Staff Engineering Lead
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Mon, May 25, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days
Job Summary
To support a growing engineering team, the full-time Staff Engineering Lead will manage complex, high-impact problems related to payroll systems, ensuring reliability and scalability while working remotely or onsite in New York City or San Francisco.
Key responsibilities
- Drive resolution of complex problems and improve systems and developer workflows
- Develop engineers into stronger owners and manage projects across different business areas
- Collaborate with product and operations teams to define product behavior and clarify requirements
Required qualifications
- Experience owning and delivering production systems end-to-end
- Proven track record of leading and developing engineering teams
- Ability to navigate and drive outcomes in ambiguous environments
- Strong technical judgment with a focus on simplifying systems
- Excitement about leveraging AI in engineering processes
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