Staff Engineer

Work with purpose.     

WorkBoard’s Strategy Execution Platform powers the digital operating rhythm for companies around the globe, providing organization-wide clarity, alignment, and insights for growth. AstraZeneca, Ford, 3M, Intel and many others rely on WorkBoard’s platform, playbook, and expertise to accelerate results by aligning OKRs, simplifying business reviews and scorecards, focusing weeklies on outcomes, and leveraging analytics – all with embedded AI. More than 15,000 people are certified in WorkBoard’s OKR coaching and Outcome Mindset Methodology™ which enables their organizations to quickly gain the agility OKRs can provide. 

Based in Silicon Valley and founded in 2013, WorkBoard investors include Andreessen Horowitz, SoftBank, GGV Capital, Workday Ventures, M12 (Microsoft), Intel Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, and Capital One. 

THE OPPORTUNITY 

As a Staff Engineer (Full Stack), you will play a critical role in shaping the technical direction of our platform. You’ll work across frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers to design and deliver scalable, secure, and performant systems. Beyond hands-on coding, you’ll guide teams on architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and drive initiatives that raise the bar for engineering excellence. 

Experience with AI/agentic development (e.g., MCP, LLM-based tools, AI integration) is a strong plus, especially if you can help drive adoption of these technologies across the org. 

What You’ll Do 

• Lead by example: contribute high-quality code across frontend and backend stacks. 

• Shape architecture: design scalable systems, APIs, and data flows that serve as long-term foundations. 

• Mentor engineers: coach senior and mid-level engineers, raising technical standards across teams. 

• Drive cross-team initiatives: align product, design, and infra stakeholders on technical direction and delivery. 

• Establish best practices: code quality, testing, security, observability, and performance. 

• Introduce and champion new technologies, including AI/agentic tooling, where they add business value. 

What You Bring 

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong contributions across backend and frontend. 

• Expertise in TypeScript/Node.js (NestJS), Python/FastAPI and modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, or equivalent). 

• Deep experience designing and scaling distributed systems, APIs (REST/GraphQL), and data models. 

• Strong knowledge of databases, caching, and messaging systems. 

• Proven success leading complex technical projects across multiple teams. 

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills. 

Nice to Have 

• Experience building or integrating with AI/agentic tools and systems. 

• Familiarity with Python for AI/agent-related workflows. 

• Contributions to open-source or technical communities. 

• Background in DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, containerization, observability). 

Within Your First 6 Months 

• 1 Month – Ramp up on systems, ship first contributions, and build cross-team context. 

• 3 Months – Own a feature end-to-end, mentor peers, and influence architecture direction. 

• 6 Months – Lead a cross-team initiative, set guardrails, and drive adoption of best practices (including AI/agentic tools where valuable). 

We are a no-ego bunch, and super excited to build an awesome team in a category-creating company together!  

OUR VALUES - WE LIVE BY THE 4 Hs  

• Humble experts   

• Hungry for the opportunity   

• Intellectually honest   

• Operating as one happy team  
   

A FEW OF OUR AWESOME BENEFITS 

• Discretionary Time off & sick days  

• Paid holidays  

• Health insurance  

• 401K with employer matching  

• Quarterly All-Hands Meetings  

• And much more!  
   
  We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to building a team culture that celebrates learning, diversity and inclusion. If you’re hungry to grow your skills while growing a company, your sense of urgency matches the size of our market opportunity, and you value and enable team mates’ contributions, then come join us!   
   
  The US base salary range for this full-time position is $170k annual salary .... Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and geographic location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.