Staff Software Engineer

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

Juniper Square seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical direction, architecture, and delivery across reporting, fundraising, or platform domains. This player‑coach role combines hands‑on coding with strategic roadmap ownership while collaborating closely with product, design, and QA.

Role Snapshot

• Technical leader & hands‑on coder
• Own architecture & roadmap
• Mentor engineers & raise quality
• Drive AI‑native development
• Remote (USA/Canada) full‑time

Must-Have Requirements

• Backend/full‑stack software engineering
• Server‑side programming language (Python preferred)
• Front‑end framework (React)
• Relational/NoSQL databases and schema design
• Cloud‑native systems (AWS or equivalent)
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as code
• CI/CD pipelines
• Observability & reliability
• Service‑oriented architecture
• AI‑native development tools
• AI fluency
• backend/full‑stack development
• technical leadership
• architectural responsibility
• mentorship
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Data integration, ETL/ELT, BI tools
• Treasury, Payments, Fundraising domain knowledge
• Identity/auth services, API infrastructure, developer tooling
• AI/LLM production systems
• Fintech data pipelines
• Technical lead or TLM experience
• domain expertise in reporting, fundraising, or platform services
• AI/LLM system development
• fintech data pipelines
• technical lead experience
• Fintech

Work Setup

• Location: Americas (USA or Canada), United States
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: COUNTRY_RESTRICTED
• Remote countries: United States, Canada
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Work authorization: Must be authorized to work in the United States or Canada
• Visa sponsorship: unknown

Application Requirements

• Portfolio required

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship

What You'll Likely Work On

• Define and own technical direction and architecture for your domain
• Lead design for cross‑functional initiatives and align stakeholders
• Transition monolith components to a service‑oriented architecture
• Write production‑grade code and deliver end‑to‑end roadmap projects
• Mentor engineers, establish coding standards, and grow the team
• Collaborate with product, design, QA, and support to translate requirements
• Own monitoring, incident response, and reliability of production services
• Champion AI‑native development practices and tools

Good Fit If You Have

• Enjoys solving ambiguous, high‑impact problems
• Comfortable guiding technical decisions without direct people‑management
• Excited about building AI‑assisted workflows and evaluating trade‑offs