Staff Software Engineer Palo Alto, CA

Typeface Inc.; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary + equity

Medical, dental, vision

HSA and FSA options

Flexible time off

Well-being programs

Lunch and snacks

Mentorship & impact

Job summary

Typeface Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to build end-to-end features and collaborate with product, design, marketing, and data science to ship powerful web applications and cloud services.

You will own key initiatives, deliver high-quality, scalable software, and drive best practices across the stack. Hybrid role with offices in Seattle or Palo Alto; compensation includes salary, equity, and 401(k).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in developing scalable, reliable, performant, and secure full-stack applications.
• Experience with Claude and other AI tools.
• Strong proficiency in frontend and backend development technologies.
• Experience building products on AWS/Azure/GCP.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of key product and technology initiatives across design, specification, development, testing, and launch.
• Delivery of high-quality software that can be easily read and leveraged by others.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, marketing, and other engineers.
• Investigate, prototype, and deliver innovative solutions throughout the stack.
• Define and drive the adoption of best practices for building modern web applications and cloud services.

Skills

Full-stack development

AI tools usage

Cloud platform experience

Translate requirements to plan

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Claude and AI tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Relational/NoSQL data stores

Pub/Sub systems

Job description

About Typeface

We he lp the world’s biggest brands move from brief to fully personalized campaigns - in days, not months.

Founded by Abhay Parasnis and backed by Microsoft, GV, Salesforce, Lightspeed, Madrona and Menlo, we’re building category-defining technology at the intersection of creativity and AI with real impact. Join us to help shape the future of enterprise marketing.

What You’ll Do

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be responsible for building features end-to-end. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including product, design, marketing, and data science to design and develop features.

How You'll Make an Impact

We are looking for strong full-stack engineers across multiple levels to join our team and help us build innovative and elegant web applications and cloud services that deliver the power of Generative AI to our customers.

• Own the delivery of key product and technology initiatives across technical design, specification, development, testing, and launch.
• Delivery of high-quality software that can be easily read and leveraged by others
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, marketing, and other engineers.
• Investigate, prototype, and deliver innovative solutions throughout the stack
• Define and drive the adoption of best practices for building modern web applications and cloud services.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field
• 12+ years of experience in developing scalable, reliable, performant, and secure full-stack applications.
• Experience with Claude and other AI tools.
• Strong proficiency in frontend and backend development technologies.
• Experience building products running on a major cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Ability to translate high-level requirements into a detailed execution plan
• Experience with relational and non-relational data stores and pub/sub systems
• Experience optimizing performance across the entire stack.
• Bonus: Prior experience working at a high-growth startup or tech company.

Location

This is a hybrid role reporting to our Seattle or Palo Alto office 3 days a week.

The range for this role is $210,000-$240,000. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed in the interview process.

• Competitive compensation - including salary, equity, and 401(k)
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• HSA and FSA options to support your financial wellness
• Flexible time off - including parental leave
• Well-being programs - resources to support your mental and physical health
• Daily lunch & snacks
• Mentorship & impact - work closely with top AI leaders on products that ship

Equality Opportunity Statement

We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We comply with applicable laws in every jurisdiction where we operate.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Build something big - Be part of a fast-growing startup defining a new category: marketing orchestration powered by Agentic AI.
• Your work will matter - Trusted by Fortune 100 companies, our platform delivers 10x content velocity and 90% faster campaigns.
• A+ team - Collaborate with veterans from Meta, Amazon, Adobe, Google, Microsoft, and top AI companies.
• Backed by the best - GV, Salesforce Ventures, Microsoft, Lightspeed, Madrona and M enlo ($165M raised).
• Recognized for innovation - TIME Best Inventions, Fast Company Next Big Thing in Tech, Gartner Cool Vendor, Adweek AI Company of the Year, LinkedIn Top Startup, Webby Award (AI Work & Productivity).