WorkWhile

Staffing and Recruiting

StaffSoftwareEngineer,Fullstack

$220–250k San Francisco, California, United States; New York, New York, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Staff candidates.

The Brief

“Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack at WorkWhile. Skills: Fullstack development, Product system ownership, Technical leadership. Own and evolve complex, user-facing product areas end-to-end. Implementation”

What You'll Achieve.

Help workers earn a better living and live better lives; Create a more flexible and efficient labor market; Businesses quickly access high-quality talent; Workers benefit from same-day pay, free telehealth services, upskilling, and the ability to choose shifts; Align incentives and solve inefficiencies in the labor market; Achieve 10x growth

Industry & Context.

Staffing and Recruiting
Problems you'll solve

Framing problems; Proposing options; Guiding teams toward pragmatic solutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Significant experience building and owning product systems end-to-end, Depth in either frontend (JavaScript, React/React Native) or backend (Python), Working fluency across the stack, with the ability to lead product work beyond your primary area of expertise, A product-minded approach to engineering, Proven ability to operate in ambiguity: framing problems, proposing options, and guiding teams toward pragmatic solutions, Communication skills and the ability to influence technical and product direction across disciplines, Experience mentoring engineers and raising team-wide technical quality

Nice to Have

Experience working on marketplace, fintech, or data-sensitive products, Background in scaling early-stage products or evolving systems as usage grows, Interest in shaping engineering practices and standards as the team scales

What You'll Do.

Own and evolve complex

user-facing product areas end-to-end

Lead high-leverage initiatives that frontend

Setting clear technical direction

Raise the bar on product quality

Raise the bar on system correctness

Raise the bar on engineering craft across the stack

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner closely with product, design, and engineering leadership; Reviewing designs; Unblocking others; Great team players

Communication Scope

Communication skills; Ability to influence technical and product direction across disciplines

Full Job Description

About WorkWhile WorkWhile is on a mission to help workers earn a better living and live better lives. More than 80 million Americans work hourly jobs, often with unpredictable schedules that pay close to minimum wage and offer limited benefits, leading to financial instability. WorkWhile is revolutionizing frontline work by creating a more flexible and efficient labor market. Powered by AI, the WorkWhile platform helps businesses quickly access high-quality talent. Workers benefit from same-day pay, free telehealth services, upskilling, and the ability to choose shifts that match their skills and schedules. We have the audacious goal to align incentives and solve inefficiencies in the labor market, disrupting the $650 billion staffing and recruiting market. Backed by Khosla Ventures and recognized by the Inc. 5000 for 10x growth, WorkWhile is reshaping the future of work. What you'll do - Own and evolve complex, user-facing product areas end-to-end - from product definition and system design to implementation, launch, and iteration - Partner closely with product, design, and engineering leadership to shape roadmap decisions and translate ambiguous problems into durable solutions - Lead high-leverage initiatives that span frontend, backend, and data concerns, setting clear technical direction and guiding execution - Make thoughtful tradeoffs between user experience, system complexity, and delivery speed in a fast-moving product environment - Raise the bar on product quality, system correctness, and engineering craft across the stack - Act as a force multiplier for the team: reviewing designs, mentoring engineers, and unblocking others What we're looking for - Significant experience building and owning product systems end-to-end, with depth in either frontend (JavaScript, React/React Native) or backend (Python) - Strong working fluency across the stack, with the ability to lead product work beyond your primary area of expertise - A product-minded approach to engineeri

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