Staff Software Engineer, Console

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineer, Console based in the United States.

The Staff Software Engineer will serve as the technical lead for a developer-focused platform, shaping the architecture, strategy, and evolution of key customer-facing products and internal tools. This role offers the opportunity to build scalable, AI-native developer experiences that simplify how customers discover, test, integrate, and adopt advanced voice AI technologies. You will lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives while remaining hands-on in designing and delivering full-stack solutions. Working closely with senior leaders across Engineering, Product, Design, Sales, and Marketing, you will influence technical direction and product-led growth strategies. Your work will directly impact customer acquisition, activation, engagement, and revenue through intuitive interfaces and reliable backend services. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineering leader who enjoys solving complex technical challenges in a fast-moving, AI-first environment.

Accountabilities

Technical Strategy and Architecture: Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and long-term development strategy for the developer console, playground, account management services, and AI-powered developer tooling, ensuring solutions support scalability and future product growth.
Cross-Functional Project Leadership: Lead complex, high-priority engineering initiatives from initial concept through implementation and launch. Make critical technical decisions, manage dependencies, and communicate progress and milestones to relevant stakeholders.
Strategic Collaboration: Partner with senior leaders across Engineering, Product, Design, Sales, and Marketing to shape product roadmaps, establish priorities, and influence broader business and technology decisions.
Engineering Planning and Execution: Collaborate with engineering management and product leadership to translate strategic objectives into actionable development plans, prioritizing incremental delivery and measurable outcomes.
Full-Stack Development: Remain actively involved in software development by designing, building, and shipping high-quality user interfaces, APIs, and backend services for customer-facing applications.
Product-Led Growth Infrastructure: Build and improve the technical foundations supporting self-service adoption, including activation funnels, in-product upgrade experiences, usage-based billing instrumentation, and product-led growth experimentation.
AI-Powered Developer Experiences: Shape how developers interact with AI technologies through MCP servers, SDK integrations, AI agent playgrounds, and LLM-powered development tools.
Technical Excellence and Problem Solving: Identify recurring issues across incidents, technical debt, and engineering workflows. Investigate root causes, anticipate future challenges, and implement sustainable solutions.
Engineering Standards and Mentorship: Raise the overall engineering quality through architecture and design reviews, code reviews, technical standards, and ongoing mentorship of senior and mid-level engineers.
Continuous Innovation: Explore emerging technologies and development practices, challenging existing assumptions and identifying opportunities to improve product performance, reliability, and developer experience.
Requirements
At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of building and delivering customer-facing full-stack web applications.
Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead on large-scale, cross-functional engineering projects with significant business impact.
Strong frontend development expertise, including modern web technologies, frameworks, web fundamentals, and user experience principles.
Solid backend engineering experience using languages such as Python, Rust, Go, or similar, including the design and development of scalable APIs and customer-facing services.
Proven ability to define and influence architectural decisions that support growing products, engineering teams, and business requirements.
Experience collaborating with senior stakeholders on technical strategy, product roadmaps, and prioritization, with the ability to influence decisions without direct authority.
Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify underlying causes of technical challenges and implement long-term solutions.
Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers, conducting technical reviews, and improving engineering standards and development practices.
Comfort working in fast-paced startup or high-growth environments, with the ability to build quickly, iterate frequently, and support experimentation.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience developing AI-powered developer tools, such as interactive playgrounds, SDK experiences, developer documentation, or machine learning model evaluation interfaces.
Familiarity with agentic AI or voice AI integrations, including MCP servers, function-calling pipelines, and voice assistant SDKs.
Experience driving product-led growth initiatives within a developer-tools organization, including activation experiments, usage-based pricing models, and in-product upgrade experiences.
Experience with React or a strong interest in developing expertise in the framework.
Advanced backend engineering knowledge, including PostgreSQL, database architecture, schema design, and large-scale performance optimization.
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, containerized deployments, and hybrid cloud environments involving both bare-metal data centers and cloud providers.
Interest or experience in Rust, LLM APIs, GPU technologies, and real-time audio systems.
Curiosity about emerging technologies and the ability to challenge conventional approaches to software architecture and AI development.
Benefits
Competitive annual base salary based on location:
Tier 1 locations (San Francisco, New York, Seattle): $276,800–$307,500 USD.
Tier 2 locations (all other eligible U.S. locations): $246,700–$274,100 USD.
Equity participation opportunities.
Potential annual performance bonus of up to 10%.
Comprehensive employee benefits package.
Health insurance coverage.
Dental insurance coverage.
Vision insurance coverage.
Retirement savings plan with employer 401(k) matching contributions.
Flexible paid time off (PTO).
Fully remote working arrangement within the United States.
Opportunity to work on innovative AI technologies and high-impact engineering projects.
Professional growth through technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and exposure to emerging technologies.