Senior Software Engineer, Studio

Vibes•Chicago, IL

32d•$140,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a collaborative, proactive, and results-driven senior full-stack Software Engineer to join the Studio team at Vibes. Studio is the newest product offering at Vibes: a self-serve way for far more businesses to provision and launch RCS agents on our messaging services. Having just launched, we are actively gathering customer feedback and have significant room to grow. We move with the speed and ownership of a startup, while drawing on the reach and infrastructure of an established company. We're looking for a senior engineer to help drive what comes next: someone ready to own a core domain of the product from day one, set the technical bar for how we build, and grow into a technical leadership role as the team scales. This is a full-time, hybrid role based in the greater Chicago area, with an expectation of being in the office two days per week. You will design, build, and own significant parts of the technical foundation of Studio. You'll work across the full stack, developing APIs and building product features, all while shaping the architecture, engineering practices, and product direction. We think in projects, not tickets, and we start with the what and why before the how. You'll often be the project lead on the work you own, responsible for understanding the deliverable before you start, cutting it down to something shippable, driving it to completion, and releasing it. Engineering weighs in on product decisions early here, so your read on what's feasible and how fast we can ship genuinely shapes what we build.

Requirements

Formal education in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including ownership of significant production systems
Deep expertise across the full stack
Strong proficiency with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, TypeScript)
Proven experience designing and building APIs and backend services
Solid experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
Fluency with AI-assisted development, using it as leverage without compromising quality or ownership
A track record of owning ambiguous problems and driving them to resolution
Experience mentoring engineers or leading feature work, with the judgment to know when to lead and when to enable
A strong sense of ownership and accountability, and comfort in fast-moving environments
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Responsibilities

Own the design and delivery of full-stack features and services using React and TypeScript on AWS infrastructure
Lead projects end-to-end, owning delivery from kickoff through release
Set the technical direction for major areas of the system, including architecture and key trade-offs
Design and maintain the public API and MCP server that, alongside our web UI, are the primary surfaces customers use to build on Studio
Push the limits of how the team leverages AI to build and ship faster
Mentor engineers through code review, pairing, and technical guidance
Partner closely with product and other teams across Vibes to shape and deliver customer value
Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across the stack
Continuously improve the system, and the team's engineering practices, based on customer feedback and usage
Challenge existing approaches and push for better ways to build and ship