Software Engineer

Cocoon

full-time

Posted on: 9/5/2025

Location: 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $170,000 per year

Mid-LevelSenior

AWSGraphQLJavaScriptNext.jsNode.jsPostgresReactTypeScript

About the role

Work across the full stack building Cocoon’s employee leave product
Talk to customers, figure out product direction, and iterate on solutions
Build, ship, and iterate on features across frontend and backend
Collaborate closely with the team and partner with design, sales, legal, and partnerships
Lead and contribute to large-scope engineering projects
Help define operating values, hiring, scaling, and company-building decisions
Use TypeScript, React/Next.js, GraphQL, Node.js + Express, Postgres, and AWS

Experienced engineer with experience leading large-scope projects
Previously worked in a fast-paced engineering environment
Experience building complex products or infrastructure end-to-end
Obsess over details and deliver a high level of craftsmanship
Know when to move fast and when to slow down to build robust, scalable systems
Intellectually curious and enjoy digging into the nuts-and-bolts of how things work
Able to debate without animosity or ego
Care deeply about building the right product and company culture
Proficiency with TypeScript, React, Next.js, GraphQL, Node.js, Express, Postgres, and AWS
Comfortable working across design, sales, legal, and partnerships
Customer-facing experience (talking to customers to shape product)