Hybrid Senior Staff Software Engineer

at Orion

• Job title: Senior Staff Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $140,935 - $226,905 per year
• Degree requirement: High School Diploma
• Tech skills: AWS, JavaScript, MySQL, Node.js, React, SDLC, SQL, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Omaha, United States

About the role

• Senior Staff Software Engineer enhancing and maintaining software products developed by Summit Wealth Systems. Utilizing AI tools and workflows for product development.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will utilize your advanced professional expertise and experience to enhance and maintain the software products developed by Summit Wealth Systems
• You will operate as an AI-native engineer, having fully integrated AI tools and workflows into how you think, build, and ship — treating AI as a core force multiplier rather than an optional add-on
• Champion a culture of continuous learning and growth within the team, modeling curiosity and adaptability in the face of new challenges and technologies
• Develop and maintain high impact product features
• Create and design solutions for new features, subsystems, modules, systems or platforms that may be specific or cross-cutting in nature
• Guide fellow team members in the code review process
• Guide and provide clarity for fellow team members in delivering quality solutions
• Ensure application quality by testing integrated features as well as writing test automation where appropriate
• Ensure application safety by following secure coding best practices
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and fix product defects
• Maintains a deep and intrinsic understanding of business use cases and objectives
• Actively maintain a self-paced learning regimen to feed professional curiosity, with particular attention to the rapidly evolving AI tooling and capabilities landscape
• Leverage AI tools and workflows throughout the development process — from ideation and architecture exploration to coding, debugging, testing, and code review — to accelerate delivery and improve quality
• Evaluate and introduce emerging AI-powered tools and practices to the team, helping establish shared standards for effective AI-assisted development
• Utilize source control to effectively manage delivery of work
• Understand and operate the full lifecycle of the software platform, from coding to delivery and observation in production
• Learn and adhere to team and company processes, standards, and procedures
• Actively develop and maintain working relationships with team and department members
• Participate in the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Maintain and nurture an opportunistic mindset — proactively identifying ways to improve processes, tools, and outcomes rather than waiting for direction
• Move fast while maintaining the company's integrity and position in the marketplace
• Leads from the front lines in helping team to keep consistently delivering

Requirements

• Has deep knowledge of modern JavaScript or TypeScript using NodeJS
• Has deep knowledge of the NodeJS ecosystem, including community idioms, popular packages, design patterns, documentation, internal workings and quirks
• Understands React and related front-end libraries to create rich user experiences, keeping an eye on the changing ecosystem for opportunities and challenges
• Has a working understanding of the web platform, and a strong understanding of the capabilities of web browsers and their role in relation to back-end software
• Has knowledge of token-based AuthZ systems like OpenID-Connect and OAuth2
• Has knowledge of the role of cryptography and certificates in modern application development
• Has knowledge of the workings of computer networking, the OSI model, and the domain name system
• Has an understanding of how to use CSS to style the front-end, including upcoming features and their adoption
• Has knowledge of troubleshooting and debugging in all applicable contexts (front-end, back-end, database, platform)
• Has an advanced knowledge of relational database technology (SQL), including transactional and analytical schema design, indexing, with a deep understanding of MySQL specifically. Comparative knowledge of other database technologies
• Has understanding of common data lake and data processing technologies
• Has expertise and the ability to quickly and deeply understand Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies such as: RDS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, SES, S3, API Gateway, CloudFront, EventBridge
• Has knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and how to effectively develop and create them
• Has day to day mastery of git for source control, as well as history and release management
• Has familiarity with SDLC processes and systems, with the ability to guide them and provide constructive feedback
• Has intrapersonal skills necessary for working in a team environment, including the development of working relationships and professional networking
• Has wide understanding of various application architecture patterns
• Has knowledge of a variety design patterns and development principles (like SOLID, DDD, CQRS)
• Has proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar) as an integrated part of daily coding workflows — not as a novelty, but as a natural extension of how work gets done
• Guides fellow team members in effective adoption and use of AI tools, raising the overall productivity floor of the team
• Has a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent
• Has a minimum of 15 years of experience
• Owns and manages relationships with stakeholders directly and works effectively with people at all levels in an organization.

Benefits

• health, dental, vision, and disability coverage on day one
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• paid parental leave
• pet benefits including pawternity leave and pet insurance
• student loan repayment and more.