaningful problems end-to-end and helping shape both the systems and the engineering culture around them. We take the work seriously, but not ourselves.

Example Problems You Might Work On

• Designing systems that capture and connect relationships across the entertainment industry
• Building modern CRM workflows that replace fragmented legacy tools and spreadsheets
• Developing AI-powered features that surface insights from operational data
• Creating APIs and services that support complex deal and workflow management
• Migrating legacy applications into modern web-based systems

What you’ll do

• Design and build scalable web applications and APIs
• Drive architectural decisions across frontend and backend systems
• Partner closely with product managers and designers to deliver thoughtful solutions
• Translate operational needs into practical technical systems
• Improve developer productivity through tooling, automation, and AI-assisted development
• Mentor engineers and help raise the technical bar

What We’re looking for

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong full-stack development experience building modern web applications
• Experience with React / Next.js or similar frameworks
• Experience designing scalable APIs and backend systems
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong product instincts and collaborative mindset
• Comfortable working in environments where systems and processes are still evolving

How we build

• Ship practical software that solves real problems
• Favor simple, maintainable architectures
• Work closely across engineering, product, and design
• Use modern cloud infrastructure and development practices
• Leverage AI-assisted development across the engineering workflow
• AI‑First Engineering: AI tools are part of our everyday engineering workflow. We encourage engineers to use modern AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, testing, debugging, and system design. We’re also actively exploring how AI can enhance the systems we build.

Hiring Rate Minimum: $176,250 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds)

Hiring Rate Maximum: $235,000 annually

WME is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.