Staff Software Engineer, Product

Lightfield•San Francisco, CA

9h•$220,000 - $300,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Lightfield is seeking an experienced engineer to lead ambitious projects that transform complex business data and emerging AI capabilities into powerful new product experiences. At Lightfield, engineers play a key role in product development, working directly with customers, identifying problems, shaping solutions, and taking ownership of projects from inception to impact. The role involves shaping product direction, leading engineering projects, and delivering exceptional results through hands-on leadership.

Requirements

7+ years of experience building and shipping software products, with strong full-stack engineering skills.
Proven technical leader who can independently scope, plan, and drive projects while bringing other engineers along.
Strong product judgment and can turn ambiguous customer problems into thoughtful, effective solutions.
Rigorous, analytical thinker who can break down complex problems, form hypotheses, and use data to evaluate solutions.
High standards for reliability, performance, maintainability, and product quality.
Excited about LLMs and the opportunity to build new kinds of intelligent systems and product experiences.
Strong software engineering fundamentals, developed through a Computer Science degree, related education, or equivalent industry experience.
Ability to ramp quickly on a stack that includes TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL, and PostgreSQL.
Clear communication skills and ability to explain product and technical decisions to both technical and non-technical teammates.
Passion for building products customers love and making Lightfield intuitive, intelligent, and indispensable.

Responsibilities

Work with customers, founders, and cross-functional teams to understand problems and identify opportunities.
Lead substantial projects end-to-end, from product design and technical architecture through implementation, launch, and iteration.
Build sophisticated AI-native products that transform complex business data into actionable intelligence, helping customers discover opportunities, make better decisions, and automate workflows.
Build reliable, high-performance systems with strong observability, metrics, and operational practices.
Lead technical design discussions, mentor other engineers, conduct thoughtful code reviews, and help establish engineering best practices.
Help build a world-class engineering team through recruiting and knowledge-sharing.