Experienced: You have significant experience (10+ years) in software engineering, including operating at a Lead or Staff level in a modern product company.
Full Stack: You have deep, T-shaped expertise. You are great in Python and Node.js/TypeScript. You understand backend and frontend. You can reason about data flows and architecture, and you can build them too.
"Manager of One": You are self-directed. If dropped into ambiguity, you create clarity. You can effectively manage your time between coding, designing, and communicating without needing constant oversight.
Pragmatic: You avoid over-engineering. You understand that "boring technology" is often best, but you know exactly when to spend innovation tokens (specifically on AI and Cloud scalability).
Great Communicator: You write clear, persuasive technical documents (RFCs, ADRs). You can lead a room of engineers to a consensus even when opinions differ. You can articulate the business implications of technology in a room full of VPs.

Bonus points

Production AI: Experience deploying LLMs in production (managing context windows, prompt engineering, vector databases, and evaluation frameworks).
Event-Driven Systems: Deep experience with asynchronous architectural patterns and specific systems like RabbitMQ, Google Pub/Sub and Kafka.
Legacy Migration: Experience strangling a monolith or migrating legacy systems to modern cloud-native architectures without downtime.
Familiarity with Sales: Experience writing software that enables Sales teams (ex: CRM, scheduling).
A passion for climate tech. You're motivated by our mission to decarbonize homes and are excited to apply your skills to a problem that matters.

Staff Engineer - Full Stack (f/m/d)