Staff Software Engineer, Mediafly

• Experience: 8-12+ years in software engineering, with 3-5+ years in a senior or technical leadership role
• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge across the stack, particularly with: Python, Node.js, React.js. You have expertise in building AI-driven systems, particularly AI Agents, AI search, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation. You have hands-on experience with vector databases, MLOps, and working alongside other engineers to bring AI products to production
• Architectural Skills: Proven ability to design scalable, distributed, and robust systems
• Collaboration & Communication: You excel at working across teams, and are able to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. You value open discussions, give and receive feedback well, and thrive in a collaborative environment
• Curiosity & Problem-Solving: You love diving deep into complex systems, understanding how they work, and finding creative ways to improve them. Whether it's optimizing existing architecture or rethinking processes, you bring a thoughtful approach to problem-solving. You’ve likely worked on challenging tech before and enjoy the satisfaction of making things more efficient, scalable, and future-proof
• Product Mindset: You care about more than just the code—you’re curious about the why behind what you’re building. You think about the business impact, user experience, and long-term value of your work, ensuring that technical decisions align with broader company and customer goals
• Versatility & Leadership: You’re comfortable switching between big-picture strategy and hands-on execution. Whether you're engaging in high-level architectural discussions, exploring new opportunities, or rolling up your sleeves to debug and build, you adapt seamlessly to what the situation calls for

Desirable

• We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer with expertise in AI-driven applications and fullstack development
• In this role, you will design, build, and optimize AI-powered systems while also working on traditional fullstack development
• You’ll collaborate with product, design, and infrastructure teams to deliver high-impact features and guide technical strategy
• This is an individual contributor (IC) leadership role, where you'll influence architecture, set technical direction, and get hands on with complex engineering challenges
• At Mediafly/Dooly, you’ll play a key role in shaping AI-driven workflows that power a multi-million ARR product, directly impacting thousands of users
• We thrive on collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth—your ideas won’t just be heard, they’ll help drive our future
• Design, develop, and integrate AI agents into existing products
• Train and optimize LLMs for performance, scalability, and efficiency in production environments. Conduct evaluations and perform cost-performance tradeoffs to enhance response quality and system reliability
• Work fullstack to build scalable, observable, and maintainable web application features
• Architect and implement APIs, databases, and cloud services to support both AI and traditional product features
• Lead and collaborate on all portions of the SDLC including technical discovery to break down large, complex, and ambiguous problems into clear, actionable initiatives and tasks to drive successful outcomes
• Raise the bar for code quality and engineering standards, ensuring that all solutions are robust, testable, observable, maintainable, secure, and scalable
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on best practices