Staff Software Engineer

Strategic Employment

Staff Software Engineer

Columbia, MO
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    The Company

    We are retained by a PE-backed B2B SaaS platform sitting at the center of a fast-growing, underserved segment — real revenue, sticky customers, and clear market leadership.


    They power the operational backbone for thousands of multi-location businesses (think end-to-end workflow, payments, reporting, and integrations), and they’re now in a modernization + scale phase with new leadership and a mandate to ship faster.

    Head of Engineering is rebuilding velocity, culture, and technical foundation. He’s hiring for a cornerstone hire: a well-rounded full-stack Staff Engineer to lead by example, ship fast, and help level up the team. Not a seat-filler — a hands-on builder/executioner.

    Title:
    Staff Software Engineer — Full Stack (TypeScript / Next.js)
    Location:
    Columbia, MO (Hybrid — Central Time Zone Preferred)
    Co
    mpensation: Up to $150K base depending on experience

    What you’ll do

    • Ship features and increase delivery speed
    • Build across the TypeScript stack (Next.js/React + Node services/APIs)
    • Mentor and unblock the team; introduce stronger engineering habits
    • Partner with Product/Ops to turn real problems into clean solutions
    • Contribute to an AI-forward platform (features + internal tooling)

    Stack

    • TypeScript end-to-end
    • Next.js / React
    • Node.js microservices + APIs
    • AWS

    What we’re looking for

    • 8+ years experience; production TypeScript (frontend + backend)
    • Real Next.js/React shipped to prod + meaningful backend reps
    • “Owner mindset” from SaaS environments; evidence your decisions stuck
    • Moves fast, leads without ego, raises the bar by example

    * US Citizens and Permanent Residents are welcome to apply. Unable to provide sponsorship at this time. *

  • Compensation
    $150,000 per year