Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack
Ontic · Austin, TX · Yesterday
HybridEngineeringFull-time
Responsibilities
- Define and drive technical architecture and strategy for systems that span multiple teams
- Partner with engineering leaders, product leaders, and teams across the organization on complex, high-impact initiatives
- Set technical direction and establish engineering best practices and standards across teams
- Mentor engineers across levels, develop other technical leaders, and raise the technical bar organization-wide
- Take on the organization's most challenging technical problems, particularly those spanning multiple systems or domains
- Drive improvements to performance, scalability, and security that benefit multiple teams and systems
- Own major cross-team initiatives end-to-end, from ideation through long-term operational health
- Evaluate and introduce new tools, frameworks, and practices that improve engineering effectiveness across the organization
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Experience: 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, including at least 3 years driving technical architecture or strategy across multiple teams
- Backend Expertise: Deep expertise with Java, Spring Boot, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch, including designing high-scale, distributed data systems
- Frontend Expertise: Expert-level proficiency with JavaScript, React, and modern frontend frameworks; deep experience with state management (Redux, Zustand, React Query) and frontend performance optimization at scale
- General Skills: Strong command of ES2015+, TypeScript, Webpack, Jest, Tailwind, and TDD practices; deep understanding of browser rendering behavior, performance tuning, and accessibility
- Mindset: Strategic thinker who balances long-term architecture with pragmatic delivery; enjoys mentoring and multiplying the impact of other engineers; curious, driven to learn, and enthusiastic about raising the engineering bar organization-wide
Qualifications
- Strategic thinker who balances long-term architecture with pragmatic delivery
- Enjoys mentoring and multiplying the impact of other engineers
- Curious, driven to learn, and enthusiastic about raising the engineering bar organization-wide
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits
- 401k
- Stock Options
- HSA Contribution
- Learning Stipend
- Flexible PTO Policy
- Quarterly company ME (mental escape) days
- Generous Parental Leave policy
- Home Office Stipend
- Mobile Phone Reimbursement
- Home Internet Reimbursement for Remote Employees
- Anniversary & Milestone Celebrations