[Remote] Staff Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. LaborRX is an AI-powered workforce intelligence platform focused on Skilled Nursing Facilities, seeking a Staff Engineer who can lead the evolution of their autonomous shift fill engine. The role involves owning the architecture, mentoring engineers, and driving the technical direction of the team while leveraging AI technologies.ResponsibilitiesOwn and evolve the post-publication autonomous shift fill engineDesign and implement new agentic workflowsBuild MCP-style tool layers, skill modules, and agent orchestration patterns using LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or equivalent)Maintain strict separation between per-facility policy configuration and core agent logic — our agents are configurable, not opinionatedOwn the NestJS/TypeScript monolith architecture — identify where it needs to evolve (modularization, event-driven patterns, background job infrastructure)Build the analytical data layerDesign schemas and query patterns that support both real-time operational queries and retrospective analyticsKnow when to reach for PostgreSQL, when to aggregate, when to cache — and implement accordinglyMeaningful AWS experience: comfortable owning infra decisions across our four environments (Production, Staging, Development, Demo)CI/CD pipeline ownership — ensure deployments are fast, safe, and automatedContainer strategy (Docker), environment parity, and deployment reliabilitySet architectural standards, review design docs, and make the call on disputed technical decisionsConduct code reviews that teach, not just approve or rejectWork directly with the product and CEO on translating business logic (HPPD rules, agency cost models, CMS compliance requirements) into correct, testable codeBe the person the team comes to when the problem is hardSkills8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 at Staff or Principal level (or equivalent scope/impact)Must have shipped AI agents or AI-powered automation into production — not a POC, not a demo, not a hackathon project. Show us the repo, the architecture doc, or the demo. We will askDeep TypeScript/Node.js expertise — our backend is NestJS and we're not changing thatStrong PostgreSQL knowledge: complex queries, indexing strategy, migration management, performance tuningComfortable with LLM APIs: function calling, tool use, multi-step agentic workflows, prompt engineering for deterministic outputsAWS fluency: EC2/ECS/RDS at minimum; bonus for Lambda, SQS, CloudWatch, deployment pipelinesBuilt agent systems using LangChain, LlamaIndex, custom orchestration, or direct LLM API tool useWritten skills/tools/functions that agents can call to take real-world actionsUsed Cursor, Claude, or Copilot as a core part of your development workflow — not an occasional helperCan articulate the difference between an LLM chain and an agent loop, and when each is appropriateReact / React Native experience — you don't need to be a frontend specialist but you shouldn't be afraid of itExperience in healthcare tech, HIT, or any regulated industry with complex domain logicExperience with real-time systems: websockets, event-driven architectures, push notification infrastructureFamiliarity with payroll/HRIS integration patterns (Paycor, ADP, similar)Background in multi-tenant SaaS with per-tenant configuration systemsCI/CD ownership using GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, or similarCompany Overview It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in , with a workforce of 2-10 employees. Its website is .