
Staff Engineer
Wonder Studios
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $180,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Ship end-to-end features across our Next.js frontend and Python API backend.
- Design and build systems for media creation: asset ingestion, processing, preview generation, rendering/export, and AI-assisted workflows.
- Own technical outcomes: take ambiguous requirements and turn them into scalable, maintainable implementations.
- Bring 3D/game-dev tooling thinking into the product: scene/asset graphs, deterministic pipelines, versioning, caching, reproducibility, and performance-aware workflows.
- Improve reliability and velocity: refactors, testing strategy, CI/CD, observability, performance, cost controls, and operational readiness.
- Raise the engineering bar through mentorship and reviews—without becoming “meetings-only.”
Requirements
- Senior-to-staff level experience owning production systems end-to-end.
- Strong full-stack capability: you can work comfortably across Next.js + Python APIs, and debug across boundaries.
- Startup mindset: high ownership, high output, low ego, and comfort with ambiguity.
- Strong system design instincts: you can build fast without creating a fragile mess.
- Excellent collaboration: clear communicator, strong reviewer, productive partner to product/design.
- We’re optimizing for people who’ve shipped creative tooling at scale (not primarily genAI experimentation).
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Next.jsPythonCI/CDsystem designrefactoringtesting strategyobservabilityperformance optimizationasset ingestionAI-assisted workflows
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationmentorshipownershipadaptabilityproblem-solvingreviewingcreativityproductivityclear communication