Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack

WorkWhile•San Francisco, CA

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

WorkWhile is on a mission to help workers earn a better living and live better lives. More than 80 million Americans work hourly jobs, often with unpredictable schedules that pay close to minimum wage and offer limited benefits, leading to financial instability. WorkWhile is revolutionizing frontline work by creating a more flexible and efficient labor market. Powered by AI, the WorkWhile platform helps businesses quickly access high-quality talent. Workers benefit from same-day pay, free telehealth services, upskilling, and the ability to choose shifts that match their skills and schedules. We have the audacious goal to align incentives and solve inefficiencies in the labor market, disrupting the $650 billion staffing and recruiting market. Backed by Khosla Ventures and recognized by the Inc. 5000 for 10x growth, WorkWhile is reshaping the future of work. What you'll do Collaborate closely with our leadership team and cross-functional partners to build thoughtful, impactful end-to-end product features Lead projects from early design through implementation, delivery, and iteration Help shape technical systems, internal tools, and engineering practices as the team scales Balance speed and quality, making pragmatic decisions while maintaining long-term maintainability Support and mentor teammates, contributing to a collaborative and inclusive engineering culture Engineering @ WorkWhile We’re a small and mighty team with senior engineers from Rippling, Stripe, DoorDash, Faire among others We value user-centricity, competence, speed, and having fun We embrace independence and take ownership of our projects, yet are also great team players We deal in outcomes, not projects Read more about our team at https://tech.workwhile.ai/ WorkWhile has a diverse, mission-driven, and supportive culture—we look for people who want to take ownership, are energized by ambiguity, and strive to make a lasting impact. If this resonates with you, we’d love to chat! WorkWhile is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

Deep experience in either Frontend (JavaScript, React/React Native) or Backend (Python), with demonstrated ability to work effectively across the stack
Experience leading projects or owning product areas end-to-end
Strong product intuition and the ability to translate user needs into technical solutions
Clear communicator who collaborates well across disciplines
Interest in helping grow both systems and people on a mission-driven team

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with our leadership team and cross-functional partners to build thoughtful, impactful end-to-end product features
Lead projects from early design through implementation, delivery, and iteration
Help shape technical systems, internal tools, and engineering practices as the team scales
Balance speed and quality, making pragmatic decisions while maintaining long-term maintainability
Support and mentor teammates, contributing to a collaborative and inclusive engineering culture