Staff Software Engineer

Federato Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Federato Technologies is seeking a senior software engineering leader in the United States to guide a compact team through design, implementation, and deployment of scalable features across the stack. You’ll mentor, review code, and shape architecture while collaborating with product and design to set roadmaps.

The role combines frontend work with React/TypeScript and backend responsibilities in Python (Django) and Node.js, leveraging PostgreSQL, Kafka, and Kubernetes to deliver reliable

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven full stack development experience.
• Experience leading engineering teams or pods.
• Strong frontend skills with modern JavaScript, TypeScript, and React.
• Backend experience with Python (Django) and Node.js with TypeScript.
• Experience building and scaling APIs and services.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized deployments.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and tools like Kafka.
• Deep understanding of software design principles, testing strategies, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of engineers providing technical mentorship, code review, and architectural guidance.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to shape roadmap priorities.
• Architect and build complex features across the stack using React, TypeScript, Python (Django), Node.js, and PostgreSQL.
• Drive engineering best practices including testing, code quality, and tooling improvements.
• Own technical delivery from design through deployment, including performance and reliability.
• Serve as a thought partner to engineering leadership in scaling systems and reducing complexity.

Skills

Leadership

Full stack

React

TypeScript

Python

Django

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Kafka

CI/CD

Tools

React

TypeScript

Python (Django)

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

About the Company

Federato is an AI-native platform bringing agentic AI to the full policy lifecycle. We are transforming how insurance work gets done, having raised $180 million to build software that fundamentally changes how the industry operates.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of engineers providing technical mentorship, code review, and architectural guidance
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to shape roadmap priorities
• Architect and build complex features across the stack using React, TypeScript, Python (Django), Node.js, and PostgreSQL
• Drive engineering best practices including testing, code quality, and tooling improvements
• Own technical delivery from design through deployment, including performance and reliability
• Serve as a thought partner to engineering leadership in scaling systems and reducing complexity

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Substantial full stack development experience
• Proven experience leading engineering teams or pods
• Strong frontend skills with modern JavaScript, TypeScript, and React
• Significant backend experience with Python (Django) and Node.js with TypeScript
• Experience building and scaling APIs and services
• Familiarity with Kubernetes (K8s) and containerized deployments
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and tools like Kafka
• Deep understanding of software design principles, testing strategies, and CI/CD pipelines