Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer

We're working with a fast-growing technology company in the AI and healthcare space that's looking to add a Staff Software Engineer to its growing engineering team.

This is a hands-on, full-stack role with significant technical ownership across a production platform supporting mission-critical applications and AI-driven workflows. You'll work across frontend applications, backend services, APIs, integrations, and cloud infrastructure while helping shape technical direction as the platform continues to scale.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys staying hands-on while taking ownership of architecture, complex technical decisions, and mentorship.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and scale production applications using React, Python, and FastAPI
• Build responsive frontend experiences with reusable components, effective state management, and a strong focus on performance
• Design and maintain scalable RESTful APIs and backend services
• Build integrations with external platforms and third-party systems
• Develop customer-facing features and workflows while identifying opportunities to turn them into scalable core product capabilities
• Own architecture and technical direction across key areas of the application
• Improve application performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability
• Work across relational and NoSQL databases
• Deploy and operate production applications in AWS
• Build and maintain automated testing using PyTest
• Partner closely with product, ML, data, and infrastructure teams
• Mentor engineers and help establish engineering standards and best practices
• Work directly with external customers and stakeholders to solve complex technical problems

What You Need

• 7+ years of experience building and shipping production software
• Strong full-stack engineering background
• Technical ownership of at least one significant production system
• Strong Python experience, including FastAPI and Pydantic
• 3+ years of experience building production applications with React
• Strong experience designing and building RESTful APIs
• Experience integrating with third-party systems and APIs
• Experience working directly with external customers or stakeholders
• Production experience with AWS
• Experience with containerized deployments
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
• Strong automated testing experience, including PyTest
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Ability to work onsite in Jersey City, NJ at least 3 days per week

Nice to Have

• Experience in healthcare or another regulated industry
• Experience with healthcare data or interoperability standards
• Experience with HIPAA, SOC 2, or similar compliance environments
• Prior forward-deployed, solutions, or implementation engineering experience
• Experience working in a startup or high-growth technology environment

Compensation & Benefits

$180,000-$240,000 base salary + equity

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous PTO
• Commuter stipend

For this position you must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We do not sponsor for this position.