Staff Software Engineer

About the role

At uShip, we're reimagining the technology behind one of the world's largest transportation marketplaces. You'll help execute the technical direction of that platform, partnering with engineering leaders and product teams to solve complex distributed systems challenges, establish engineering standards, and build the foundations that hundreds of future features will rely on.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver systems that span teams and business domains.
• Shape long-term technical strategy while balancing pragmatism, delivery, and operational excellence.
• Design resilient, scalable cloud-native services powering our next-generation marketplace.
• Lead complex technical initiatives from concept through production.
• Drive modernization efforts that safely migrate capabilities from our legacy platform.
• Create reusable frameworks, libraries, and developer tooling that accelerate engineering across the organization.
• Raise the engineering bar through thoughtful design reviews, code reviews, mentoring, and technical leadership.
• Partner with Product, Design, Security, Platform, and Data to make sound technical and business tradeoffs.
• Lead incident reviews and reliability improvements that strengthen the platform over time.

Requirements

• 8+ years building production software.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems in cloud environments.
• Demonstrated technical leadership across multiple teams or large initiatives.
• Strong system design, API design, and software architecture skills.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience modernizing legacy platforms.
• Experience with AWS Cloud technologies.
• Experience with event-driven architectures.
• Experience building internal platforms or developer productivity tooling.
• Marketplace, logistics, fintech, or SaaS experience.

Benefits

Remote or hybrid work options
Monthly Wellness Reimbursements
Home office Reimbursements
Company paid meal delivery pass
100% Paid Health and Dental available
401(k) matching, no vesting
Stock Options
Pet Insurance
Dog-friendly downtown office

Pay

$185,000 - $200,000 base salary ($205,000 - $225,000 estimated total comp)

Schedule

FULLY REMOTE or HYBRID optional team environment if local (HQ Austin, TX 78701)