Staff Software Engineer (Full-Stack)
Found · Remote · San Francisco, New York or Remote (USA) · Vancouver, Toronto or Remote (Canada) ·
COMPENSATION
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Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Staff/Principal level
- Fully remote (US/CA)
- Ruby on Rails + React
- 12+ years experience
- Equity included
Found automates taxes and expense tracking to help small business owners manage their finances with ease. As a Staff or Principal Engineer, you will shape technical direction across multiple teams while remaining hands-on with code. You will partner with engineering leaders to establish standards, reduce technical debt, and mentor senior staff.
What you'll do
- Drive key technical decisions that shape how multiple teams build software
- Identify and resolve reliability, performance, or scalability issues at a systems level
- Build customer-facing features using Ruby on Rails, React, and TypeScript
- Establish coding patterns and conventions to improve long-term codebase maintainability
- Mentor senior engineers through pairing, code reviews, and design discussions
- Collaborate with engineering managers on technical planning and team health
What you'll need
- 12+ years of full-stack engineering experience with strong backend fundamentals
- Prior experience operating at a staff, principal, or architect level
- Production experience with Ruby on Rails or a comparable framework
- Comfort working with React and TypeScript on the frontend
- Experience with relational databases at scale such as MySQL or Spanner
- Track record of leading technical decisions across multiple teams without direct authority
- Strong communication skills for explaining technical concepts to various audiences
Nice to have
- Experience in FinTech or financial services
- Background with products having complex compliance requirements
Stack
- Ruby on Rails
- React
- TypeScript
- MySQL
- Spanner
How you'll work
- Fully remote for team members outside SF and NYC
- Offices located in San Francisco and New York City
- Open to candidates in the United States and Canada
What you get
- Competitive base salary between $246,000 and $284,000 USD/CAD
- Industry-competitive equity for all employees
- 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees
- 16 weeks of flexible paid parental leave
- Access to 401K, FSA, and commuter benefits
- Generous vacation policy including mental health days