Senior Staff Software Engineer

USAFull-time$279k–$390k2026-10-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Technical anchor for cross-client content creation (composers) across Web, iOS, and Android, driving video, new formats, and AI-assisted contribution.

Role type

Senior Staff Software Engineer (IC leadership)

Builds

Unified client architecture, shared content models, video/media pipelines, and AI-integrated contribution surfaces.

Domain

Consumer social media, mobile/web client architecture, real-time state synchronization.

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Cross-platform client architecture, GraphQL, React/TypeScript, iOS/Swift, Android/Kotlin, high-performance rendering, real-time sync, experimentation strategy, LLM integration, technical mentorship.

Preferred skills

Rich-text editors, offline drafts/sync, browser engine internals, open source contributions, UI latency handling.

Technologies

React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Swift, Kotlin, LLMs

Responsibilities

Define shared client contracts and content models; architect video creation and editing pipelines; integrate AI for contribution inspiration; drive experimentation rigor with Data Science; mentor senior/staff engineers; optimize cross-platform performance and reliability.

Seniority

Senior Staff, IC leadership

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