Staff Engineer (Product)

Later is an intelligent influencer marketing company. This Staff Engineer role involves shaping the technology stack, leading large-scale initiatives, and mentoring engineers in a fast-paced environment.

• Scope, plan, and lead large-scale technical initiatives
• Design, build, and optimize scalable systems across the stack (React, TypeScript, Node.js)
• Deliver production-grade features end-to-end
• 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
• Implement and advocate for strong application and infrastructure security practices
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, and other Engineering teams
• Communicate technical and non-technical ideas clearly
• Act as a technical mentor, coaching junior and mid-level engineers
• Stay current on emerging tools, frameworks, and methods
• Experiment with new technologies—including AI/ML applications—and share learnings
• Promote continuous improvement

• 8–15 years of professional experience in software development
• 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