Runway

Full Stack Software Engineer

Runway$160K — $230K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field from a prestigious school
  • Experience in Full Stack Engineering within SaaS environments for enterprise customers
  • Proficient with modern frontend frameworks like React, Vue, or Angular
  • Strong skills in a modern backend language (Python, Go, Rust, etc.)
  • Experience designing APIs (REST/GraphQL) and working with distributed systems
  • Hands-on with relational and non-relational databases
  • Familiar with cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Background in DevOps practices including CI/CD and container orchestration
  • A pragmatic, product-driven mindset suitable for a fast-paced startup

Responsibilities

  • Own features from design to deployment, ensuring quality and functionality
  • Define and shape the tech stack across diverse application layers
  • Integrate AI and LLM capabilities to enhance ITSM workflows
  • Develop secure, scalable applications tailored for enterprise usage
  • Collaborate across teams to improve infrastructure and user experience
  • Contribute to high-quality coding practices and developer productivity tools
  • Ensure robust security and compliance standards in product development
  • Create features that genuinely improve the user experience compared to legacy systems

Benefits

  • Opportunity to build foundational features for an AI-centric platform
  • Possibility to own and scale systems for millions of users
  • Culture emphasizing craftsmanship, autonomy, and technical excellence
  • Competitive compensation and equity offerings
  • In-office work environment promoting collaboration in Manhattan
Full Job Description
About the RoleWe are seeking Full Stack Engineers with deep experience designing and building enterprise-grade applications. You'll be responsible for building user-facing features and backend services end-to-end, collaborating closely with designers, product engineers, and infrastructure experts.

Responsibilities
  • Own features end-to-end: design, implement, test, and deploy user-facing functionality and backend APIs
  • Shape the stack: work across front-end, backend, and database layers (stack not set yet - you'll help define it)
  • AI-native product development: integrate AI/LLM capabilities into workflows to make ITSM smarter and more efficient
  • Performance & scale: build highly performant, secure, and scalable services for enterprise customers
  • Collaborate cross-functionally: partner with platform engineers on infrastructure, and with product/design on UX
  • Developer productivity: contribute to internal tooling, code quality, and CI/CD best practices
  • Security & compliance: bake in enterprise-grade security and compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001) from day one
  • Customer impact: deliver features that enterprise users actually love, in contrast to the legacy tools they tolerate

Qualifications
  • Education: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field from a top-tier engineering school
  • Experience: Full Stack Engineering (or Software Engineer with end-to-end ownership) in SaaS environments serving enterprise customers
  • Frontend: Skilled with modern frameworks (React, Vue, Angular, or similar). Strong understanding of design systems and building clean, performant UIs
  • Backend: Proficient in at least one modern programming language (Python, Go, Rust, C++ or similar). Experience designing REST/GraphQL APIs and distributed systems
  • Databases: Hands-on with relational (Postgres/MySQL) and ideally non-relational or graph databases
  • Cloud: Strong experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • DevOps: Familiar with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and IaC (Terraform)
  • Mindset: Pragmatic, product-driven engineer who thrives in high-velocity startup environments
  • Bonus: Experience building applications with AI/LLM integrations, or exposure to ITSM/enterprise workflows. Taking products from 0 to 1

What We Offer
  • Build foundational product features for an AI-first enterprise platform
  • The opportunity to take ownership of critical systems that scale to millions of users
  • A culture that values craftsmanship, autonomy, and technical excellence
  • Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits package
  • Work from our Flatiron District, Manhattan office, where you'll be side-by-side with the founding team in a supportive, collaborative setting. Our team works on-site five days a week, growing and building together, and the location is easy to reach with plenty of public transportation options.


The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at is: $160,000-$230,000 USD

About Runway

Runway is a fashion brand that specializes in women's clothing and accessories. The company offers a range of products, including dresses, tops, skirts, and handbags, that are designed to be both stylish and affordable. Runway's products are sold online and in select retail stores across the United States. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.
Learn more about Runway
Size
50 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$10,000
Founded
2015
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$50,000
NASDAQ

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