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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

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