Staff Software Engineer (Product)

Tome; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity

Health insurance (medical, dental, or/

Job summary

Lightfield in San Francisco is seeking an experienced engineer to lead ambitious projects that turn complex business data and emerging AI into powerful product experiences. You’ll own end-to-end delivery, shape architecture, and mentor teammates.

You will collaborate with customers and founders, drive technical design, and help build a world-class engineering team while delivering reliable, scalable software built with TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL and PostgreSQL.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building and shipping software products with strong full‑stack engineering skills.
• Rigorous, analytical thinker who breaks down complex problems, forms hypotheses, and uses data to evaluate solutions.
• Proven technical leader who can scope, plan, and drive projects while mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Lead ambitious projects that turn data and emerging AI into powerful product experiences.
• Own end-to-end delivery from design and architecture to launch and iteration.
• Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and help establish engineering best practices.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Technical leadership

TypeScript

React

Next.js

Node.js

Apollo GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Education

Computer Science degree

Related education

Job description

• We’re looking for an experienced engineer to lead ambitious projects that turn complex business data and emerging AI capabilities into powerful new product experiences
• At Lightfield, engineers lead product development
• They work directly with customers, identify important problems, shape solutions, and take end-to-end ownership of projects from inception to impact
• You’ll help shape product direction, lead substantial engineering projects, and take responsibility for delivering exceptional results through hands‑on leadership
• Work with customers, founders, and cross‑functional teams to understand problems and identify opportunities
• Lead substantial projects end-to-end, from product design and technical architecture through implementation, launch, and iteration
• Build sophisticated AI‑native products that transform complex business data into actionable intelligence, helping customers discover opportunities, make better decisions, and automate workflows
• Build reliable, high‑performance systems with strong observability, metrics, and operational practices
• Lead technical design discussions, mentor other engineers, conduct thoughtful code reviews, and help establish engineering best practices
• Help build a world‑class engineering team through recruiting and knowledge‑sharing

Benefits

• Meaningful early equity
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 3 weeks of PTO
• 11 paid company holidays + we enjoy a winter holiday break
• 3 months of paid family leave
• Regular team dinners, events, offsites, and retreats
• Wednesdays work from home
• 401k plan
• Other perks include: commuter and lunch stipend

You’re excited about LLMs and the opportunity to build new kinds of intelligent systems and product experiencesYou’re passionate about building products customers love and making Lightfield intuitive, intelligent, and indispensableYou care deeply about engineering craft, with high standards for reliability, performance, maintainability, and product qualityYou have strong software engineering fundamentals, developed through a Computer Science degree, related education, or equivalent industry experienceYou’re a rigorous, analytical thinker who can break down complex problems, form hypotheses, and use data to evaluate solutionsYou have 7+ years of experience building and shipping software products, with strong full‑stack engineering skillsYou’re a proven technical leader who can independently scope, plan, and drive projects while bringing other engineers alongYou can ramp quickly on a stack that includes TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL, and PostgreSQLYou communicate clearly and can explain product and technical decisions to both technical and non-technical teammatesYou have strong product judgment and can turn ambiguous customer problems into thoughtful, effective solutions