Staff Software Engineer: Platform & Systems Architect

Slate; Washington; Remote; USD 171,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Vacation

401k

Job summary

Slate is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical design across our digital platform for a direct-to-consumer EV brand. You will drive architecture, implementation, and delivery of major systems, collaborating with UX and product teams to put customers first.

Your role includes mentoring engineers, owning quality, and guiding cross-team technical decisions in a fast-paced environment. You will design scalable web services, APIs, and cloud infrastructure, while balancing speed with

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience.
• Technical leadership across teams with architectural design.
• Experience building scalable distributed systems.
• Experience with ecommerce or marketplace platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, architecture, and delivery of major systems across teams.
• Code and test system components; lead reviews and architectural decisions.
• Own code quality, system tests, and integrations between services.
• Mentor engineers and align on technical direction across groups.

Skills

Technical leadership

Distributed systems

Web services & APIs

Cloud infrastructure

Code reviews

Ambiguity handling

API integration

Ecommerce experience

Frontend performance

Job description

Slate is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical design across our digital platform for a direct-to-consumer EV brand. You will drive architecture, implementation, and delivery of major systems, collaborating with UX and product teams to put customers first.

Your role includes mentoring engineers, owning quality, and guiding cross-team technical decisions in a fast-paced environment. You will design scalable web services, APIs, and cloud infrastructure, while balancing speed with