Staff Software Engineer – Full-stack

Onebrief

Staff Software Engineer at Onebrief focusing on complex technical challenges in military planning. Collaborating across teams to drive architectural decisions and shape technical strategies.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $180,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in software engineering with a focus on architectural direction and cross-squad collaboration. Proficient in navigating ambiguity and driving technical strategy while mentoring engineers and establishing engineering norms.

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Architectural DirectionFull Stack FluencyDistributed SystemsAI Coding ToolsExceptional Communication

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringAPI DesignData ModelingCloud-Native InfrastructureTechnical OwnershipFrontend ArchitectureInfrastructure Trade-offsArchitectural StrategyCode ReviewTechnical Mentorship

Soft Skills

Comfort in AmbiguityCollaborationFeedback DeliveryProblem-SolvingTechnical Communication

Industry Keywords

Squad ModelEngineering NormsAI-Assisted DevelopmentSystem HealthHigh-Velocity Organization

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive cross-squad technical strategy, identifying systemic gaps, proposing architectural direction, and seeing complex initiatives through from framing to delivery.
Shape the conditions for squads to succeed: establish durable abstractions, shared patterns, and platform primitives that reduce friction across teams rather than within one.
Operate in the highest-ambiguity spaces: problems that aren't yet well-formed enough to assign to a squad, where your job is to bring clarity and make them tractable.
Drive architectural decisions that outlast any single squad rotation, balancing long-term system health with the pragmatic pace of a high-velocity org.
Establish and evolve engineering norms: how the team uses AI-assisted development, what good code review looks like, and how we reason about build vs. buy vs. adopt decisions.
Mentor and elevate engineers across squads, not through formal programs, but through the quality of your reviews, your RFCs, and how you show up in technical conversations.
Partner with product and engineering leadership to shape the roadmap from a technical perspective, surfacing constraints and opportunities that aren't visible without deep system knowledge.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of technical ownership that spans teams, not just projects
Demonstrated ability to set architectural direction at the org or platform level, not just within a team's scope
Fluency across the full stack, with the depth to go from frontend architecture to infrastructure trade-offs as the problem demands
Experience building in a squad or rotation-based model, or the clear instincts of someone who would thrive in one
Strong understanding of distributed systems, API design, data modeling, and cloud-native infrastructure at scale
Active and sophisticated use of AI coding tools, with a point of view on how they should be used well, not just used
Exceptional communication: the ability to write RFCs that get alignment, give feedback that lands, and make complex trade-offs legible to non-technical stakeholders
Comfort in ambiguity: you make progress without waiting for full clarity, and you bring others along rather than disappearing into a problem.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible Work Environment: Remote work with flexible hours and unlimited PTO.
Comprehensive Health Coverage: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan to secure your future.
Parental Leave: 8 weeks at 100% regardless of state.
Company Retreats: Annual company summit trips.
Home Office Budget: $1,000 per year for home office improvements.