Senior Staff Software Engineer

About This Opportunity

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will utilize your advanced professional expertise and experience to enhance and maintain the software products developed by Summit Wealth Systems. You will operate as an AI-native engineer, having fully integrated AI tools and workflows into how you think, build, and ship — treating AI as a core force multiplier rather than an optional add-on. As we continue to evolve and live our Orion values, we are looking for someone to grow with us.

Responsibilities

• Champion a culture of continuous learning and growth within the team, modeling curiosity and adaptability in the face of new challenges and technologies
• Develop and maintain high impact product features
• Create and design solutions for new features, subsystems, modules, systems or platforms that may be specific or cross-cutting in nature
• Guide fellow team members in the code review process
• Guide and provide clarity for fellow team members in delivering quality solutions
• Ensure application quality by testing integrated features as well as writing test automation where appropriate
• Ensure application safety by following secure coding best practices
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and fix product defects
• Maintain a deep and intrinsic understanding of business use cases and objectives
• Actively maintain a self-paced learning regimen to feed professional curiosity, with particular attention to the rapidly evolving AI tooling and capabilities landscape
• Leverage AI tools and workflows throughout the development process — from ideation and architecture exploration to coding, debugging, testing, and code review — to accelerate delivery and improve quality
• Evaluate and introduce emerging AI-powered tools and practices to the team, helping establish shared standards for effective AI-assisted development
• Utilize source control to effectively manage delivery of work
• Maintain and nurture an opportunistic mindset — proactively identifying ways to improve processes, tools, and outcomes rather than waiting for direction
• Move fast while maintaining the company's integrity and position in the marketplace
• Lead from the front lines in helping the team to keep consistently delivering

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of modern JavaScript or TypeScript using NodeJS
• Deep knowledge of the NodeJS ecosystem, including community idioms, popular packages, design patterns, documentation, internal workings and quirks
• Understanding of React and related front-end libraries to create rich user experiences, keeping an eye on the changing ecosystem for opportunities and challenges
• A working understanding of the web platform, and a strong understanding of the capabilities of web browsers and their role in relation to back-end software
• Knowledge of token-based AuthZ systems like OpenID-Connect and OAuth2
• Knowledge of the role of cryptography and certificates in modern application development
• Knowledge of the workings of computer networking, the OSI model, and the domain name system
• An understanding of how to use CSS to style the front-end, including upcoming features and their adoption
• Knowledge of troubleshooting and debugging in all applicable contexts (front-end, back-end, database, platform)
• An advanced knowledge of relational database technology (SQL), including transactional and analytical schema design, indexing, with a deep understanding of MySQL specifically. Comparative knowledge of other database technologies
• Understanding of common data lake and data processing technologies
• Expertise and the ability to quickly and deeply understand Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies such as: RDS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, SES, S3, API Gateway, CloudFront, EventBridge
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and how to effectively develop and create them
• Day-to-day mastery of git for source control, as well as history and release management
• Familiarity with SDLC processes and systems, with the ability to guide them and provide constructive feedback
• Intrapersonal skills necessary for working in a team environment, including the development of working relationships and professional networking
• Wide understanding of various application architecture patterns
• Knowledge of a variety design patterns and development principles (like SOLID, DDD, CQRS)
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar) as an integrated part of daily coding workflows — not as a novelty, but as a natural extension of how work gets done
• Guide fellow team members in effective adoption and use of AI tools, raising the overall productivity floor of the team

Qualifications

A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent

A minimum of 15 years of experience

Benefits

The benefits package includes:

• Health, dental, vision, and disability coverage on day one
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Pet benefits including pawternity leave and pet insurance
• Student loan repayment

Schedule

Work in-office at one of the following locations for at least 3 days per week: Omaha, NE; Lehi, UT.

Pay

Salary Range: $140,935.00 - $226,905.00

The pay listed in this posting indicates the estimated pay at the time of this posting; however, may vary depending on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.