Staff Software Engineer, Sparrow
$170-250k
Employee leave management software
Open for applications
Employee leave management software
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$170-250k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To take the stress out of employee leave, eliminate the associated headache of compliance for employers, and ultimately save time and money.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Experience as a team lead or other demonstrated leadership experience
- Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and with other functions
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to understand and execute in complex domains by breaking things down into manageable pieces
- Experience with modern software tools and processes (git, CI/CD, testing, deployment, cloud platform services, etc)
- Experience with our technical stack (Django, React, Python, JS, Postgres, Heroku) is a plus but not required
- Ultimately, though, most important to us is someone who is passionate about applying technology to real difficult problems, who loves building beautiful useful products, and who finds our mission compelling. If that is you, please reach out to us!
What the job involves
- We are growing quickly and looking for product-oriented full-stack software engineers to join our engineering team. In this role you will:
- Take ownership of large ambiguous problem domains (e.g. major areas of the product roadmap, complex technical integrations, unexplored areas) and help chart our course in these areas
- Partner closely with company leadership and cross-functional teams to define our product and engineering roadmaps
- Build and ship new features and products to improve the user experience for employees and employers
- Apply software to streamline our internal processes and enable us to scale more efficiently
- Invest in our engineering health and processes and ensure we are building sustainably and securely
- Provide mentorship and support to other engineers on the team
Our take
Taking leave from work can initially seem like an easy process, but in reality it’s often stressful and time-consuming for all involved. Employers must comply with ever-changing regulations at local, federal, and state levels which makes the leave process a legal minefield, and large quantities of paperwork must be tackled by many different departments.
Sparrow develops software that allows the HR departments of enterprises to automate the compliance and admin process of employee leave, with the ultimate aim to make taking leave stress-free for employees and employers alike.
Whilst Sparrow faces competition from similar companies, its benchmarking and consulting processes are unique and can tackle complicated and unexpected leave situations where similar products often fail. With substantial funding awarded in 2022 being used to accelerate sales, product development, and team scaling, Sparrow is retaining its edge.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2025
$35m
SERIES B
Feb 2022
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $55m
Company benefits
- Everyone is an Owner
- Flexible Time Off
- Paid Family & Medical Leave
- Paid Health, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Commuter Benefits
- WFH Office Reimbursement
- Work From Anywhere
Company values
- We have limited bandwidth - Our business has grown faster than our company. Leave affects everyone. Sparrow’s market is the intersection of people who have jobs and people who take time off work. We do not just lead this market. We invented it. This means that we need to work together to ensure we clearly understand the impact each project will have before we start working.
- We don't have all the answers - The problems we’re solving are beyond our current expertise, meaning that there is incredible room for growth for everyone joining Sparrow. We are willing to give enormous responsibilities to people at any stage of their career if they demonstrate the ability to run with them.
- We build for the long-term - Building a sustainable team and product is a marathon, not a sprint. We believe in investing time in planning, communication, training, and personal growth -- so that we are all able to have a lasting impact together.
Company HQ
Rincon Hill, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Deborah Hanus
(CEO)Started as an AI Researcher at MIT, Harvard, and Google Brain with funding from the National Science Foundation. Lived in Cambodia for a year as a Fulbright Scholar.
Samarth Keshava
(CTO)14 years at Google Search. Was a Senior Staff Software Engineer, and ran the engineering team responsible for the overall UI of the Google Search Results Page. Graduated from Yale.
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