Senior Software Systems Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $154k - $175k DOE

What You'll Actually Do

Own the technical direction. Make the calls that matter. Build products worth building, not just features to check a box.

The Real Deal

Youll be the person who:

• Has strong opinions on what makes good softwareand can explain why.
• Pushes back on bad ideas early and champions the right ones, even if theyre harder.
• Knows when to cut corners and when to build for the long haul.
• Bridges the gap between business goals and engineering reality without losing sight of either.
• Guides and grows other developersteaching them how to think, not just how to code.

Technical Leadership

• Deep experience shipping both desktop and web applications that people actually use.
• Strong taste in architecture, tooling, and processand the ability to sell your vision to the team.
• Defines how we build, test, and deploy software (CI/CD, automation, testing culture).
• Comfortable leading across disciplines, from software stacks to hardware integrations.
• Brings a clear-eyed view of AI toolingknows when it accelerates us and when its just hype.

Who You Are

• Someone with taste and conviction. You dont just follow trendsyouve got the experience to know which trade-offs matter.
• You lead by example. You make decisions when others hesitate. You raise the bar for everyone around you.
• You care about impact and craft in equal measure. Youll mentor juniors, inspire peers, and chart a path for the companys technology choices.
• Youre not afraid to learn something outside your comfort zonefirmware, signal processing, hardwareif it helps get the product over the finish line.

Why This Role Matters

If you want a role where the tech direction is already decided, this isnt it. But if you want to define how a company builds products, lead the people building them, and make choices that actually shape the businesslets talk.