Staff Software Engineer — Scale & Architecture (SF On-site)

Doist; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Job summary

Doist in San Francisco is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead high-impact technical initiatives, design scalable systems, and shape the engineering architecture as the company grows.

You will own complex production systems, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product and Engineering to set standards and drive long-term platform strategy. On-site in SF, full-time with a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience with TypeScript, Python, Go, or a combination of these.
• Proven experience designing and operating production systems at scale.
• Strong distributed systems and system design knowledge.
• Experience leading technical projects across multiple teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Strong ownership and ability to operate independently.
• Willingness to work on-site in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex, production-grade systems.
• Architect scalable services and APIs using TypeScript, Python, and Go.
• Own technically challenging projects from design through deployment.
• Drive architectural decisions across multiple engineering teams.
• Improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Identify technical bottlenecks and develop long-term solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and other technical stakeholders.
• Establish engineering standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Participate in technical strategy and long-term platform planning.

Skills

Distributed systems

System design

Leadership

Communication

Ownership

Tools

TypeScript

Python

Go

Job description

Doist in San Francisco is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead high-impact technical initiatives, design scalable systems, and shape the engineering architecture as the company grows.

You will own complex production systems, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product and Engineering to set standards and drive long-term platform strategy. On-site in SF, full-time with a competitive benefits package.