Staff Software Engineer – Web Platform

Pantheon Platform

Staff Software Engineer developing the next generation of web content infrastructure at Pantheon. Leading technical decisions and building collaborative editing systems across the stack.

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $164,160 - $205,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As a Staff Engineer, you will be a technical leader and hands-on builder across the full stack.
Partner closely with product and design to shape the architecture and accelerate a focused team toward meaningful milestones.
Build backend services that power collaborative editing, conflict resolution, and content delivery.
Build frontend systems that enable visual, real-time editing experiences.
Define engineering standards, evaluate third-party services, and drive technical decisions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of overall software engineering experience, with a strong track record of ownership across the full product lifecycle.
Genuine full-stack capability — you have shipped production systems on both the backend (APIs, data services, cloud infrastructure) and frontend (interactive UIs, component systems, browser performance).
Experience with real-time or collaborative systems — whether content editing, multiplayer applications, event-driven architectures, or live data synchronization.
Cloud-native fluency: you are comfortable designing and operating services in GCP, AWS, Cloudflare, or Azure, with experience in containerization and modern deployment pipelines.
API design expertise: you have strong opinions about REST, GraphQL, and event-driven interfaces — and know when to apply each.
Frontend architecture chops: you understand component modeling, state management, rendering performance, and the browser platform at a level that goes well beyond framework familiarity.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Industry competitive compensation and equity plan
Flexible time off, sick days, and 13 paid holidays
Comprehensive medical insurance including Health, Dental and Vision
Paid parental leave (plus fertility, adoption and other family planning benefits)
In-office workspace (San Francisco & Chicago)
Monthly allowance for wellness, reading and access to LinkedIn Learning for continued development
Events and activities both team-based and company wide that inspire, educate and cultivate

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Hard Skills & Tools

full stack developmentbackend servicesfrontend systemsAPI designreal-time systemscollaborative editingcloud infrastructurecontainerizationdeployment pipelinescomponent modeling

Soft Skills

technical leadershipownershipcollaborationcommunicationdecision making

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science