Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)

• As a Senior Software Engineer I, you will be a hands-on technical leader building and evolving Polaris across the full stack
• You will design intuitive React and TypeScript interfaces and robust Django and Python APIs, owning features from architecture through deployment and production support
• Working closely with Product, UX, QA, and engineers across squads, you will translate business problems into scalable solutions, integrate with Google and other third-party platforms, and improve delivery speed, quality, and reliability
• You will help set technical direction, mentor engineers, and raise engineering standards across frontend and backend development
• Acting as a hands-on technical leader and Subject Matter Expert (SME) across both React/TypeScript and Django/Python
• Designing, building, and maintaining end-to-end features across React applications, Django APIs and services, and PostgreSQL data models
• Partnering with Product and UX to turn complex business workflows into intuitive, accessible, and responsive user experiences
• Designing secure, scalable RESTful APIs and integrating with Google and other third-party services
• Architecting reusable frontend and backend patterns with clear boundaries and pragmatic tradeoffs
• Owning automated testing across the stack with Pytest, Vitest, and Playwright to support reliable continuous integration and delivery
• Monitoring, troubleshooting, and improving performance, reliability, and observability across web applications and APIs
• Driving features from discovery and technical design through deployment, documentation, and production support
• Carefully balancing custom and open-source software to best suit product and operational needs
• Proactively identifying and resolving defects, technical debt, and architectural risks
• Reviewing designs and code, mentoring engineers, and raising engineering standards across the team
• Collaborating across squads and participating in agile planning and delivery

Benefits

• Half-day Fridays every Friday
• 3 different medical plans to suit your needs, including a plan under $10 per month, as well as dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) with company matching
• Free, confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Free weekly virtual workout classes
• 100% paid parental leave policy for birth, adoption, and foster placement
• Medical and dependent care FSAs
• LinkedIn learning and access to internal training and development
• Unlimited PTO
• Organizational transparency - our c-suite and senior leadership are easily accessible to all employees, they share business updates, and recognize top employees through a monthly all-hands and a weekly CEO message
• Virtual experiences, from Slack cooking challenges to trivia tournaments and employee awards
• Wprotege mentorship program- Strong PostgreSQL and relational data modeling skills, including query performance and transactional design
• Exceptional architecture, debugging, and problem-solving skills across the full stack
• Mastery of modern frontend tooling such as Vite and NPM, plus GitHub Actions or comparable CI/CD pipelines
• Deep React expertise, including hooks, component architecture, accessibility, and state management such as Redux or Zustand
• 7+ years of experience building production web applications, with strong hands-on expertise in both React/TypeScript and Python/Django
• Experience deploying and operating containerized applications in cloud environments; GCP and Kubernetes are a plus
• Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring, and ability to influence cross-functional teams
• Strong automated testing practices across frontend, backend, and end-to-end layers using tools such as Vitest or Jest, Pytest, and Playwright
• Strong understanding of application security, API security, and secure coding practices
• Proven ability to own complex full-stack features and systems end to end
• Strong experience designing and operating RESTful APIs and third-party integrations, including validation, error handling, rate limits, and varied data formats
• Deep Django expertise, including the ORM, migrations, authentication and authorization, and Django REST Framework or similar API tooling