Staff Software Engineer
Leonard Workforce Solutions
New york,
New york,
United States
Information Technology
Engineering
H-1B
All other/unspecified
Salary
275000 - 320000 USD /YEAR
Job posted on May 22, 2026
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Job Description:
About the Company
Leonard Workforce Solutions is conducting a confidential search on behalf of a venture-backed AI company that has scaled from zero to eight figures in run rate in under a year. The product is an autonomous AI research platform already trusted by some of the largest enterprises in the world, and the team is backed by one of the most prestigious investors in technology.
About the Role
This is a Founding Member of Technical Staff opportunity for a Staff level Full Stack Engineer who wants to be a key technical decision maker on a small, senior team. You will own large, high impact platform projects end to end, lead the design and implementation of major systems across infrastructure, backend, and product, and help define the technical vision and roadmap as the company scales.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Required Skills
Preferred Skills
Pay range and compensation package
Base salary ranges from $275,000 to $320,000 depending on level, plus founding level equity for engineers who join in the near term. Visa support is available for O-1, H-1B transfers, and H-1B1.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.
APPLY NOW
Leonard Workforce Solutions is conducting a confidential search on behalf of a venture-backed AI company that has scaled from zero to eight figures in run rate in under a year. The product is an autonomous AI research platform already trusted by some of the largest enterprises in the world, and the team is backed by one of the most prestigious investors in technology.
About the Role
This is a Founding Member of Technical Staff opportunity for a Staff level Full Stack Engineer who wants to be a key technical decision maker on a small, senior team. You will own large, high impact platform projects end to end, lead the design and implementation of major systems across infrastructure, backend, and product, and help define the technical vision and roadmap as the company scales.
Responsibilities
- Be a key technical decision maker, driving engineering excellence across the product.
- Lead the design and implementation of large, high impact platform projects and features.
- Own complex systems end to end across infrastructure, backend, and product user experience.
- Define the technical vision and roadmap for major initiatives aligned with company goals.
- Lead and mentor engineers, setting a high bar for quality, clarity, and execution.
Qualifications
- 9 to 12 years of professional full stack software engineering experience.
- Computer Science degree from a top US undergraduate program.
Required Skills
- Proficiency in TypeScript is required.
- Strong proficiency in either Python and Go on the backend, or React and JavaScript on the frontend.
- Distributed systems experience and a strong understanding of system architecture and design patterns.
- Tech lead or staff level engineer who has owned major architectural decisions, with at least 60 percent hands on coding in your most recent role.
- Experience at a high growth startup or top tier technology company with a B2B consumer centric product.
Preferred Skills
- Prior founder or co-founder experience.
- Zero to one product building experience at a high growth startup such as Doordash, Ramp, Middesk, Verkada, Databricks, Brex, Chime, Plaid, Rippling, or Snowflake.
- Experience leading large technical initiatives and influencing architectural direction across an engineering org.
Pay range and compensation package
Base salary ranges from $275,000 to $320,000 depending on level, plus founding level equity for engineers who join in the near term. Visa support is available for O-1, H-1B transfers, and H-1B1.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.