Staff Software Engineer, Backend

• Salary Range: $180k - $220k, plus a generous equity package

About Us:

Manufacturing is the $7 trillion industry behind nearly everything we buy, use, and eat.

It’s also under immense pressure — from rising workforce turnover and increased complexity on the factory floor.

Squint is the leading manufacturing intelligence platform.

We unlock agentic manufacturing by giving frontline operators the knowledge they need, exactly when they need it.

Our customers are Fortune 500 leaders that span industries like Automotive, Consumer Packaged Goods, and Life Sciences.

They use Squint to capture and activate critical know-how in operational and maintenance use cases. The result? Less downtime and less scrap — at scale.

We build consumer-grade software that delivers enterprise-grade impact — on the devices people already know and trust: phones and tablets. By combining cutting-edge tech with thoughtful customer insight we’re transforming how the physical world works.

About the Job:

Squint is growing our team with a Staff Backend Engineer! In this role, you’ll build scalable and efficient backend systems and infrastructure to power our cutting-edge platform. As a Staff Software Engineer on our engineering-led, growth-stage team, you’ll play a key role in shaping our technology stack, influencing product roadmap decisions, and collaborating on design. As an early team member, you’ll also help foster a world-class engineering culture—one that values collaboration, craft, and impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver consistently effective engineering work and sound product decisions that offer differentiating performance for our customers and set a high standard of craft and execution in Engineering

• Deliver timely, technically sound, scalable architecture; collaborate with Engineering leadership on system architecture decisions, and demonstrate excellence in all phases of the development life cycle.

• Use your significant professional expertise as a Software Engineer to contribute to the team’s progress across all technical aspects of development at Squint; including mentorship and effective feedback that builds trust among the team.

• Collaborate with product management, design, and customers as stakeholders for your work; representing the Engineering function in these partnerships as needed.

• Help build a world-class engineering culture, including all of the stages involved in bringing a product from concept or idea through market release and beyond.

• Share knowledge of our craft effectively as a part of a curious and ambitious culture of growth.

• Flexibly contribute to get the job done – we’re a startup!

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer; having worked as a Senior, Staff, or Principal Engineer (or equivalent) in prior companies

• Track record of creating scalable, performant, and well-documented software

• Experience with the following areas (or related technologies): 

  • Modern web/backend technologies: React, Typescript, Node, Next, Python

  • Cloud platforms/infrastructure: GCP, AWS, Azure, Docker, Nginx

  • Databases: Relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and Non-relational (MongoDB, Firestore)

  • Integrations with large-scale enterprise systems like IBM, SAP, Oracle

• Proficient with (or excited about) AI-enabled developer tooling such as Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, Devin.ai

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field; or equivalent professional experience in technical best practices

• High energy, clarity of communication, curiosity, and empathy

• Team-oriented, collaborative, and high-ownership mindset

• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment

• Excited to work side by side with our leadership team in our vibrant SF office 5x/week

Benefits:

• Commuter Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance with a variety of plan options

• Maven digital platform for parent and parents to be

• Flexible PTO

• 401(k)

• Mac hardware and best-in-class tools

• Travel to company offsites

A final note

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Squint is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds without regard to race, gender, age, or any other protected characteristic. We encourage you to apply even if you're not quite sure you fit all the requirements for the role!

Ready to redefine the future? Join us at Squint and be a part of something revolutionary.