# Staff Engineer (Product)

**Company**: Later
**Location**: Boston, MA, MA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: staff
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $175,000 - $250,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Later is seeking a Staff Engineer to play a critical role in shaping the future of its technology stack.

This is a senior-level role for a highly skilled engineer who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and takes ownership of complex, high-impact initiatives.

The successful candidate will scope, lead, and deliver large projects that elevate the platform while mentoring others and upholding a high bar for engineering excellence.

Responsibilities:

- Scope, plan, and lead large-scale technical initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities and product roadmaps.

- Design, build, and optimize scalable systems across the stack, from frontend (React, TypeScript) to backend (Node.js).

- Deliver production-grade features end-to-end, while maintaining performance, security, and reliability at scale.

- Improve and maintain codebases, ensuring clean architecture, best practices in testing and deployment, and strong CI/CD pipelines.

- Debug and resolve complex issues across systems and services, serving as the go-to expert when problems arise.

- Implement and advocate for strong application and infrastructure security practices.

- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, and other Engineering teams to clarify requirements, resolve ambiguities, and deliver solutions that delight users.

- Communicate technical and non-technical ideas clearly, ensuring stakeholders and teammates feel informed and engaged.

- Act as a technical mentor, coaching junior and mid-level engineers while fostering a culture of collaboration and learning.

- Stay current on emerging tools, frameworks, and methods that can drive performance, security, and scalability.

Requirements:

- 8–15 years of professional experience in software development, with a track record of shipping large-scale, high-quality features and systems and driving architectural decisions at the org level.

- Strong frontend expertise in React and TypeScript.

- Backend proficiency in Node.js (Kotlin experience a plus).

- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (MySQL, DynamoDB).

- Deep experience with API integration and third-party API management.

- Familiarity with AWS or equivalent cloud infrastructure.

- Proven ability in system design, architecture, and performance optimization.

- In-depth knowledge of application and infrastructure security best practices.

- Hands-on experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker (Kubernetes a plus), and YAML configuration.

- Knowledge of automated testing frameworks and QA best practices.

- Experience mentoring and coaching engineers, influencing without authority.

Nice to haves:

- Experience with social networking platforms.

- Knowledge of accessibility standards.

- Familiarity with AI-powered development tools (Copilot, Cursor, etc.).

- Experience with monitoring solutions (e.g., DataDog).

- Background in rapid, iterative development environments.

What success looks like:

- Consistently delivering high-impact projects on time, meeting both technical and business objectives.

- Being seen as a trusted technical leader who raises the bar for engineering excellence across the team.

- Proactively identifying opportunities to optimize performance, security, and scalability, and successfully implementing solutions.

- Coaching and influencing peers, creating a ripple effect that improves team performance and morale.

Salary Range: $175,000 - $250,000 USD (for US candidates), $170,000 - $200,000 CDN (for Canadian candidates)

## Skills

### Required
- React
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- MySQL
- DynamoDB
- API integration
- AWS
- Git
- CI/CD pipelines
- Docker
- YAML configuration
- automated testing frameworks
- QA best practices

### Nice to have
- Kotlin
- social networking platforms
- accessibility standards
- AI-powered development tools
- monitoring solutions
- rapid, iterative development environments

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