Staff Software Engineer — AI-Driven Cross‑Team Leader

Perk

Massachusetts

On-site

USD 174,000 - 215,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation & equity
20 vacation days + 12 holidays
Multiple medical plans with HSA
Life and disability coverage
401(k) with company match
Relocation support
Work from Anywhere days
Annual company events

Job summary

Perk seeks a Staff Software Engineer to expand its engineering footprint in North America and help launch a new product from the ground up. You will own the technical vision across teams, coordinate multi-team initiatives, and stay hands-on while mentoring others.

You’ll shape yearly objectives and drive architectural changes for scale, partnering with product managers and engineers. You will work across frontend and backend with Python and AWS, aligning dependencies and delivering high-impact

Qualifications

  • End-to-end product engineering ownership from problem understanding to deployment.
  • Experience coordinating multi-team technical initiatives with stakeholders.
  • Strong architectural judgment for scalable systems and clear roadmaps.
  • Hands-on in production services: monitoring, testing, deployment.
  • Experience with backend systems and frontend balance; learn quickly.
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Responsibilities

  • Own the technical vision across teams and translate business goals into actionable priorities.
  • Coordinate across squads to align dependencies and drive delivery.
  • Be hands-on, mentoring engineers and reviewing designs.
  • Shape annual objectives and architectural changes for scale.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration with product and engineering managers.

Skills

Product engineering mindset
Cross-team technical leadership
Architectural judgment
Hands-on operator
Domain complexity
Full-stack (frontend & backend)
Operational maturity
Mentorship & influence
AI-driven development

Tools

Python
AWS

Job description

Perk seeks a Staff Software Engineer to expand its engineering footprint in North America and help launch a new product from the ground up. You will own the technical vision across teams, coordinate multi-team initiatives, and stay hands-on while mentoring others.

You’ll shape yearly objectives and drive architectural changes for scale, partnering with product managers and engineers. You will work across frontend and backend with Python and AWS, aligning dependencies and delivering high-impact

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