Senior/Staff Full Stack Software Engineer
Full-time
On-site
San Francisco
About this role
The Role
We're seeking a Senior/Staff-level Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our fast-paced engineering team in our SF office. You'll play a critical role in building and scaling our cross-platform application, working across the stack -from modern TypeScript frontends to native system-level integrations - with a strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and seamless user experience.
This is a highly technical role for someone who's excited to work at the intersection of desktop software, native development, and AI integration, and who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Job Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain core features of an Electron desktop application
- Own end-to-end implementation of user-facing and infrastructure features, from UI to native modules
- Develop and integrate LLM-based functionality
- Collaborate on native code written in C++ (Windows) and Swift (macOS)
- Help make architectural decisions and contribute to the technical direction of the company
Role requirements
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Seniority
5 - 10 years of experience as a senior / staff level full stack software engineer (backend leaning)
Work experience
Product- leaning experience owning features end- to- end at high growth startup (early stage to Series D) OR high- growth big tech / FAANG company where they worked on something real
Updated
Experience with AI/LLM- powered features.
Experience with consumer productivity tech companies.
Former founder or early- stage startup experience.
Updated
Hard skills
Proficiency in TypeScript + Node. js / React if front- end + Swift / C++ if backend
Updated
Experience with Electron is a huge plus
Soft skills
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset we're lean so we're looking for a team player who works well with others.
- Type- A tendencies: maybe you're extremely detail- oriented. Or maybe you take pride in shipping high- quality products. Whatever it is you do, you give it your all.
- Ownership mentality (no task is too small for you) it's all hands on deck here and we need everyone rowing the boat.
Miscellaneous
Must spike in one particular domain / be passionate about something e. g. constantly reading about AI, building LLMs, OR are really good at backend, developed open- source projects or architected something, etc.
Traits to avoid
Candidates who seem interested in the role as "just another job" rather than genuinely excited about AI and what Highlight is building specifically
- Career Big Tech people who've been in Big Tech for 4+ years without a compelling reason why
Solving for compensation over excitement towards work, mission, and team
Job hopping
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