Staff Software Engineer

Permitflow

The Role

Overview

Develop and lead full‑stack features for a construction‑management SaaS platform.

Key Responsibilities

  • full stack
  • system architecture
  • front end
  • back end
  • code reviews
  • agile

Tasks

-Collaboration: Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between technical solutions and business objectives. Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. -Leadership and Mentorship: Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and contribute to the professional growth of the development team. -Continuous Learning: Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in full-stack development. Evaluate and recommend new tools and frameworks to enhance the platform's capabilities. -Full Stack Development: Architect, design, and implement robust and scalable full-stack solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, understand user needs, and translate them into technical solutions. -System Architecture: Contribute to the overall architecture and design of the construction management platform. Make high-level decisions regarding technology choices, scalability, and system integrations. -Front End Development: Develop responsive and intuitive user interfaces using React and Typescript. Ensure a seamless and visually appealing user experience across various devices and platforms. -Back End Development: Build and optimize server-side components using Node.js. Work with databases, particularly Postgres, to design and implement efficient data storage and retrieval solutions.

Requirements

  • fullstack
  • startups
  • cross-functional
  • autonomous
  • self-reflection
  • tech‑stack

What You Bring

-Habit of introspection and understanding what’s helped you be successful in the past -1 hour system design interview -Experience owning technically challenging and demanding cross-functional projects -Extensive experience in professional fullstack development, ideally most of which you’ve spent in startups -A record of identifying valuable projects, communicating the strategy for them, and executing on them autonomously -Extensive experience working within our tech stack, which is listed above -Take-home coding assessment (2-3 hours)

Benefits

-1 hour live-coding interview -🍽️ Lunch & Dinner provided via UberEats w/ a fully stocked kitchen -🎤 Team building events -🌴 Unlimited PTO -🩺 100% Paid health, dental & vision coverage -💻 Company issued laptop -📈 Equity packages -🚍 Commuter benefits -💰 Competitive Salary -20 minute recruiter screen

The Company

About Permitflow

-Founded in 2021 by software and construction veterans, PermitFlow launched to tackle the notoriously slow and opaque permitting process in the U.S. -Today its platform supports permit prep, submission, monitoring and municipal liaison—streamlining workflows for builders and developers. -Specializing across residential, commercial, industrial, government and civil-infrastructure work—from water utilities to energy and transport projects. -Notably integrates with Procore and partners with TraceAir, embedding permitting into broader construction and land-development ecosystems. -Boasts a team of local permitting experts working alongside software to reduce review times by up to 60%.

Sector Specialisms

Construction

Trades

Interview Process

-20‑minute recruiter screen -take‑home coding assessment (2‑3 hours) -1‑hour live‑coding interview -1‑hour system design interview -culture interview with hiring manager -reference checks -offer

Security Clearance

-reference checks