Staff Software Engineer (React + TypeScript)

Softwaremind; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive development while leading teams. The role involves working with React, TypeScript, and Node.js to create user-friendly web applications, optimize performance, and collaborate across teams. A focus on technical leadership and mentorship is key, alongside a commitment to project success and team growth.

Benefits

Flexible schedules

Continuing education opportunities

Social activities

Birthday celebration

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of professional software development experience.
• 1-2 years in a technical leadership role.
• English proficiency at least B2 level.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on development and team mentoring tasks.
• Contribute to designing and developing new applications and features.
• Optimize the client's end-to-end SDLC.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Node.js

SSR frameworks

Web performance optimization

Leadership

Collaboration

Job description

Staff Software Engineer (React + TypeScript)

Project - the aim you'll have

Overview
Software Mind is seeking qualified candidates to fill the role ofStaff/Lead Software Engineer.

In addition to a competitive salary rate and a positive work environment, committed to delivering high-quality technology solutions, and we also offer:

• Flexible schedules and authentic work-life balance
• Opportunities for continuing education
• Social activities per country sponsored by the company
• Birthday celebration

About the role:

We are looking for a Staff (Lead) Software Engineer with expertise in React, TypeScript, Node.js, and SSR frameworks such as Next.js or Nuxt.js. The focus of the work is full-stack, with a slight emphasis on front-end.

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Expectations - the experience you need

The main responsibilities/tasks include:

Your work will include both hands-on development and Team Lead duties:

• Write great code and be a team player who is willing to share your expertise and knowledge with others.
• Iterating and updating client-facing web pages and flows that guide users toward the right company-related products to meet their needs.
• Perform data integrations within the decision process to improve customer experience.
• Contribute to the design and development of new applications, features, and flows to make the customer experience more intuitive and user-friendly.
• Support ongoing efforts to optimize the client’s end-to-end SDLC, while maintaining best practices.
• Work throughout the full tech stack using React.js, TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, GraphQL, SQL, REST API, Context API, and more.
• Own and drive various projects and support senior engineers in driving other projects
• Work collaborative and help “up-level” the team through mentorship, code reviews, knowledge sharing, and pair programming as needed on complex development tasks
• Be a true owner in every sense of the word as it relates to your work, responsibilities, and commitment to the team, and be an intrinsically motivated self-starter
• Provide thought leadership/expertise around the right level of engineering for a given solution to help ensure projects are not “over-engineered”
• Bring strong technical opinions to the table, but hold them loosely, being humble enough to let them go and move forward if the group consensus goes in another direction
• Attend and contribute to architecture and design meetings and discussions
• Partner with the Engineering Manager to:
  – Plan the roadmap & quarterly OKRS
  – Break down product requirements into actionable user stories
  – Bring a technical voice to planning & refinement meetings
  – Maintain a high bar for engineering excellence
  – Establish technical guardrails, conventions, and best practices
  – Suggest process improvements and ideas to make the team better

Job Skills/Requirements
– +90% English written and oral (at least B2 level) with excellent communication skills
– 8–10 years of professional experience in software development.
– 1–2 years in a technical leadership role (e.g., Tech Lead, Team Lead, or Staff Engineer), demonstrating leadership and ownership of complex systems.
– Expertise in React, advanced TypeScript, Node.js, and SSR frameworks such as Nest.js (v13) or Next.js
– Experience with Astro.js, or similar modern web frameworks, with the ability to quickly ramp up on emerging technologies
– Familiarity with islands architecture, partial hydration, or comparable strategies for optimizing front-end performance and interactivity
– Familiarity with emerging web frameworks and concepts like Astro.js, partial hydration, and islands architecture.
– Strong understanding of web performance optimization, including Core Web Vitals, caching strategies, static generation, and rendering techniques.
– Proven ability to mentor engineers and uphold high standards in code quality and development best practices.
– Experience building and maintaining scalable, production-ready applications.
– Solid product mindset with the ability to align technical solutions with business objectives.
– Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and design.
– Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog):
– Experience setting up dashboards, configuring alerts, and tracing issues in prod environments

Our offer – professional development, personal growth

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Flexible employment and remote work

Work with the latest technologies for industry leaders

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International projects with leading global clients

Travel to clients’ and work in their environments

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International business trips

Work comfortably in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere that does not enforce a dress code

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Non-corporate atmosphere

Develop your skills at work – language classes come to you

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Language classes

Develop your competences and skills through skill centers and webinars

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Internal & external training

Take care of the health of you and your loved ones

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Private healthcare and insurance

Work out, swim and enjoy other fun activities

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Multisport card

Take part in activities that support your physical and mental health