Senior/Staff Full Stack Engineer

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Title of Role

Senior / Staff Full Stack Engineer

Location

San Francisco, CA or New York, NY (Hybrid)

Company Stage of Funding

Seed (~$2M raised, profitable, high-growth)

Office Type

Hybrid (3--4 days in-office or remote until NY office opens)

Salary

$200,000 -- $250,000 + Equity (0.25% -- 1%)

Company Description

Our client is an early-stage, high-growth startup modernizing immigration infrastructure through software. They are building a platform that streamlines and automates complex visa and legal workflows for global talent and companies.

With strong product-market fit, the company has reached ~$10M in revenue on minimal funding and is scaling rapidly. Their platform sits at the intersection of legal ops, automation, and AI---bringing much-needed efficiency to a traditionally manual and fragmented process.

With a small, high-performing team and ambitious growth plans, this is an opportunity to join a mission-driven company solving a critical global problem.

What You Will Do

• Build and scale full-stack systems across backend infrastructure and frontend applications
• Design and implement robust APIs, data models, and system architecture
• Own workflow orchestration systems and improve task/event-driven pipelines
• Develop and ship high-quality user-facing interfaces for customers and internal teams
• Work directly with users (legal ops teams, customers) to understand problems and iterate quickly
• Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability across the stack
• Build automation and agentic workflows to streamline complex legal processes
• Handle backend complexities such as access controls, permissions, and data integrity
• Contribute to architectural decisions and long-term system design
• Operate with high ownership in a fast-paced, product-driven environment

Ideal Candidate Background

• 5--9 years of experience as a full-stack engineer (backend-leaning)
• Strong experience building and shipping production systems end-to-end
• Deep expertise in TypeScript, React, and backend systems (Python/Node)
• Experience working at early-stage or high-growth startups
• Strong understanding of API design, data modeling, and system architecture
• Experience working closely with product and users in small teams
• Proven ability to handle complex backend systems and workflows

Preferred

• Experience building workflow orchestration or event-driven systems
• Familiarity with Python frameworks (FastAPI, Django)
• Experience with PostgreSQL and relational databases
• Exposure to AI/LLM-powered systems or automation workflows
• Experience in ops-heavy or process-driven products (legal, fintech, etc.)
• Strong product sense and ability to balance UX with technical constraints

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary: $200,000 -- $250,000 (up to $300K for exceptional candidates)
• Equity: 0.25% -- 1%
• Visa sponsorship available (H1B transfers, TN; O-1 case-by-case)
• High ownership role with direct impact on product and architecture
• Small, elite engineering team with strong product exposure
• Opportunity to work on meaningful, real-world problems

Why Join

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-growth startup tackling one of the most broken systems in the global workforce---immigration.

You'll work on real, high-impact problems involving automation, workflow orchestration, and AI, while owning systems end-to-end in a small, fast-moving team.

If you're a product-minded, backend-leaning engineer who thrives in high-ownership environments and wants to build meaningful systems from the ground up, this role offers both technical depth and real-world impact.