
Staff Software Engineer
NewtonX
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $200,000 - $230,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Build Python/Django REST APIs and backend services
- Lead development of React-based UIs that are performant, scalable, and user-friendly
- Collaborate on architecture, design decisions, technology/tooling choices, and best practices
- Maintain and improve test coverage across the stack
- Debug, resolve technical debt, and improve code quality
- Mentor teammates and help shape engineering processes
Requirements
- 5+ years full-stack engineering experience with 3+ years leading projects end-to-end
- 3+ years of Senior Level Engineering experience, owning technical projects end-to-end
- Strong Python/Django expertise — Django + Django Rest Framework, designing and consuming REST APIs
- Strong React skills — modern React (hooks, Context API), reusable component libraries, building robust web apps across multiple projects
- Solid experience in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML, CSS/SCSS
- Experience owning scalable systems (race conditions, idempotency, backpressure)
- Strong SQL knowledge with relational databases (Postgres)
- Unit + integration testing mindset (Jest/React Testing Library, pytest/unittest)
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with a total comp range of 200-230k (includes base and annual performance bonus) and equity.
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401k match with immediate vesting.
- Health savings/flexible savings account, and pre-tax commuter benefits.
- Paid time off: vacation, holidays, sick, and parental leave.
- A diverse, collaborative, and positive culture where we invest in and celebrate each other’s success.
- Flexible work environment with a focus on work-life balance.
- Good vibes (happy hours, team projects, and retreats).
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
PythonDjangoDjango Rest FrameworkReactJavaScriptTypeScriptHTMLCSSSQLUnit testing
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunication