Staff Software Engineer, Time and Scheduling

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Symmetry is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Time/Scheduling product team. You will shape features end-to-end, write frontend and backend code, and own delivery after launch.

The role emphasizes mentoring, architecture, and ownership across multi-quarter projects in a fast-growing company influencing small business workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience building scalable solutions that eliminate customer pain and deliver memorable experiences.
• Experience leveraging AI tools or systems to accelerate development, testing, and product capabilities.
• Experience owning multi-quarter projects solving complex engineering problems with measurable customer impact at scale.
• Experience with large-scale refactors, performance and reliability issues, and strong ownership of the product area.
• Ability to mentor engineers to maximize performance and impact.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test the company core products across the Time domain.
• Mentor other engineers to solve complex problems at scale.
• Help scale a large Ruby/Rails and Javascript/React application.
• Collaborate with Product, Data, Design, and Platform teams to address customer pain points and iterate daily.
• Build products that customers genuinely love.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

JavaScript/React

AI tools

Mentoring

Ownership

Leadership

System design

Job description

Headquarters: New York, NY;Toronto, Ontario, CAN - Remote

About the company

At the company, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we support more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide and are building a workplace that reflects the people we serve.

All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) — because everyone who helps build the company should share in its success. Offer amounts are determined by role, level, and location. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy .

AI is a fundamental part of how work gets done at the company. We expect all team members to actively engage with AI tools relevant to their role and grow their fluency as the technology evolves. AI experience requirements vary by role and will be assessed during the interview process.

We're looking for seasoned full-stack software engineers to join the teams behind the company's customer-facing products — the features and experiences that small business owners and their employees rely on every day.

As a Staff Software Engineer for the Time / Scheduling product team, you'll operate across the full product lifecycle: shaping features from early spec and design through to launch and long-term iteration. That means writing clean frontend code, designing and building reliable backend APIs, influencing product direction, and taking ownership of what happens after a feature ships.

If you're drawn to work that combines technical craft with real-world impact — helping power the livelihoods of millions using the company products — join us!

Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:

• Design, build, and test the company core products across the Time domain
• Mentor other engineers to help solve some of the hardest technical problems out there in very complex domains and at a large scale
• Help scale one of the largest Ruby/Rails and Javascript/React applications in the world
• Collaborate with our Product Management, Data, Design, and Platform Engineering teams to understand customer pain points, come up with solutions, and then prototype, iterate, and launch daily
• Build products that our customers genuinely love

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Successful applicants typically have 8+ years of software development experience
• Experience building scalable solutions that eliminate customer pain ; passion for creating memorable experiences for customers
• Experience leveraging AI tools or systems to accelerate development, improve testing, and deliver new product capabilities
• Curiosity and experimentation with emerging AI frameworks , applying and sharing best practices to evaluate and scale AI use safely across teams
• Experience owning multi-quarter projects that solve complex engineering problems and make measurable customer impact at scale
• Experience with large scale refactors, performance and reliability issues, and a strong sense of ownership over all aspects of your product area
• Ability to mentor engineers to maximize their performance and impact

Others:

• Experience in, or interest working in, Ruby on Rails
• Appreciation for a collaborative, test-driven environment
• Ability to build well-structured, maintainable, well-documented code
• Ability to effectively communicate across engineering teams and with business stakeholders

Please note that travel to the company's office for onboarding is required for this position. If you have any questions regarding this requirement, please share with your recruiter.

Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $163,000–$204,000 in Denver & most remote locations, and $197,000–$247,000 for San Francisco & New York. Stock equity is additional. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

the company has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, the company's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale.

Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas.

When approved to work from a location other than a the company office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at the company.

the company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

the company considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

the company is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.

We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability.

If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.

Personal information collected and processed as part of your the company application will be subject to the company's Applicant Privacy Notice .