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Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Link - Consumer Preference
San Francisco, NYC, Seattle +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, NYC, Seattle
US - Experience
- 8+ years of backend and/or full-stack software development experience.
About the job
Leads the design and delivery of Link consumer products, building full-stack experiences, backend services, and APIs from early definition through launch and iteration.
What you'll do
- Set technical strategy and lead complex, ambiguous initiatives from problem definition through launch and iteration.
- Build and maintain consumer experiences, backend services, APIs, and systems; make architectural decisions across the stack.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, manage operational risks and production response, and improve reliability and engineering practices.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of backend and/or full-stack software development experience, with a track record of owning large, ambiguous systems end-to-end.
- Demonstrated experience leading the design and delivery of large, complex software projects from early definition through production launch.
- Strong full-stack skills building reliable backend services and polished user-facing experiences.
- Experience leading and unblocking engineers on a substantial project as a senior individual contributor.
Nice to have
- Experience with Java, Ruby, and/or TypeScript.
- Experience in payments, fintech, regulated financial products, scaled consumer products, 0→1 product development, or LLM-powered products, evaluations, or agentic assistants.
Tools
React, JavaScript, CSS, GraphQL, Ruby, LLM
AI focus
The team is building AI-driven transaction experiences, including safe agentic purchasing; the role also sets standards for LLM-powered systems.
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