Staff Software Engineer - Lead Platform & ML Features

Findhelp; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k & equity

Free food & gym

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Medical insurance

Dog-friendly office

Telemedicine access

Book purchasing

Job summary

Findhelp, headquartered in Austin, TX, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead architecture and end-to-end delivery of major platform features that serve our social care mission.

You'll design full-stack features, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, Designers, and other teams in a cross-functional environment. On-site in Austin or Madison with occasional remote Fridays.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of progressive professional experience as a Software Engineer.
• Demonstrated ability to design, plan, and lead the technical execution of large-scale projects.
• Primary reviewer, technical lead and mentor for engineers at all levels.
• Experience with architecting, documenting, and leading implementations of services and components.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement full-stack features from initial concept through deployment.
• Drive the planning and design of new services and platform components with a focus on scalability and security.
• Explore and integrate machine learning and data science techniques to enhance service matching and search capabilities.
• Deliver high-quality, well-tested code and engage in peer reviews and pair programming.
• Take full ownership of features, including production monitoring and iterative improvements.
• Lead efforts to improve platform health through refactoring and modernization.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other engineering teams.

Skills

Software architecture

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional leadership

Code reviews

Performance optimization

SQL/ORMs

Web performance

Python backend

React frontend

Tools

Kubernetes

Cloud Functions

GCP

SQL databases

Job description

Findhelp, headquartered in Austin, TX, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead architecture and end-to-end delivery of major platform features that serve our social care mission.

You'll design full-stack features, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, Designers, and other teams in a cross-functional environment. On-site in Austin or Madison with occasional remote Fridays.