Staff Engineer- Developer Experience

San Francisco, CA Staff Engineer

• Developer Experience Permanent San Francisco, CA Posted 18 hours ago Talener Staff Software Engineer
• Developer Experience Confidential
• Digital Health / Mental Health Platform
• San Francisco ( Hybrid)

Full-Time Base:

$225,000

• $300,000 + Equity + Full Benefits About the Company Our client is one of the fastest growing digital health platforms in the US, operating a three-sided marketplace connecting patients with mental health providers across all 50 states.

Since launching in 2021, they've scaled to 10,000+ therapists and hundreds of thousands of patients nationwide, raised $178M+ from top-tier investors, and achieved a $3B valuation. They are on a clear path toward a significant liquidity event. The Role Our client is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join their Developer Experience team

• the platform that powers every product engineer in the organization. This is a high-leverage, senior individual contributor role focused on building the core application frameworks, developer tooling, and foundational reliability infrastructure that enables product teams to ship faster and with greater confidence. You'll be a technical force multiplier
• the engineer other engineers build on top of.

If you're energized by platform-level problems, developer velocity, and systems that touch the entire engineering org, this is the role. What You'll Do Design and build core application frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling that reduce cognitive load and cycle time across product engineering teams Define and evolve an AI-native developer experience stack

• driving measurable improvements in deployment frequency, cycle time, and platform reliability Establish and champion reliability practices
• including SLOs, observability standards, and incident readiness
• across the engineering organization Partner with product engineers, Cloud Platform, Security, and Data Engineering to align on scalable, secure platform standards Identify and eliminate systemic friction points in the developer workflow
• from local development through production deployment Contribute to architectural decisions that improve platform reliability, scalability, and developer confidence at scale What You Bring 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend, platform, or infrastructure-adjacent background Proven track record building and improving developer tooling, frameworks, or CI/CD infrastructure at scale Deep experience measuring and improving developer velocity•and making the case for platform investment cross-functionally Comfort owning reliability standards•SLOs, observability, incident management•in a fast-paced production environment Strong communicator who can align engineers and non-technical stakeholders on platform priorities and tradeoffs Experience in high-growth product organizations where speed and quality both matter

Bonus:

familiarity with AI-assisted developer tooling or reliability engineering practices Compensation & Benefits Base salary: $225,000

• $300,000 USD annually Equity participation Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance + life and disability coverage Up to 18 weeks paid parental leave + new child stipend 401(k) program Home office setup stipend + ongoing meal stipends Flexible PTO, 12 paid holidays, and full winter break week Annual personal and professional development stipends No-cost therapy access + wellness app memberships

Hybrid:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in-office in San Francisco Company travel 2-3x per year for offsites Direct applicants

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• Developer Experience Confidential
• Digital Health / Mental Health Platform
• San Francisco ( Hybrid)

Full-Time Base:

$225,000

• $300,000 + Equity + Full Benefits About the Company Our client is one of the fastest growing digital health platforms in the US, operating a three-sided marketplace connecting patients with mental health providers across all 50 states.

Since launching in 2021, they've scaled to 10,000+ therapists and hundreds of thousands of patients nationwide, raised $178M+ from top-tier investors, and achieved a $3B valuation. They are on a clear path toward a significant liquidity event. The Role Our client is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join their Developer Experience team

• the platform that powers every product engineer in the organization. This is a high-leverage, senior individual contributor role focused on building the core application frameworks, developer tooling, and foundational reliability infrastructure that enables product teams to ship faster and with greater confidence. You'll be a technical force multiplier
• the engineer other engineers build on top of.

If you're energized by platform-level problems, developer velocity, and systems that touch the entire engineering org, this is the role. What You'll Do Design and build core application frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling that reduce cognitive load and cycle time across product engineering teams Define and evolve an AI-native developer experience stack

• driving measurable improvements in deployment frequency, cycle time, and platform reliability Establish and champion reliability practices
• including SLOs, observability standards, and incident readiness
• across the engineering organization Partner with product engineers, Cloud Platform, Security, and Data Engineering to align on scalable, secure platform standards Identify and eliminate systemic friction points in the developer workflow
• from local development through production deployment Contribute to architectural decisions that improve platform reliability, scalability, and developer confidence at scale What You Bring 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend, platform, or infrastructure-adjacent background Proven track record building and improving developer tooling, frameworks, or CI/CD infrastructure at scale Deep experience measuring and improving developer velocity•and making the case for platform investment cross-functionally Comfort owning reliability standards•SLOs, observability, incident management•in a fast-paced production environment Strong communicator who can align engineers and non-technical stakeholders on platform priorities and tradeoffs Experience in high-growth product organizations where speed and quality both matter

Bonus:

familiarity with AI-assisted developer tooling or reliability engineering practices Compensation & Benefits Base salary: $225,000

• $300,000 USD annually Equity participation Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance + life and disability coverage Up to 18 weeks paid parental leave + new child stipend 401(k) program Home office setup stipend + ongoing meal stipends Flexible PTO, 12 paid holidays, and full winter break week Annual personal and professional development stipends No-cost therapy access + wellness app memberships

Hybrid:

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