Staff/Software Software Engineer

Pear Suite•Boston, MA

2h•$120,000 - $170,000•Remote

About The Position

We're hiring an experienced full-stack engineer to help shape the architecture and technical direction of Pear Suite's platform. This posting spans two levels on our engineering ladder (Senior Software Engineer and Staff Software Engineer) because we're hiring for the scope of work below, not a fixed title. We'll assess your experience through the interview process and offer the level, title, and compensation that fit: Senior or Staff. A note on leveling. Engineers at both levels do similar kinds of work, architecture, hands-on development, and technical direction. What changes is scope and independence. A Senior Software Engineer typically owns the design and architecture of a system with some oversight from engineering leadership. A Staff Software Engineer typically owns architecture for a major system or cross-cutting concern used across the whole engineering org, sets technical direction with minimal oversight, and leads complex multi-engineer initiatives end to end. The requirements below are a spectrum and where you land within that spectrum will be determined during the interview process.

Requirements

5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including full-stack development.
Deep expertise in React, GraphQL, and TypeScript.
Proven experience designing and maintaining cloud architectures (GCP).
Strong architecture and system-design judgment, with a track record of decisions that held up in production.
Demonstrated ability to balance hands-on development with strategic design.
Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant ownership of complex, cross-cutting systems.
Demonstrated technical leadership across multiple projects, systems, or teams.
A track record of setting technical direction with minimal oversight, and owning a system or platform area used by the entire engineering org.
Experience mentoring engineers across levels without formal management authority.

Responsibilities

Design and architect scalable, reusable software across the full stack: frontend (React/TypeScript), backend (GraphQL), and cloud infrastructure (GCP).
Lead technical initiatives from proposal through delivery, balancing hands-on development with strategic design.
Set technical standards and raise the bar on quality, performance, and maintainability.
Document technical decisions and designs clearly, for both engineering and non-technical stakeholders.
Thoroughly test individual pieces of code and the system as a whole; champion software engineering best practices.
Mentor other engineers, formally or informally.
Partner with Product and Engineering leadership on technical priorities and trade-offs.
Own architecture and technical direction for a major system or cross-cutting concern used across the entire engineering org (e.g., data platform, integrations, security).
Lead complex, multi-engineer initiatives with minimal oversight.