Staff Software Engineer
TLDR
Guide the technical vision of our engineering organization as a Staff Software Engineer, mentoring senior talent and shaping AI-integrated development practices.
Individual Delivery: Lead by example through hands-on development, tackling complex technical challenges and high-priority features.
Shape AI Excellence: Partner with leadership to form the patterns and standards for AI-assisted engineering. You will help bridge the gap between emerging AI capabilities and our daily development workflows.
Drive Adoption: Act as an advocate for modern AI development tools and LLMs. You will encourage and support teams in adopting these tools to improve code quality and architectural consistency.
Target AI-Driven Output: Help develop the processes and skills required to move the organization toward producing more agent-written code through a "human-in-the-loop" model.
Coach Toward a High Bar: Rather than acting as a final gatekeeper, you will coach and mentor engineers to help them define and reach a higher standard of technical rigor. You'll help them understand what "excellent" looks like in an AI-assisted world.
Technical Accountability: Reinforce a culture where human engineers remain fully accountable for the quality, security, and performance of the code they produce, regardless of how much was generated by an AI agent.
Set the Standard: Help define and document engineering best practices, architectural standards, and "definitions of done" to ensure high-quality, scalable code.
Refine Systems: Identify technical debt and architectural bottlenecks, advocating for and leading team level initiatives to modernize systems before they become liabilities.
Staff-Level Expertise: 8+ years of software development experience with a track record of designing and maintaining complex, large-scale systems.
AI-Forward Mindset: Practical experience using AI coding agents and a strong interest in helping others integrate these tools effectively.
Architectural Wisdom: Deep understanding of distributed systems, database design, and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred).
Deep Technical Breadth: Expertise in full-stack development (PHP, Python, Go, Node.js, React) and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP).
Collaborative Leadership: Ability to influence technical direction through coaching, mentorship, and advocacy rather than formal authority.
Strategic Communication: Excellence in translating complex technical concepts into actionable guidance for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Pragmatic Balance: The ability to switch effectively between high-level pattern-forming and hands-on, individual delivery.
Benefits
Health Insurance
Competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave + 401K
Cutting-edge technology exposure
Exposure to cutting-edge technologies to solve meaningful problems
Paid Time Off
Unlimited paid time off
Field Nation is a tech company that provides a web-based marketplace connecting businesses with service professionals in the gig economy. Our platform empowers technicians to leverage their skills and enables companies to expand their service offerings efficiently.
- Founded
- Founded 2008
- Employees
- 51-200 employees
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services
- Total raised
- $30M raised