Staff Software Engineer

Shuttlebase; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Meaningful equity

Full health coverage (medical, dental,

vision) for you + your family.

Unlimited PTO

Tax free commuter and parking benefits

Office-first culture (4 days/week) — 


Midtown Manhattan

Work directly with the founding team —

Your impact is immediate

Free One Medical Membership

401k

Job summary

Shuttlebase in New York, NY seeks a Staff Software Engineer to shape the evolution engine, balancing hands-on coding with architectural leadership. You’ll design scalable, observable systems and mentor engineers while guiding engineering strategy.

You’ll own backend infra across Python, AWS, and data pipelines. You’ll collaborate with AI, product, and data science to translate business needs into resilient, high-performance software. Midtown Manhattan office culture and ownership included.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing and shipping production systems at scale.
• Strong expertise in Python, AWS, and JavaScript with backend and frontend ownership.
• Proven ability to design distributed systems (event-driven, microservices, data-heavy).
• You’ve been a technical lead or staff engineer mentoring peers and setting standards.
• Bias toward action and clarity—document and deliver.
• Deep curiosity about AI and experimentation.
• Bonus: ClickHouse, LLMs in production, or ecommerce analytics infra.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical backbone behind Shuttlebase’s evolution engine.
• Design scalable systems and guide engineering strategy.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers through reviews and design docs.
• Architect backend infra across Python, serverless AWS, and data pipelines.
• Collaborate with AI, product, and data science to translate needs into resilient systems.
• Prototype and push ideas from concept to production with balance and rigor.
• Raise the bar on performance, security, and reliability as we scale.

Skills

Python

AWS

JavaScript

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Tools

ClickHouse

LLMs in production

Ecommerce analytics infra

Job description

Why Shuttlebase?

Imagine websites that rebuild themselves on autopilot to sell more, convert better, and grow faster.
At Shuttlebase, we’re making that happen — merging generative AI, large-scale data pipelines, and experimentation into a self-evolving web.

We’re a well-funded, very early-stage startup with a massive vision. Joining now means you’re not just an employee — you’re helping set the technical and cultural DNA of the company. If you’ve ever wanted the autonomy of a founder with the backing of top-tier investors, this is it.

What You’ll Build & Lead

As our Staff Software Engineer, you’ll be the technical backbone behind Shuttlebase’s evolution engine - designing scalable systems, guiding engineering strategy, and mentoring the builders around you.
You’ll balance hands-on depth with architectural altitude, turning vision into technical reality.

You will:

• Work at the forefront of generative AI and agentic flows - build systems that let AI autonomously reason, experiment, and deploy real changes to the web.

• Architect the next generation of Shuttlebase's experiment engine - scalable, observable, fault-tolerant, built for millions of daily events.

• Design and evolve our backend infrastructure across Python (Flask-RestX), serverless AWS, and data pipelines (ClickHouse, Postgres, Kinesis, Firehose, S3).

• Drive technical strategy - define our engineering principles, evolve architecture across microservices, ingestion, and LLM-driven systems.

• Mentor and multiply - uplevel senior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and design docs.

• Collaborate cross-functionally - work with AI, product, and data science to translate business needs into resilient systems.

• Prototype and push boundaries - bring ideas from concept to production fast, balancing experimentation and rigor.

• Raise the bar on performance, security, and reliability as we scale toward SOC 2 and enterprise clients.

This isn’t a people-management role - it’s technical leadership at its purest form: deep design, high leverage, and full ownership.

Who We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of experience designing and shipping production systems at scale (bonus: 0→1 or startup environment).

• Strong expertise in Python, AWS, and JavaScript - you’re comfortable owning both backend and frontend architecture.

• Proven ability to design distributed systems (event-driven, microservices, or data-heavy architectures).

• You’ve been a technical lead or staff engineer - mentoring peers, reviewing designs, and setting engineering standards.

• Bias toward action and clarity - you simplify, document, and deliver.

• Deep curiosity about AI and experimentation - you love systems that learn and adapt.

• Bonus: experience with ClickHouse, LLMs in production, or ecommerce/analytics infrastructure.

At Shuttlebase, culture isn’t fluff — it’s how we win

• Curiosity & Growth We challenge assumptions, ask big questions, and push for mastery.

• Do whatever it takes No ivory towers — everyone gets their hands dirty.

• Ownership You own outcomes, not just outputs. Shipping is step one; impact is the goal.

• Trust Radical transparency and accountability, even when it’s hard.

• Agility We move fast, test faster, and weren’t afraid to pivot.

• This Is Your Company Ideas fuel breakthroughs. We’re all builders here.

• Enjoy the Ride Startups are a rollercoaster — we create good vibes and celebrate wins together.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation

• Meaningful equity — real ownership in Shuttlebase’s success.

• Full health coverage (medical, dental, vision) for you + your family.

• Unlimited PTO — we trust you to take the time you need.

• Tax free commuter and parking benefits

• Office-first culture (4 days/week) — Midtown Manhattan, in the middle of it all.

• Work directly with the founding team — your impact is immediate, visible, and career-defining.

• Free One Medical Membership

• 401k