Staff Software Engineer, Red Ventures
Growth and Transformation
$162-237k
More information about location
Media and publishing company
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Media and publishing company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$162-237k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To partner with brands in order to connect customers with the products and services they need most.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with expertise in full-stack development
- Frontend: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, AEM
- Backend: Node.js, Java
- Cloud: AWS Preferred
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions
- Proven track record designing, building, and maintaining scalable, event-driven systems
- Strong understanding of web performance (Core Web Vitals), accessibility, and compliance considerations
- Deep knowledge of software architecture, system design, and scalability principles
- Experience leading technical strategy and mentoring both senior engineers and managers
- Skilled in balancing business objectives with technical execution
- Effective communicator who drives clarity, alignment, and constructive collaboration across teams
- Strategic thinker with a “get it done” attitude and commitment to quality
- Passion for solving complex technical challenges at scale
- Excited about innovation, especially AI-driven development and emerging technologies
- Commitment to building an inclusive, collaborative, and growth-oriented culture
What the job involves
- As a Staff Engineer on our Growth and Transformation team, you’ll be driving client success by designing and implementing strategic initiatives that enhance customer acquisition and retention for our clients
- You won’t just execute a roadmap — you’ll help define it, shaping long-term technical strategy, scaling processes, and mentoring engineers and managers to raise the technical bar across the organization
- In this role, you’ll influence the technical direction of client-facing platforms, architect scalable systems that drive digital transformation, and coach engineering leaders to maximize their teams’ impact
- You’ll have the autonomy to solve challenging problems, introduce best-in-class practices, and directly contribute to both our internal growth and our clients’ success
- You'll architect and deliver high-quality, scalable full-stack solutions leveraging enterprise applications (AEM, Salesforce, Contentful) and modern frameworks (React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS)
- Lead the design and implementation of resilient backend services optimized for performance, maintainability, and reliability
- Collaborate and evolve cloud architectures and deployments on multiple public clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure) partnering with platform engineers
- Partner with engineering, product, and design teams to translate client goals into impactful technical solutions
- Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from inception through production
- Define and champion best practices in testing, observability, security, and documentation
- Identify and resolve critical technical debt, executing high-value refactors that improve delivery velocity and system health
- Mentor and grow engineers and managers through coaching, code reviews, and technical guidance
- Foster a culture of learning, innovation, and AI-driven problem solving, leveraging tools such as Cursor, Windsurf, or Copilot
- Shape long-term technical strategy, influencing architecture and process decisions across multiple products and teams
Our take
Red Ventures was founded in 2000, shortly before the dot-com bubble burst. It survived the crash, however, and has grown into one of America's biggest digital media companies. Its brands include Lonely Planet, Healthline and TV Guide.
The company was last valued at around $11 billion, which is evidence that its focus on momentum and adaptability has proven successful. Red Ventures is one of the major companies leading the shift towards intent-based media. It has acquired a range of specialist sites and publishing houses that serve the travel, tech and health sectors.
Red Ventures has managed to successfully out-compete rivals by moving away from the more traditional direct sales approach. Instead, it has focused on guiding customers towards purchases on other sites, and then taking a commission. The company's agility and laser-sharp focus on advice and specialty subjects will prove invaluable in the years to come.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2015
$250m
LATE VC
Total funding: $250m
Company benefits
- Commission potential (role dependent)
- Health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision)
- Life Insurance
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- PTO
- Holiday pay
- 401(k) with match
- Employee assistance program
- Paid parental bonding benefit program
Company HQ
Indian Land, SC
Leadership
Ric Elias
(CEO & Co-founder)Has served as CEO of Red Ventures since 2000.
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