Staff Fullstack Engineer, App Team

Bluesky•Fully Remote - Overlap with PST working hours ,

13d•Remote

About The Position

Bluesky is building a future where social media works more like the web—open, flexible, and full of possibility. Their app is used by millions, built on a protocol designed for an ecosystem of connected apps. They are seeking a staff engineer to help set the technical direction for a team and establish standards for development. This is an individual contributor role focused on solving hard problems across a large system and making critical technical decisions. The role involves shipping features used by millions quickly, making architectural calls, and defining the future of an AI-native engineering team. The position offers a unique opportunity to work on a project that aims to create an open alternative to current social media platforms, built on a shared protocol.

Requirements

10+ years of experience (5+ in management) building consumer-scale products and integrating AI coding tools to act as a force multiplier for the team; People who work with you get better. Your reviews, your designs, and your instincts raise the level of whole teams
Deeply experienced in TypeScript, React, and React Native (iOS/Android/Web), with a focus on motion-rich, high-polish interfaces.
You've made major technical decisions that mattered, and you've lived long enough with the consequences to know which ones were right
You already use agentic coding tools every day, and you have specific, opinionated views about where they create leverage and where they break down
Proven ability to own complex areas end-to-end—from scoping and sequencing to delivering in fast-paced, autonomous environments.
A UI/UX-focused engineer who understands social app mechanics and sweats the details of the user experience.

Nice To Haves

Startup or social media product experience
Been a founder or part of an early team
Worked with distributed or federated systems, real-time feeds, or content delivery at scale
Familiarity with the AT Protocol, or a real itch to work on open protocols and open source
Production Go, and experience with SQL or NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Scylla/Cassandra)

Responsibilities

Work across the entire stack, including a React Native app (iOS, Android, web) and Node.js/TypeScript and Go backend services.
Build foundational systems and make critical technical design decisions that accelerate overall development speed; Own large, ambiguous problems from conception to completion.
Establish the bar for excellence in system architecture, code reviews, and shipping velocity.
Raise the technical standard for the entire team and mentor others on how to gain maximum leverage from modern engineering tooling.
Mentor a small squad (2–4 engineers), setting technical direction and upholding a high bar for code quality through mentorship and rigorous code reviews.
Deliver major features to users that actively define the future direction of the product.
Actively contribute to the open-source AT Protocol and Bluesky ecosystem.