Staff Software Engineer - Lead Cross-Team Tech Vision

Perk; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Vacation days

Multiple medical plans with HSA

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Relocation assistance

Sabbatical after 5 years

Volunteer hours

Job summary

Perk is expanding its North American engineering footprint and seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead a new product launch. You will own the technical vision across teams and translate business goals into clear engineering priorities, while hands-on contributing and mentoring teammates.

You’ll shape how we work, coordinate across squads, and drive architectural decisions for scalable systems. You’ll operate in a fast-paced environment that balances backend and frontend work with Python and AWS,

Qualifications

• Product engineering mindset from concept to deployment and impact measurement.
• Coordination across multiple teams to align dependencies and priorities.
• Architectural judgment for scalable, evolvable systems with a clear roadmap.
• Hands-on engineering with a focus on delivering value and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical vision across teams and coordinate a shared direction.
• Translate business goals into engineering plans and priorities.
• Mentor engineers, perform design reviews, and unblock delivery across squads.
• Shape how the team works and drive alignment with product managers and stakeholders.
• Contribute to AI-enabled development and modern tooling across the org.

Skills

Product mindset

Cross-team leadership

Architectural judgment

Run it culture

Domain complexity

Full-stack

Python

AWS

Observability

Mentorship

AI in development

Tools

Python

AWS

Job description

Perk is expanding its North American engineering footprint and seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead a new product launch. You will own the technical vision across teams and translate business goals into clear engineering priorities, while hands-on contributing and mentoring teammates.

You’ll shape how we work, coordinate across squads, and drive architectural decisions for scalable systems. You’ll operate in a fast-paced environment that balances backend and frontend work with Python and AWS,