# Staff Software Engineer

**Company**: Workstream
**Location**: Singapore
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: staff
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/workstream/jobs/6260931004?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/staff-software-engineer-89741ca3-ddf/

## Description

Workstream is a mission-driven company building the all-in-one HR, payroll, and hiring platform for managing the hourly workforce.

There are 2.7 billion hourly workers, making up 80% of the global workforce, but this market has been heavily underserved by technology and deserves better.

We are a high growth series B company and quickly expanding our product portfolio to deliver on our vision.

### Day in the Life:

- Lead complex engineering initiatives, coordinating work across engineers and AI coding agents to ensure high-quality, predictable delivery.

- Own squad architecture and technical direction, designing scalable solutions and reusable components.

- Drive engineering excellence through design reviews, code quality, system reliability, and continuous improvement.

- Design and improve AI-augmented engineering workflows, including code generation, testing, and documentation.

- Partner with Engineering, Product, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into effective technical solutions.

- Mentor engineers, resolve complex technical challenges, and influence engineering practices across teams.

### Who You Are:

- 10+ years of experience building, architecting, and scaling production software systems.

- Deep expertise in at least one programming language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, Go, Ruby, PHP, C#, etc.), with the ability to adapt across different technology stacks.

- Strong computer science fundamentals, excellent problem-solving skills, and sound architectural judgment.

- Proven ability to lead complex engineering initiatives, coordinate work across engineers, and drive predictable delivery.

- Experience designing scalable, reusable solutions and making sound technical trade-offs between short-term needs and long-term value.

- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and AI-augmented engineering workflows.

- Strong technical leadership and communication skills, with the ability to mentor engineers and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

- Experience owning production systems, overseeing deployments, and driving system reliability and continuous improvement.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

### Nice to Have:

- Experience with Ruby on Rails or Node.js. Experience with both is a plus.

- Familiarity with React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.

- Experience with AWS, Terraform, microservices, and distributed systems.

- Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones.

### What We Offer:

- Hybrid setup/WFH schedule

- Monthly salary paid directly to your bank account

- Health insurance coverage

- Flexible paid time off (PTO)

- Flexible working hours

- Observance of Singapore public holidays

- Company-provided work device

- CPF contributions and tax processing handled by Workstream

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## Skills

### Required
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Python
- Java
- Go
- Ruby
- PHP
- C#
- AI-assisted development tools
- AI-augmented engineering workflows
- scalable solutions
- reusable components
- system reliability
- continuous improvement

### Nice to have
- Ruby on Rails
- Node.js
- React
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Redis
- AWS
- Terraform
- microservices
- distributed systems

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