Staff Software Engineer

What we do

Adaptive is a rapidly growing vertical software company of 34 building world class financial tools for real estate and construction. We have raised $26m from Emergence, a16z, and other top funds as well as a collection of angels from companies like Brex, Ramp, Airbase, Square, and Shopify.

Why join us?

Power the local built environment

We serve the small businesses that are building communities across our country. Your favorite local café, the new house on the corner, or the ADUs helping to solve the housing crisis were all built by our customers--those that have lived in their cities for their entire lives and have a true passion for their craft. These are creative, dynamic, skilled individuals who bring neighborhoods to life by conceiving of and constructing environments where people connect and build memories.

Join a world class team

We have built a culture rooted in collaboration and execution - and experience! We have deep backgrounds in finance, technology and construction and a fast-growing customer base. We have the momentum, team, and vision to win in this massive market. We'd love for you to join us.

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About The Role

We are excited to share this opportunity to become one of the first Staff Engineers at Adaptive! Your technical expertise will be instrumental in guiding the direction of our engineering efforts and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software.

Reporting to the CTO/Cofounder, you will work closely with our engineering and product team of 13, playing a key role in the architectural design, development, and optimization of our products. This role will largely lead Product Engineering efforts in a peer capacity with our other Staff Engineer, who looks after Platform Engineering.

Preferred though not required: while we are a distributed team, for staff / lead technical roles, ideally we are looking to hire candidates based in NYC in order to work in person from our offices two days a week.

Responsibilities

• Own the execution and delivery of product priorities in collaboration with the product management team

• Align technical solutions with business needs and product vision

• Lead the technical architecture and design of our software, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and security

• Mentor and guide a team of engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement

• Drive technical discussions and decision-making processes, ensuring alignment with overall company goals and technology strategy

• Stay on top of emerging technologies and industry trends, advocating for the adoption of new technologies where appropriate

• Lead by example in writing high-quality, maintainable, and robust code

Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record in SaaS, fintech or related fields

• Deep expertise in modern software development practices and a broad range of technologies and frameworks

• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling complex technical challenges

• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to mentor and inspire engineering teams

• Experience in architectural design and decision-making for scalable, high-performance systems

A note to applicants

Thank you for your interest in joining our team.

We believe that all people are capable of great things. Because of this, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements that are listed within this job description.

Compensation

The annual base compensation range for this role is $200-225k USD plus top tier equity and benefits.