Staff Software Engineer

buildops; United States; Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity

Hybrid work schedule

Lunch provided

Job summary

buildops seeks a senior technical leader to guide a full-stack platform serving commercial contractors. You will design and improve frontend apps, backend services, APIs, and data systems, while mentoring engineers and guiding technical decisions across teams.

You will also apply AI coding tools to support development tasks and workflows, ensuring high-quality releases with sound engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of software engineering experience with modern JS/TS full-stack.
• Deep React frontend skills and state management, plus Node.js with GraphQL/REST.
• Experience mentoring engineers and guiding cross-team technical decisions.
• Degree in CS/Engineering; AI coding agents experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain scalable frontend and backend systems across the platform.
• Lead decisions about performance, maintainability, system design, and engineering practices across the stack.
• Develop and optimize APIs and integrations; improve DB design, indexing, and query performance.
• Improve shared UI components and design system elements while supporting a consistent user experience.
• Establish observability through logging, monitoring, and performance analysis; partner with QA on reliable releases.
• Define testing approaches, review code, mentor engineers, and lead multi-team initiatives.
• Apply AI coding tools to development, debugging, documentation, and workflow improvements.

Skills

Full-stack JS/TS

React

Node.js

GraphQL

REST APIs

SQL databases

PostgreSQL

MySQL

CI/CD

Testing (Jest/RTL)

Mentoring engineers

Cross-team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

GitHub Actions/CircleCI

AWS/GCP

Job description

Role overview

Provide senior technical leadership across a full-stack software platform serving commercial contractors. You will design and improve frontend applications, backend services, APIs, data systems, and operational practices, while mentoring engineers and guiding technical decisions across teams. The work also includes using AI development tools thoughtfully to support everyday engineering tasks.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable frontend applications and backend services across the platform.


• Lead decisions about performance, maintainability, system design, and engineering practices across the stack.


• Develop and optimize APIs and integrations, and improve database design, indexing, and query performance.


• Improve shared UI components and design system elements while supporting a consistent user experience.


• Establish observability through logging, monitoring, and performance analysis; partner with QA on reliable releases.


• Define testing approaches, review code, mentor engineers, and lead initiatives that span multiple teams.


• Apply AI coding tools to development, debugging, documentation, and workflow improvements while exercising sound judgment.

Requirements

• At least eight years of software engineering experience, with substantial full-stack work in modern JavaScript or TypeScript.


• Deep experience building scalable frontend systems with React and state management.


• Strong backend experience with Node.js, GraphQL, and REST APIs.


• Proficiency with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including performance optimization.


• Experience with event-driven systems, messaging, and real-time data processing.


• Familiarity with containers, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and testing tools such as Jest and React Testing Library.


• A track record of mentoring engineers, communicating technical ideas, and collaborating across functions.


• A degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field; experience with AI coding agents is also sought.

Nice to have

Python experience or the ability to learn it quickly is beneficial.

Benefits and work setup

The position follows a hybrid schedule, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays and office attendance Tuesday through Thursday. The listed base salary range is $197,000–$262,000, plus an annual bonus and equity. Benefits include flexible paid time off, a work-from-home allowance, and provided lunch on in-office days. Applicants must live in a state where employment is supported.