Staff Software Engineer

Role Description

Join us as a Full Stack Staff Engineer to lead the evolution of the AlphaSense Application Portfolio through robust architecture and cutting-edge AI integration. This role is designed for a seasoned engineer who thrives on solving massive-scale frontend challenges and building performant, customer-focused systems. You will act as a strategic lead—researching and architecting solutions for complex frontends, while fostering a culture of technical excellence across the team. If you are looking to combine hands-on AI innovation with high-impact organizational leadership, this role is for you.

• Serve as the Architectural Anchor for integrating AI into the product fabric.
• Research, prototype, and deploy cutting-edge solutions using LLMs and the latest frontend technologies.
• Design the frontend architecture that serves as the gateway to our AI platform.
• Build robust, scalable interfaces capable of rendering insights from millions of documents with sub-second latency.
• Partner with cross-functional, distributed teams to evaluate and adopt emerging technologies.
• Act as the key technical mentor and thought leader for our large engineering team.
• Drive some mission-critical initiatives to production.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building complex, data-intensive full-stack systems.
• 5+ years specifically scaling production-grade services using Node.js, GraphQL, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems.
• Deep expertise in React and TypeScript.
• Proven ability to codify performance best practices and navigate complex architectural trade-offs.
• Proven success in designing large-scale asynchronous systems using streaming, queuing, and caching strategies.
• Strong proficiency with SQL/NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Vespa) and cloud-native development within AWS or GCP.
• Working knowledge of Python or Java/Spring.
• Passion for AI-assisted development (e.g., Cursor, Claude).
• Exceptional communicator able to articulate complex technical concepts.
• Prior experience at global technology companies or high-growth product organizations.

Requirements

• Proficient in modern DevOps/MLOps, including CI/CD, IaC, and automated testing frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized application delivery.
• Practical experience deploying LLM applications, agentic frameworks, or scalable AI infrastructure.

Company Description

AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non-merit factor.

In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works.