Staff Software Engineer

Eightpoint; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier benefits

Unlimited PTO

Flexible schedules

Free lunches

Job summary

Eightpoint is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to serve as a technical anchor across our engineering teams. You will shape how we build, influence architecture decisions, and elevate engineers around you.

You’ll own standards, remove blockers, and drive outcomes that span teams while mentoring senior engineers and contributing to hiring efforts. This role blends deep technical leadership with organizational impact in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-team architecture and technology strategy.
• Ability to define and enforce engineering standards and patterns.
• Strong collaboration with managers and senior engineers to unblock work.
• Experience evaluating interviews and participating in hiring decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive architecture decisions for cross-cutting systems.
• Define and enforce coding standards, patterns, and system design.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide high-signal feedback across teams.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to hiring and technical depth.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architecture decisions

Mentoring

Delivery velocity

Job description

Our innovative culture thrives on collaboration, data-driven decisions, and a startup mindset. Join our team and enjoy top-tier benefits, unlimited PTO, flexible schedules, free lunches, and the opportunity to work alongside a world-class team of professionals.

About the Role

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to serve as a technical anchor across our engineering teams. This role goes beyond writing code; you will shape how we build, influence architecture decisions across products, and elevate the engineers around you. You’ll operate at the intersection of deep technical expertise and organizational leadership, helping define standards, remove systemic blockers, and drive outcomes that span team boundaries.

What You’ll Do

Technical Leadership

• Own and drive architecture decisions for complex, cross-cutting systems
• Define and enforce engineering standards patterns, anti-patterns, code quality, and system design
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide high-signal feedback across teams
• Identify and resolve technical debt before it compounds

Organizational Impact

• Partner with engineering managers and team leads to unblock teams and improve delivery velocity
• Mentor and grow senior engineers; actively invest in the technical depth of the org
• Bridge the gap between teams surfacing dependencies, aligning on shared infrastructure, and reducing duplication
• Contribute to hiring by defining bar-raising interview criteria and participating in technical evaluations

Strategic Influence

• Translate business goals into technical strategy and vice versa
• Participate in roadmap planning with a long-horizon view on scalability, maintainability, and risk