Hatch-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Senior
Austin, TX

At Hatch, we’re revolutionizing customer service with AI that doesn’t just assist — it transforms how businesses engage with customers. Backed by Y Combinator and top-tier investors like Bessemer Venture Partners and NextView Ventures, we’re doubling revenue year over year and scaling rapidly. We’re building the future of AI-driven customer service — and we’re just getting started. As a Staff Engineer, you’ll join a team that’s pushing the boundaries of AI, systems design, and user experience. This role is for builders who think at scale, lead by example, and thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

  • Own end-to-end features: Design, build, and ship user-facing functionality spanning React web applications, backend APIs, and databases.
  • Build robust backend services: Develop APIs and services that are reliable, well-structured, and easy for other engineers to extend.
  • Elevate the web experience: Implement clean, maintainable React components and patterns that support usability, accessibility, and long-term velocity.
  • Design data models: Create intuitive schemas and query patterns that serve both product needs and developer productivity.
  • Set technical direction: Define conventions and make architectural decisions that balance speed, quality, and maintainability across the stack.
  • Mentor and coach: Support engineers working in both backend and frontend areas, growing full-stack fluency and technical ownership.
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Deep expertise in backend programming languages (e.g., Elixir, Go, Java, Python); experience with functional programming is a plus.
  • Strong experience with React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript, including building and maintaining complex web applications.
  • Solid understanding of relational and non-relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis) and data architecture.
  • Comfortable moving across the stack — from data models and APIs to React components — to deliver end-to-end features.
  • Experience collaborating with DevOps and infrastructure teams on deployment, monitoring, and cloud environments.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills — you bring others along and elevate those around you.
  • Product-oriented mindset — you care deeply about building systems that meet real user needs.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical projects.
  • Experience working in a fast-growing startup environment.
  • Contributions to open source or active participation in engineering communities.
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Remote OR Hybrid work environment (3 days/week in our NYC office)
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401(k) plan
  • Flexible PTO
  • Opportunity to build at the ground floor of a high-growth, mission-driven company
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