Staff Software Engineer

PetScreening

Staff Software Engineer at PetScreening, tackling complex engineering puzzles and mentoring engineers. Focused on building robust, scalable cloud systems with a modern tech stack.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeCharlotte • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudJavaScriptNext.jsReactSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the technical anchor and a go-to expert for your cross-functional team(s).
Act as the primary technical contact when troubleshooting complex issues with high-profile client engineering teams.
Partner with Engineering leaders and Product to break down large, ambiguous technical initiatives into shippable milestones.
Demonstrate a willingness to explore, innovate, and build technical solutions with AI assisted engineering practices and technology.
Partner with Engineering and Product to assess the feasibility of new features and estimate technical complexity.
Architect resilient, scalable, and secure environments in AWS cloud infrastructure.
Bridge the technical gap between product requirements and execution readiness by hardening solution proposals, creating clear design documentation and removing impediments.
Drive observability initiatives using AWS CloudWatch or Datadog to trace errors from the client browser down to the database query.
Elevate the engineering team by mentoring mid-level and senior engineers through code reviews, design docs, and technical deep dives. Foster a culture of continuous learning and blameless post-mortems.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software development experience, with at least 4 years deeply focused on the TypeScript/JavaScript ecosystem including a proven track record in a lead or staff level role.
Possess extensive expertise in React, TypeScript, Next.js, Nest.js and/or modern web technologies.
Practical experience with AWS core services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS, CloudFront).
Strong SQL skills; experience with ORMs (Prisma, TypeORM) and understanding the trade-offs between them and raw SQL.
Hands-on experience building with AI — whether that's LLM integrations, RAG pipelines, or agentic workflows. You've shipped something real with these tools, not just experimented.
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
Strong leadership skills with experience in mentoring and guiding teams.
Excellent communication and collaboration abilities that enable internal and external partnership success.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while making timely, well-informed decisions with a willingness to experiment and learn from actions and customer feedback.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA benefits offered after 30 days of employment.
Company sponsored Life Insurance and Short Term Disability.
Optional Life Insurance and Long Term Disability Plans.
401(k) with 3% match regardless of employee contribution.
Quarterly open enrollment.
Paid time off accrual beginning first day of employment
Paid holidays
Optional remote work days
Paid Family/Military/Bereavement leave
Pet friendly office

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptJavaScriptReactNext.jsNest.jsAWSSQLORMsAICloud infrastructure

Soft Skills

problem-solvingleadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationdecision-makingadaptabilitycontinuous learninginnovationteam guidance