Staff Software Engineer

Remote (US-based)

Salary: Starting at $145K

Tech Stack:

Frontend: Next.js, React

Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Payload CMS

Cloud Infrastructure: AWS, Vercel, Neon, Cloudflare Workers

Data & Analytics: BigQuery, Dataform, Data building tool, Python

AI: Custom TypeScript LLM service

About Us

We are a mission-driven media organization dedicated to creating and sharing authentic, faith-centered content that reaches millions of people. Our work centers on large-scale public campaigns designed to spark meaningful reflection and connection. This is a faith-based organization, and candidates must be comfortable working within, and aligned with, that mission.

Important Note Before You Apply

This company is a faith-based Christian organization. All candidates are required to align with and sign a Statement of Faith as a condition of employment. Please only apply if this describes you and is something you're comfortable committing to.

Position Summary

This is a hands-on, full-stack role with real depth on the frontend. Our client's stack centers on Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, and shadcn/ui, running on AWS, Vercel, and Cloudflare. You'll be joining a lean, high-trust engineering team where your decisions carry real weight, not just implementation, but the direction itself.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive build-vs-buy and major architecture/migration decisions, and be able to speak to the tradeoffs, not just the execution.

• Own technical documentation as a real deliverable, design docs, runbooks, and architecture decision records, not an afterthought.

• Lead on disaster recovery and incident response, including writing and executing DR plans.

• Bring security thinking beyond a checklist: threat modeling, access control design, and leading security reviews.

• Solve real scalability problems, whether that's traffic spikes, data growth, or architecture that needs to evolve under real-world pressure.

• Be the person the team turns to for technical direction, while staying genuinely hands-on in the codebase.

Education and Experience

• BSCS or equivalent technical degree preferred

• 7-10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including meaningful experience operating at the Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Architect, or equivalent level

• Deep, production experience with Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, and a modern cloud stack (AWS, Vercel, Cloudflare, or similar)

• A track record of driving specific technical decisions, not just participating in them, regardless of your current title

• Strong instincts around documentation, security, and operational resilience

• Comfortable operating at a senior/staff level of scope even if your title hasn't caught up yet.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual performance bonus (based on organizational performance)
• 80% employer-paid health and wellness coverage
• 403(b) retirement plan with 7% employer match
• Very generous PTO
• Much more!

So, if you're interested in joining a faith-based start-up in the nonprofit space, with a mission and a vision to see lives changed, apply today!