[Remote] Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Built is an AI-powered platform transforming the way real estate is financed, developed, and managed. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Data Platform team in building customer-facing data product experiences, focusing on full-stack application development and collaboration with product teams to enhance user workflows.ResponsibilitiesLead the design and delivery of Built’s application-facing data products platform, including product surfaces, backend services, APIs, frontend flows, and reusable patternsBuild full-stack customer experiences using TypeScript, React, Node.js, Python, and related technologiesPartner with Product to shape ambiguous ideas into useful customer workflows, challenge low-value requirements, and offer practical alternativesTurn data science prototypes, analytics concepts, and platform capabilities into production-grade product experiencesBring strong software engineering practices into a data-heavy team through technical design, code review, mentoring, testing, and delivery patternsHelp data engineers take on more software engineering work across frontend, backend, APIs, product decomposition, and production readinessCollaborate across Built where data products integrate with application surfaces, platform capabilities, agents, or customer workflowsUse customer signals, usage data, product feedback, support issues, and discovery learnings to guide engineering decisionsSkillsStaff-level software engineering experience with a track record of leading ambiguous, customer-facing product initiatives from idea through productionStrong product judgment, customer intuition, and ability to identify when a workflow or requirement does not create customer valueFull-stack web application experience, with backend-leaning product engineering depthStrong experience with TypeScript, Node.js, React, and modern web application architectureExperience with Python or demonstrated ability to work effectively in Python-based systemsExperience designing APIs, service boundaries, reusable application patterns, and production backend systemsAbility to write high-quality, maintainable code with strong instincts for testing, readability, observability, and operational ownershipStrong technical communication skills, including design docs, architecture discussions, and tradeoff analysisCollaborative leadership style with the ability to challenge product direction constructively and mentor engineers without condescensionBias toward customer value over technology for technology's sakeExperience building data-heavy product experiences, analytics products, reporting workflows, benchmarking tools, dashboards, or decision-support productsExperience working with data engineers, analytics engineers, data scientists, or teams that productionize data science prototypesExperience with AI or agentic product experiencesFamiliarity with Snowflake, dbt, Kafka, Flink, Materialize, or similar data platform technologiesExperience in fintech, lending, banking, construction, real estate, compliance-heavy SaaS, or other domains where trust and correctness matterExperience with product instrumentation, activation metrics, customer adoption, experimentation, or usage-based product iterationExperience mentoring engineers from adjacent disciplines into stronger software engineering practicesBenefitsEquityTop-notch medical, dental and vision coverageAn unlimited PTO policyUncapped vacation [US ONLY]Health, dental & vision insuranceRobust compensation package, including equity in the form of stock optionsLearning Grant program to support ongoing professional development401k with match and expedited vesting [US ONLY]Company OverviewBuilt is an AI-powered financial operations platform for the real estate and construction industries. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://getbuilt.com.Company H1B SponsorshipBuilt has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2024, 5 in 2023, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.