Staff Software Engineer

Outmarket Inc

$135K — $160K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in software engineering, leading complex, cross-team systems.
  • Proficient in system design with strong coding skills.
  • Ability to influence technical decisions beyond direct work.
  • Sound judgment in project management and prioritization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture for major AI, data, backend, and frontend systems.
  • Identify and mitigate technical risks and bottlenecks.
  • Establish and enforce engineering standards for design, testing, reliability, and performance.
  • Mentor senior engineers to elevate the overall technical competency across teams.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence critical technical decisions without formal management duties.
  • Work on a cutting-edge AI-native platform that addresses complex challenges.
  • Gain visibility in setting engineering standards across the organization.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are hiring a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across teams without stepping out of the code. You will drive architecture for our most important systems, de-risk hard problems, and multiply the output of the engineers around you.

WHY THIS ROLE
  • Set the technical direction for systems that the whole product depends on.
  • Solve the hardest cross-cutting problems in an AI-native platform.
  • Influence how the entire engineering org builds, without managing people.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Lead architecture for major systems spanning AI, data, backend, and frontend.
  • Identify and remove the biggest technical risks and bottlenecks.
  • Set engineering standards (design, testing, reliability, performance) and make them stick.
  • Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across teams.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
  • 7+ years of software engineering, with a record of leading complex, cross-team systems.
  • Deep system design expertise and strong hands-on coding ability.
  • Demonstrated technical influence beyond your own direct work.
  • Sound judgment about trade-offs, scope, and what to build vs. defer.

BONUS IF YOU HAVE
  • Experience scaling AI/ML systems or large data platforms.
  • Early-stage startup or 01 product experience.

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