Senior Software Engineer

Stellic

Senior Software Engineer leading impactful software projects at Stellic. Contributing to product development and collaborating with cross-functional teams in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeSan Mateo • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $185,000 - $235,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Feature delivery end-to-end: Lead impactful projects from scoping through release — shipping new capabilities and improvements that directly change how students and advisors experience Stellic.
Code quality and standards: Hold the bar high on testing, security, accessibility, and the practices that keep a codebase healthy as it scales.
Cross-functional collaboration: Partner closely with Product and Design to make sure what gets built actually solves the right problems — and stay close to customer outcomes.
Mentorship: Help junior engineers grow by sharing context, giving direct feedback, and modeling strong engineering habits.
Engineering initiatives: Contribute to broader efforts that improve scalability, operational efficiency, and how the team ships.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in software engineering
Strong fundamentals across front-end and/or back-end development — we care more about how you think and build than the specific stack
Experience shipping production software in a collaborative, fast-moving environment
Testing and CI/CD experience — you know what good looks like and hold yourself to it
Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally with Product, Design, and fellow engineers
A track record of ownership — you've taken projects from idea to outcome and felt accountable for the result.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Exceptional benefits, including health insurance with Stellic covering 99% of your premium and 75% for dependents.
401(k), commuter benefits, and annual international retreats in incredible locations.

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringfront-end developmentback-end developmenttestingCI/CDcode qualitysecurityaccessibilityscalabilityoperational efficiency

Soft Skills

communicationcross-functional collaborationmentorshipownershipfeedbackproblem-solvingengineering habits