Staff Software Engineer (Product)

• We’re looking for an experienced engineer to lead ambitious projects that turn complex business data and emerging AI capabilities into powerful new product experiences
• At Lightfield, engineers lead product development
• They work directly with customers, identify important problems, shape solutions, and take end-to-end ownership of projects from inception to impact
• You’ll help shape product direction, lead substantial engineering projects, and take responsibility for delivering exceptional results through hands-on leadership
• Work with customers, founders, and cross-functional teams to understand problems and identify opportunities
• Lead substantial projects end-to-end, from product design and technical architecture through implementation, launch, and iteration
• Build sophisticated AI-native products that transform complex business data into actionable intelligence, helping customers discover opportunities, make better decisions, and automate workflows
• Build reliable, high-performance systems with strong observability, metrics, and operational practices
• Lead technical design discussions, mentor other engineers, conduct thoughtful code reviews, and help establish engineering best practices
• Help build a world-class engineering team through recruiting and knowledge-sharing

Benefits

• Meaningful early equity
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 3 weeks of PTO
• 11 paid company holidays + we enjoy a winter holiday break
• 3 months of paid family leave
• Wednesdays work from home
• Regular team dinners, events, offsites, and retreats
• 401k plan
• Other perks include: commuter and lunch stipend

• You’re excited about LLMs and the opportunity to build new kinds of intelligent systems and product experiences
• You’re passionate about building products customers love and making Lightfield intuitive, intelligent, and indispensable
• You care deeply about engineering craft, with high standards for reliability, performance, maintainability, and product quality
• You have strong software engineering fundamentals, developed through a Computer Science degree, related education, or equivalent industry experience
• You’re a rigorous, analytical thinker who can break down complex problems, form hypotheses, and use data to evaluate solutions
• You have 7+ years of experience building and shipping software products, with strong full-stack engineering skills
• You’re a proven technical leader who can independently scope, plan, and drive projects while bringing other engineers along
• You can ramp quickly on a stack that includes TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Apollo GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
• You communicate clearly and can explain product and technical decisions to both technical and non-technical teammates
• You have strong product judgment and can turn ambiguous customer problems into thoughtful, effective solutions