Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer (Passionate Polyglots, Versatile Specialists, or Curious Experts needed!)

We're Pelotech. We are deeply technical but also deeply human: approachable, adaptable, curious, and helpful. We aren't here to blindly build features; we're here to solve problems thoughtfully.

When we say we're weird, we mean:

• We're just as likely to have spirited debates about the best surfing techniques as we are about Kubernetes configurations
• We've got Slack channels for #tech-geeking-out and #random ones for pictures of your family picnic dinners
• We prefer kindness and curiosity over being right every time

You might call yourself a passionate polyglot, a versatile specialist, or a curious expert. You’re fluent in multiple technologies but especially nerdy in one or two. You’re adaptable, curious, and proudly geeky about your specialty.

Your mindset is just as important as your technical skill set. We work closely with client teams, mentoring, guiding, and helping them improve their software development. That means you'll need to communicate clearly, empathetically, and effectively.

You’ll fit right in if:

• You learn fast. You can write code in a language you've never seen before on the same day you see it for the first time. You won't be an expert immediately, but you are capable quickly.
• You enjoy collaborating closely with others and are comfortable sharing opinions and explaining your thought processes.
• You have tech opinions you are passionate about! For example, I’m nerdy about programming language type systems and where the useful/academic line gets drawn. I think Scala libraries like Cats are lost in the academic sauce. We want to hear what you have spent time thinking deeply about.
• You thrive when projects are ambiguous and unstructured. You don't panic when details are fuzzy; you see uncertainty as an interesting puzzle and strive to find the why behind the work.
• You're pragmatic. You prefer shipping over perfection. You ask for help when you need it.
• You have ideas about How Things Should Be, but you can work with How It Is until we have a chance to improve things. Strong opinions are welcome, but egos are not.
• You understand work isn't everything. You have passions outside of work—surfing, playing music, or raising a family—and you’re excited to share them with the team.

‍What You’ll Do:

• Quickly pick up the context and become trusted by clients—not just as a developer, but as someone who genuinely makes their lives easier.
• Embed yourself in our clients’ engineering teams and mentor and coach their engineers. Be the Staff engineer you always wished you had.
• Write code. Deploy stuff. Discuss how to structure tests. Come up with weird hacks to push stuff forward. Figure out ways to make things better.‍

Who Should Apply?

This is probably a great fit if:

• You’ve worked professionally as a software developer for at least 5 years‍
• You're a hands-on software engineer first, proficient in 3–4 common programming languages (Javascript/Typescript, Go, Python, Java, Rust etc.) with a lean towards backend dev.
• You have familiarity with DevOps/cloud-native tooling (Kubernetes, Terraform, ArgoCD, AWS, GCP, etc.)—you don’t need to be an expert, but you should be capable
• You’ve gone deep on at least one technology, and you can espouse endlessly about what you love and hate about it and other options

Why Pelotech?

Look, we know every company says they're "different," but Pelotech genuinely is. Here’s what makes this a special place:

‍We take care of each other: Burnout happens—we know that. When it does, we shuffle work around, swap places, help each other out, and make sure everyone can recharge.

‍Trust and autonomy: You're a grown-up engineer; we trust you. See something broken? Fix it. Have an idea? Pitch it. You're not just "allowed," you're actively encouraged.

‍You'll never stop growing: We regularly step into chaotic, messy, real-world problems—and leave them significantly better than we found them. If you crave variety and growth, there's nowhere better.

Company benefits:

Healthcare:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% employee, 60% dependents)
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending account (FSA)

Retirement:

• 401(k) plan with 4% employer match
• Profit-sharing plan - 10-20%

Paid Time Off:

• 20 days vacation a year
• Super flexible unpaid time off

Other Benefits:

• Life insurance
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Voluntary Hospital insurance
• Voluntary Critical insurance
• Voluntary Accidental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Company cell plan
• Auto credit card generation for self managed budgets
• Self Managed $4k year hardware budget
• Self managed appreciate your team monthly budget (buy things of team members)
• Self managed monthly health budget
• Self managed monthly SAAS budget
• Self managed monthly home office
• Self managed Events budget - per request - ie. KubeCon Paris, Kubecon England, DevOps Days Chicago etc
• Workaways - random places we all vote on - Nicaragua, El Salvador, Whistler, Scottsdale, Roatan, etc - Flights/lodging employee, lodging for bring alongs :)
• Employee referrals - Hiring
• New sales profit sharing - can be significant

NOTE: Applicants must include a LinkedIn URL in their Resumes to be considered.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $160,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Experience:

• Software Engineer: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote