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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer - Product Platform Team - **Company:** Project Midas, Inc. - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $225,000.0 - $253,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Audio Signal Processing, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Node.Js, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Strategies of Testing, TypeScript, Speech Recognition, Web Application Frameworks, WebSocket, Google Cloud, ReactJS, Backend - **Published:** July 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6d1d3c20af4b3f63 ## About the Role * 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including demonstrated Staff-level scope (cross-team technical leadership, strategy, and delivery). * Proven track record owning products/features through the full lifecycle-from discovery to deployment and iteration. * Expertise with TypeScript/Node.js and modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React), plus strong SQL fundamentals with an RDBMS such as PostgreSQL. * Depth in distributed systems or real-time application patterns (e.g., WebSockets/streaming/PubSub), and performance optimization across the stack. * Strong product mindset and communication: you simplify complexity, align stakeholders, and connect technical decisions to user and business impact., * Cloud infrastructure experience with one of GCP, AWS, or Azure; familiarity with CI/CD and progressive delivery practices. * Experience in telephony, SIP softswitches (e.g., FreeSWITCH), or adjacent real-time/event-driven domains. * Familiarity with our stack: NodeJS with TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, Google Cloud Platform, and FreeSWITCH. ## Description We're looking for a Staff Full-Stack Engineer to lead end-to-end delivery and drive technical direction across a real-time, high-scale product surface. You'll architect, build, and evolve systems spanning backend services and modern web UIs that power live calling workflows (e.g., SIP/event-driven softswitch paths, WebSocket-driven experiences, and streaming audio processing), while mentoring engineers and raising the bar for simplicity, performance, and reliability. You'll partner closely with Product and Design-your technical judgment will directly shape the roadmap as we treat engineering, product, and design as equal partners., * Own complex product areas end-to-end-from discovery and design to implementation, rollout, and iteration-operating across Node/TypeScript backends and React frontends. * Lead architecture and system design for real-time, high-volume workflows (e.g., call routing on an event-driven SIP softswitch, UI over WebSockets, streaming audio for speech recognition). * Author clear technical design docs, set standards for code quality, testing, performance, and observability, and ensure designs scale simply as we grow. * Collaborate cross-functionally with PM, Design, and other engineers to translate ambiguous requirements into intuitive, performant experiences; make crisp trade-offs and document decisions. * Mentor and uplevel engineers through design reviews, pairing, and feedback; model engineering excellence and foster a culture of craftsmanship and clarity. * Improve developer experience (DevEx) and reliability by influencing APIs, data contracts, testing strategies, and progressive delivery practices across teams. * Participate in on-call and help uphold operational excellence for the areas you own. ## Related Videos - [Migrating half a million users to a new payment service provider](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/730-migrating-half-a-million-users-to-a-new-payment-service-provider) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [Stop using Node.js like in 2020! 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