[Remote] Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

Note The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Built is an AI-powered platform transforming the way real estate is financed, developed, and managed. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Data Platform team in building customer-facing data product experiences, focusing on full-stack application development and collaboration with product teams to enhance user workflows. Responsibilities Lead the design and delivery of Built’s application-facing data products platform, including product surfaces, backend services, APIs, frontend flows, and reusable patterns Build full-stack customer experiences using TypeScript, React, Node.js, Python, and related technologies Partner with Product to shape ambiguous ideas into useful customer workflows, challenge low-value requirements, and offer practical alternatives Turn data science prototypes, analytics concepts, and platform capabilities into production-grade product experiences Bring strong software engineering practices into a data-heavy team through technical design, code review, mentoring, testing, and delivery patterns Help data engineers take on more software engineering work across frontend, backend, APIs, product decomposition, and production readiness Collaborate across Built where data products integrate with application surfaces, platform capabilities, agents, or customer workflows Use customer signals, usage data, product feedback, support issues, and discovery learnings to guide engineering decisions Skills Staff-level software engineering experience with a track record of leading ambiguous, customer-facing product initiatives from idea through production Strong product judgment, customer intuition, and ability to identify when a workflow or requirement does not create customer value Full-stack web application experience, with backend-leaning product engineering depth Strong experience with TypeScript, Node.js, React, and modern web application architecture Experience with Python or demonstrated ability to work effectively in Python-based systems Experience designing APIs, service boundaries, reusable application patterns, and production backend systems Ability to write high-quality, maintainable code with strong instincts for testing, readability, observability, and operational ownership Strong technical communication skills, including design docs, architecture discussions, and tradeoff analysis Collaborative leadership style with the ability to challenge product direction constructively and mentor engineers without condescension Bias toward customer value over technology for technology's sake Experience building data-heavy product experiences, analytics products, reporting workflows, benchmarking tools, dashboards, or decision-support products Experience working with data engineers, analytics engineers, data scientists, or teams that productionize data science prototypes Experience with AI or agentic product experiences Familiarity with Snowflake, dbt, Kafka, Flink, Materialize, or similar data platform technologies Experience in fintech, lending, banking, construction, real estate, compliance-heavy SaaS, or other domains where trust and correctness matter Experience with product instrumentation, activation metrics, customer adoption, experimentation, or usage-based product iteration Experience mentoring engineers from adjacent disciplines into stronger software engineering practices Benefits Equity Top-notch medical, dental and vision coverage An unlimited PTO policy Uncapped vacation [US ONLY] Health, dental & vision insurance Robust compensation package, including equity in the form of stock options Learning Grant program to support ongoing professional development 401k with match and expedited vesting [US ONLY] Company Overview Built is an AI-powered financial operations platform for the real estate and construction industries. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http//getbuilt.com. Company H1B Sponsorship Built has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2024, 5 in 2023, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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