Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack

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Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack Hybrid | North America | IC-Only Read This Before Applying This role is for engineers who have owned real systems end-to-end — built them, scaled them, fixed them when they broke, and lived with the consequences. If you need: perfect specs heavy process a management path or a soft landing t his is not the role. The Work Youll own mission-critical product and payments-adjacent systems that move real money and sit directly on customer trust. This is a small, senior engineering org where: Ownership is obvious decisions stick shortcuts get paid back with interest What Youll Be Trusted With Leading ambiguous, high-stakes initiatives from design production iteration Building and owning full-stack product surfaces (frontend + backend) Designing APIs and services tied to real financial workflows Making hard tradeoffs between speed, correctness, and scale Working directly with product, growth, and customer stakeholders Mentoring by example — no org charts, no theatre Leaving systems materially better than you found them The Bar (Non-Negotiable) You should clearly recognize yourself here: 6–15 years of professional engineering experience Proven Staff-level ownership of real systems (not just influence) Strong full-stack capability Hands-on React or Ruby on Rails experience (at least one) Background in B2B SaaS, fintech, marketplace, or payments-adjacent products Experience shipping and operating production software used by real customers Comfort operating without perfect information Strong Signals Early or growth-stage startup experience Built something, lived with it, improved it Product-minded engineers who care about outcomes, not abstractions Experience working close to customers, partners, or revenue Clear Non-Fits Engineering managers looking for an IC reset Backend-only or infra-only profiles Fully remote-only candidates Engineers whose recent work is exclusively large-company, low-ownership work Heavy Java-only backgrounds Tech (Kept Boring on Purpose) React Ruby on Rails PostgreSQL Proven tools. No résumé-driven architecture. Compensation & Ownership Base Salary: $225k–$300k USD (location-adjusted) Equity: $200k–$400k in meaningful ownership This is not a refresh equity. This is early, material ownership tied directly to the systems you build and scale. If you want upside without accountability, this isnt it. Work Model Hybrid required Major U.S. & Canadian tech hubs ~3 days/week in the office on average Remote-only candidates should not apply Interview Process (Direct and Practical) Recruiter screen Live technical pairing (practical, not LeetCode) System design Technical depth discussion (projects you personally led) Final behavioural interview with engineering leadership Optional (Strongly Recommended) Include one project you personally led end-to-end : What you built What broke What you fixed What youd do differently now Final Word This role is for engineers who want: real ownership real consequences real upside If this excites you, you're probably a good fit. If it doesn't, that's the filter doing its job.

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