Staff Software Engineer

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Staff Software Engineer leading design and evolution of scalable distributed systems for fintech. Mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction across teams while shaping platform architecture.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeColumbus • Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsJavaScriptNext.jsNode.jsPostgresReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and evolution of scalable, reliable, and maintainable distributed systems
Drive architectural decisions across teams while balancing performance, cost, complexity, and long-term platform scalability
Promote best practices in readability, maintainability, and scalability through constructive code reviews
Partner with engineering, product, and business leaders to translate strategic business initiatives into scalable technical solutions
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing guidance on coding practices, system design, and career development
Proactively identify and resolve technical, operational, or coordination roadblocks impacting engineering teams
Influence long-term technical direction, helping shape architecture and tech stack decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of professional experience in software engineering
Full-stack expertise with proven ability to deliver high-quality backend and front-end solutions
Proficiency in TypeScript, React, AWS, Next.js, Node.js, and Postgres
Experience leveraging AI-assisted software development tools (such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, or similar)
Strong computer science foundations, including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, parallelism, asynchronous programming, networking, and system design
Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across teams, lead architectural initiatives, and operate effectively in ambiguous or rapidly evolving environments
Strong track record of mentoring engineers, scaling engineering best practices, and improving technical decision-making within growing organizations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Extended benefit offerings including medical/dental/vision
Parental leave
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid holidays and paid time off
401K with company match
Discount on home mortgage refinances or purchase

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptReactAWSNext.jsNode.jsPostgresalgorithmsdata structuresconcurrencysystem design

Soft Skills

mentoringinfluencing technical directionguidance on coding practicesproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationleadershipadaptabilitystrategic thinkingconstructive feedback