SignalWire
Engineering
LeadSoftwareEngineer-FullStack
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“Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack at SignalWire. Skills: full-stack engineer, technical lead, product instincts, APIs, SDKs, AI Agent platform, Call Fabric, SWML, real-time AI, communications, performance, reliability, latency, developer experience. think holistically about the developer and end-user experience across our APIs, SDKs, AI Agent platform, Call Fabric, SWML. carry the end-to-end ownership”
What You'll Achieve.
own technical quality across the stack (performance, reliability, latency, and developer experience); optimizes for customer impact
Industry & Context.
debugged infrastructure issues; made meaningful product decisions; Leverage experimental data to drive decisions; remain agile enough to pivot based on empirical findings
Approved hiring states: AL, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years of practical engineering experience with demonstrated ability to operate as a technical leader, built backend services, worked on frontend interfaces, debugged infrastructure issues, made meaningful product decisions, Leverage experimental data to drive decisions, agile enough to pivot based on empirical findings, raising the bar around you, whether that's through mentorship, code review, improving tooling, or simply setting a standard that makes the whole team better, product-focused approach to engineering, Care deeply about the developer experience
Nice to Have
shipped user-focused products end-to-end, from problem definition through production, ideally building 0-to-1 at a startup or high-growth company, Hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, or C, experience with real-time communication stacks, telecom infrastructure, or large-scale CPaaS/CCaaS platforms, well-versed in integrating AI-driven workflows and agents, with a perspective on where these tools excel and where they fall short
What You'll Do.
think holistically about the developer and end-user experience across our APIs
carry the end-to-end ownership
partner with engineering leadership
and our developer community to understand emerging capabilities in real-time AI and communications
and translate them into products developers actually want to use
own technical quality across the stack (performance
and developer experience)
carry genuine excitement about what programmable communications and embedded AI make possible
built backend services
worked on frontend interfaces
debugged infrastructure issues
made meaningful product decisions
Leverage experimental data to drive decisions
remain agile enough to pivot based on empirical findings
raising the bar around you
whether that's through mentorship
or simply setting a standard that makes the whole team better
Take a product-focused approach to engineering
shipped user-focused products end-to-end
from problem definition through production
ideally building 0-to-1 at a startup or high-growth company
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
partner with engineering leadership, product, and our developer community; raising the bar around you, whether that's through mentorship, code review, improving tooling, or simply setting a standard that makes the whole team better
Full Job Description
SignalWire is looking for an experienced full-stack engineer with strong product instincts to join as a technical lead on one of our product teams. You'll think holistically about the developer and end-user experience across our APIs, SDKs, AI Agent platform, Call Fabric, SWML, and carry the end-to-end ownership. You'll partner with engineering leadership, product, and our developer community to understand emerging capabilities in real-time AI and communications, and translate them into products developers actually want to use. We'll look to you to have a product-oriented mindset, own technical quality across the stack (performance, reliability, latency, and developer experience), and carry genuine excitement about what programmable communications and embedded AI make possible. The right person for this role moves fluidly across those domains, picks up unfamiliar systems quickly, and optimizes for customer impact. WHERE YOU ARE SignalWire is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Approved hiring states: AL, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI You Might Be a Good Fit If You: - Have 6+ years of practical engineering experience with demonstrated ability to operate as a technical leader. - Are a strong developer with demonstrable technical depth: You've built backend services, worked on frontend interfaces, debugged infrastructure issues, and made meaningful product decisions along the way. - Leverage experimental data to drive decisions and remain agile enough to pivot based on empirical findings. - Have a track record of raising the bar around you, whether that's through mentorship, code review, improving tooling, or simply setting a standard that makes the whole team better. - Take a product-focused approach to engineering: You think about who is using what you build, why they're using it, whether it's actually working for th
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