Senior Software Engineer, Firstup
Fullstack
Workplace communication platform
Open for applications
Workplace communication platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To improve the employee experience at every moment that matters, large and small.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years building reliable, performant applications and microservices in production environments. Proven full stack fluency - you're comfortable across frontend, backend, and the database layer
- A polyglot mindset — you evolve with the tech. Familiarity with Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, Node.js, or React.js is a strong plus
- Proven full-stack experience across frontend (React.js), backend, and database layers
- Technical depth in at least one engineering domain: distributed systems, multi-tenant SaaS, application databases, networking, security, serverless, event streaming, or similar
- A genuine drive to build beautiful, intuitive products with the customer always in focus. Innate curiosity — you love learning and have a desire to teach and lift others. Strong communication skills and openness to collaborative idea-sharing across teams
Desirable
- Core Stack Experience: Familiarity with Ruby (including Ruby on Rails), TypeScript, Node.js, or React.js is a strong plus
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer who thrives at the intersection of craft and scale. You'll design and deliver large-scale, multi-tenant cloud services — with a relentless focus on availability, fault-tolerance, and elegant architecture. You'll set the bar for engineering quality and help elevate those around you
- Core Engineering & Ownership: Build and own scalable SaaS applications end-to-end — frontend, backend, and data layers. Write production-grade code that is reliable, readable, efficient, and testable. Raise the bar through thoughtful code reviews and comprehensive documentation
- System Architecture: Design future-ready architectures and proactively close gaps before they become problems
- Performance & Reliability: Drive system availability and performance — investigate, analyze, and resolve reliability issues across the stack. Recognize opportunities and advocate for better performance and efficiency of software, systems, and processes across teams
- Shift Left Testing & Quality: You champion a rigorous 'shift-left' quality culture, embedding comprehensive testing—unit, integration, and contract—early and continuously in the development lifecycle, not as an afterthought
- AI Integration: Leverage and advocate for AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) to accelerate development while maintaining rigorous engineering judgment and accountability for code correctness
- Leadership: Drive team-wide best practices, conduct quality code reviews, and mentor engineers to elevate overall engineering quality
- Collaboration (Product & Design): Partner with Product and Design to translate requirements into intuitive UI, making informed technical trade-offs in the face of ambiguity
- Collaboration (Engineering Standards): Champion engineering best practices across teams and collaborate on solving complex, high-impact problems
Our take
As hybrid and remote work models become commonplace, workplace communication struggles to keep pace. Many companies now grapple with burnout and digital fatigue, compounded by the absence of regular face-to-face interaction, leaving HR teams and managers searching for effective engagement strategies.
Enter Firstup, a solution designed to tackle this challenge head-on. It offers a workplace communication platform that seamlessly integrates with a company's HR systems. By tapping into data from recruitment, performance management, talent acquisition, and other sources, Firstup builds detailed employee profiles. This enables companies to craft and deliver personalized engagement initiatives, ultimately enhancing productivity and retention rates.
With a track record of success, Firstup has recently surpassed the $100M mark in annual recurring revenue and clinched the prestigious 2023 HR Tech Award for Employee Experience. Already trusted by over 40% of the Fortune 100, including industry giants like Amazon, Holton, and Ford, Firstup is set for continue growth. Its ability to adapt to the evolving needs of the modern workforce ensures it remains a key player in the realm of workplace communication and engagement.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Health Coverage: Doing your best starts with feeling your best. We provide fully paid medical, dental, and vision for employees, plus 70% for dependents
- Flexible Time Off: You can’t mobilize if you don’t rest and recharge—so take as much paid time off as you need
- Fruity Umbrella Drink Bonus: When we say we want you to take time off, we mean it. To encourage you, we offer extra compensation when you take time off in full-week increments
- Retirement Plan: There’s life beyond work, and someday there will be a lot of it. We’ll help you save for that time
- Professional Development: We invest in our people and build their skills for the future of work—no matter where that future takes them
- Family Leave: We support making big changes, and nothing will change your life more than bringing a child into your family. That’s why we offer 12 weeks of fully paid family leave for all parents
- Volunteer PTO: We give you paid days off to give back because we want our workforce to be a force for good
- Commuter Benefits: Although much of our workforce is remote, when we do head into the office, we subsidize eco-friendly ways to get there
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Bill Schuh
(CEO)Prior to joining Firstup in 2025, Bill was the CRO at Anaplan for over 4 years. Before that, they spent 4 years at Medallia as a VP of Sales (Americas), SVP and then EVP of Global Industry Sales.
Kristin Brenna
(CMO)Prior to joining Firstup in 2025, Kristin was a VP of Marketing at Legion Technologies, Datrium, Lightstep, and Sencha. They were also a Senior Director of Product Marketing & Demand Generation at Synopsys for 4 years.
Cheryl Chavez
(CPO)Prior to joining Firstup in 2022, Cheryl was the CPO at Bloomreach, Duetto and Engagio. They were also a Group VP of Product Management & UX at Merketo for 8 years.
Vinod Malhotra
(CTO)Prior to joining Firstup in 2025, Vinod was the CTO at Perceptyx. Before that, they spent 4 years at BlackLine as a VP then Senior VP of Engineering.
Sabra Sciolaro
(CPO)Prior to joining Firstup in 2022, Sabra spent nearly 7 years at FireMon as a VP of HR. Before that, they worked in HR roles at FishNet Security, Helzberg Diamonds and HRS Erase.
Mike Skelly
(CFO)Prior to joining Firstup in 2022, Mike was the CFO at AbacusNext, Trio Health, and UpWind Solutions. They also worked at The Active Network for nearly 9 years as an SP of Finance and spent nearly 5 years at Enterprise Partners Venture Capital as a Senior Associate.
Craig Steele
(CRO)Craig previously worked at Velocity Global, joining as a Managing Director of Americas before becoming the Global Head of Sales and then CRO. Prior to that, they spent 5 years at Anaplan in various VP roles.
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