Staff Software Engineer – Remote, Equity & Unlimited PTO

River; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Significant equity stock options

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

Unlimited PTO

Parental Leave separate from regular.

401k

Job summary

River is building a distributed financial technology platform. We seek a Staff-level engineer comfortable across the web stack (Elixir, React, Postgres) to lead production systems at scale.

You will mentor others, set engineering quality standards, and influence roadmap while delivering reliable, scalable services. This role offers 100% remote work within the Americas and Europe, with offices in SF, NYC, and Columbus.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop new features and products in the Elixir codebase powering our web applications and API.
• Work closely in cross-functional teams to plan and scope new projects and initiatives.
• Present innovative solutions to senior leadership, aligning engineering initiatives with company goals.
• Own solving ambiguous technical and business problems, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Ship high-quality, well tested code
• Participate in code-reviews
• Act as a key influencer in the team's success, providing mentorship and fostering a culture of excellence.
• Proactively identify and eliminate technical roadblocks.

Skills

6+ years experience

Production systems

Elixir

React

Postgres

Kubernetes

Mentorship

Communication skills

Tools

Elixir

React

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Job description

River is building a distributed financial technology platform. We seek a Staff-level engineer comfortable across the web stack (Elixir, React, Postgres) to lead production systems at scale.

You will mentor others, set engineering quality standards, and influence roadmap while delivering reliable, scalable services. This role offers 100% remote work within the Americas and Europe, with offices in SF, NYC, and Columbus.