Staff Engineer

Sunbound

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About The Position

We're looking for a Staff Engineer to join our team at a critical moment in our growth. This is a senior technical leadership role with broad influence over architecture, engineering culture, and how we build, working closely with the CTO and cross-functional leadership to shape the direction of the product and the team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of technical leadership at scale
• Demonstrated ability to own and drive org-wide technical initiatives, not just individual projects
• Deep backend expertise with strong familiarity in Node.js, TypeScript, and modern cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred)
• Experience in fintech or similarly regulated, complex-domain environments strongly preferred
• Comfortable operating at multiple altitudes, able to write production code and influence system design in the same day
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to make technical tradeoffs legible to non-technical stakeholders and drive consensus among engineers
• BA/BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for core systems, owning architectural decisions that span multiple teams and product areas
• Drive alignment on engineering standards, patterns, and best practices across the organization
• Lead complex, ambiguous projects from problem definition through delivery, often before the path is clear
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to translate long-term goals into a coherent technical strategy
• Identify leverage points in the stack and org where investment will compound: tooling, infrastructure, process, and culture
• Mentor and raise the bar for engineers across the team through code review, design feedback, and direct collaboration
• Represent engineering in cross-functional planning, bringing a systems-level perspective to product and operational decisions

Benefits

• Competitive comp with equity so you own a piece of what you're building
• 90% of your medical premium covered
• Fully paid parental leave
• Unlimited PTO - and we actively encourage you to use it. Well-rested people do better work, make better decisions, and stay longer. Taking care of yourself isn't a perk here, it's part of the job
• An AI-native environment where we trust you to do your best work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior