april
FinTech
StaffFull-StackEngineer
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“Staff Full-Stack Engineer at april. Skills: Full-Stack Engineering, Distributed Systems, Cloud Architecture, Technical Leadership. Lead critical, cross-functional engineering initiatives. Design initiatives from design to development”
What You'll Achieve.
Accelerate mission to simplify taxes; Build scalable systems and tools; Enable teams to deliver exceptional user experiences
Industry & Context.
Solve complex architectural challenges
Three days per week on-site
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of experience as a software engineer, 2+ years as a senior, staff or principal-level role, Designing and building distributed systems at scale, Cloud-native environments (GCP or AWS), Backend technologies, microservices, event-driven architectures, REST/gRPC APIs, Modern front-end frameworks (React, Vue, Angular), Full-stack engineering practices, System design and architecture, Balancing trade-offs between scalability, performance, and developer experience, Shaping technical direction, Elevating team capabilities, Building high-impact, customer-facing products, Excellent communication and collaboration ability
Nice to Have
Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers in production, Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as code (Terraform), Container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
What You'll Do.
cross-functional engineering initiatives
Design initiatives from design to development
Develop initiatives from design to development
Deploy initiatives from design to development
Ensure quality and scalability
Participate in technical decision-making
Share knowledge across multiple teams
Collaborate with Product
Deliver seamless and data-driven experiences
Raise the bar for engineering excellence
Promote high standards
Promote continuous improvement
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Product and UX; Multiple teams
Communication Scope
Influence without authority
Process & Methodology
Agile
Full Job Description
About the Role april is looking for an exceptional, driven, and technically visionary Staff Full-Stack Engineer to help shape the future of our platform and accelerate our mission to simplify taxes for everyone. You’ll play a central role in designing and building scalable systems and tools that enable our teams to deliver exceptional user experiences with speed and confidence. If you're passionate about technical leadership, enjoy solving complex architectural challenges, and want to make a meaningful impact on millions of users, we’d love to have you join us. Team members residing within the New York City metropolitan area must maintain a minimum on-site presence of three days per week. Responsibilities - Critical, cross-functional engineering initiatives from design to development and deployment, ensuring quality and scalability - Participate in technical decision-making and knowledge sharing across multiple teams - Collaborate with Product, UX, and other stakeholders to deliver seamless and data-driven experiences - Evaluate and introduce new tools, technologies, and practices that raise the bar for engineering excellence - Guide by example - service ownership, observability, and operational best practices across the engineering organization - Promote a culture of high standards, clean code, testing, and continuous improvement Requirements - 8+ years of experience as a software engineer, including 2+ years as a senior, staff or principal-level role - Proven experience designing and building distributed systems at scale in cloud-native environments (GCP or AWS) - Deep expertise in backend technologies, including microservices, event-driven architectures, and REST/gRPC APIs - Strong hands-on experience with modern front-end frameworks (React, Vue, Angular) and full-stack engineering practices - Fluency in system design and architecture - capable of balancing trade-offs between scalability, performance, and developer experience - Track record of shaping technical d
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