Staff FullStack Engineer Senior Level- Remote Only

Position: REMOTE ONLY: Staff FullStack Engineer (Senior Level) 

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Direct Recruit Agency is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff FullStack Engineer to join our team on a full-time basis. As a Staff FullStack Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining complex web applications for our clients. This is a senior-level position, and we are looking for candidates with strong technical skills and a proven track record of delivering high-quality products.

Key Responsibilities:

Job Summary:

We're seeking a Staff Engineer to help drive technical excellence and innovation across our platform, with a particular focus on leveraging AI to transform how global talent connects with opportunities. You'll work on complex technical challenges that span our entire platform, from AI-powered matching algorithms to scalable marketplace infrastructure.

Exceptional Leadership:

You don't need to be a people manager to be a leader, and you'll serve as a role model for the rest of the company. Think about the feedback your peers typically give you if it usually sounds like the below, we want to hear from you.

• Low ego, low drama, servant leader: You share credit, take blame. You like being wrong because it means someone else had an even better idea.
• One team mentality: You break silos across teams. You put the company and mission first above yourself and your team alone.
• Great listener, hungry for feedback: You're always seeking to improve our product, our business, and yourself. You solicit diverse opinions and deeply listen.
• Owner, not renter: You see a problem, you fix it or find someone who will. The buck stops with you.
• Player-coach: You roll up your sleeves and get scrappy. You do this by proactively collaborating with your team while actively engaging in important details.
• Business problem solver: Youre not just a functional expert; you consistently get praise for approaching your function through the lens of solving business problems.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership

• Drive architectural decisions and technical strategy for key platform initiatives.
• Design and implement core platform capabilities that power our AI-driven talent matching.
• Lead the technical evolution of our systems to support rapid scaling and enhanced AI capabilities.
• Mentor other engineers and elevate the technical discourse across the organization.
• Collaborate with product teams to translate ambitious goals into practical technical solutions.

System Design & Implementation

• Architect and build scalable systems that handle complex matching algorithms and marketplace dynamics.
• Design and implement AI-powered features that enhance our talent evaluation and matching capabilities.
• Create robust, maintainable solutions that can scale with our global user base.
• Establish technical standards and best practices for system reliability and performance.

Cross-functional Impact

• Work closely with product managers to shape technical strategy and execution.
• Partner with data scientists to implement and optimize AI/ML models.
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with global data privacy regulations.
• Guide technical decisions across multiple teams and workstreams.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 7+ years of technical leadership experience driving complex projects.
• Strong background in distributed systems and scalable architectures.
• Experience building and scaling marketplace platforms or similar complex systems.
• A track record of making significant technical decisions that impacted product direction.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence.
• Strong understanding of AI concepts and their practical applications.
• Excellence in written and verbal communication, particularly in technical contexts.
• This role is US-based.
• Experience with AI/ML platform development.
• Background in talent matching algorithms or recommendation systems.
• Experience with large-scale data processing and analytics.
• Familiarity with global compliance and data privacy requirements.
• A track record of publishing technical content or speaking at conferences.
• Experience working with distributed, remote teams.

We Offer:

- Competitive salary and benefits package

- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and challenging projects

- Collaborative and dynamic work environment

- Career growth and development opportunities

- Supportive and inclusive company culture

If you are a highly motivated and skilled FullStack Engineer looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and become a part of our talented team at Direct Recruit Agency!