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About the Role

We are looking for an exceptional Staff Software Engineer to serve as a technical force multiplier across the organization. This role focuses on tackling the most ambiguous, complex, and high-leverage engineering challenges that span multiple teams and domains. Your impact will be measured not just by the code you write, but by your ability to define the future state of our systems, drive massive, cross-cutting projects to completion, and significantly elevate the technical capabilities and standards of the entire engineering department.

Responsibilities

Define the long-term technical vision and strategy for major components of our platform, anticipating future scale, security, and product needs.
Design and champion new system architectures that focus on clear, stable interfaces and domain decoupling to accelerate the velocity of multiple feature teams.
Establish and improve engineering excellence standards, including best practices for code quality, documentation, and non-functional requirements.
Proactively identify, define, and lead complex, ambiguous, and high-risk technical programs that require coordination across multiple engineering teams.
Make clear, pragmatic technical trade-offs that balance long-term vision with timely delivery against business goals.
Deliver technically deep, cross-cutting software solutions, primarily focusing on back-end systems but maintaining a full-stack perspective.
Drive deep-dive root cause analyses for critical, cross-domain production issues, transforming immediate crises into concrete, prioritized engineering work.
Mentor and coach Senior and Mid-Level engineers across the organization, contributing to their technical growth.
Reliably improve and hold others accountable for a higher quality standard across the entire software team.

Requirements

Highly self-driven, resourceful, and technically deep engineer who can operate with complete independence across domains.
8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Proven track record of successfully leading large-scale, complex projects that span multiple engineering teams.
At least 1 year of experience as a staff engineer in a large software organization.
Deep expertise in architecting, developing, and operating distributed, highly-reliable, and scalable systems.
Proven ability to influence technical direction without direct authority.
Successfully partner with product management, hardware engineering, and executive leadership.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of synthesizing complex technical risks and strategies for non-technical leadership.
Relentless drive to reduce complexity, improve operational simplicity, and proactively identify organizational-level technical risks and address them before they become crises.

Skills

React
Typescript
Node.js
Python
C++
Kubernetes

Location

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Staff Engineer
8+ years of professional software engineering experience
1+ year of experience as a staff engineer

Salary/Compensations

$215,000 to $250,000

Benefits

Employee Stock Options
Paid time off
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k)

About the Company

Standard Bot’s mission is to significantly lower the barrier to entry to real-world automation, bringing the power of bits to the world of atoms and unlocking productivity for entire new industries and users.
Our user-facing applications and APIs directly empower individuals and developers to jump directly into solving their challenges without the need for a background in robotics or automation.
A relentless focus on simplicity and ease of use brings this revolutionary potential to new users and industries.