Staff Full Stack Engineer

Job Title: Staff Full Stack Engineer
Pay: $180,000 – $210,000 Base Salary + Equity

Shift: N/A

Location: New York City, NY (Hybrid)
Schedule: Full time, Permanent Role

Visa Sponsorship: Not Available Relocation Assistance: Not Available

Job Overview

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Staff Full Stack Engineer to help lead the development of a rapidly growing fintech platform transforming the debt collection industry. In this highly impactful role, you will partner directly with executive leadership, including the CEO and Head of Engineering, to architect, build, and scale critical platform capabilities.

As a senior technical leader, you will own major initiatives from concept through production, driving architecture decisions, improving engineering practices, and mentoring teammates. While the role is backend-focused, you will contribute across the entire technology stack and play a key role in shaping the future of the platform.

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What You'll Do

· Lead the design, development, and deployment of mission-critical platform features and services.

· Own major engineering initiatives from technical planning through implementation and production support.

· Build and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and integrations with payment and third-party systems.

· Develop customer-facing applications and internal operational tools using modern frontend technologies.

· Drive architectural decisions that improve platform scalability, reliability, and performance.

· Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure running on AWS.

· Improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and overall software development lifecycle practices.

· Mentor engineers and establish best practices for code quality, testing, and system design.

· Collaborate closely with product, operations, and executive leadership to define and deliver strategic initiatives.

· Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve system reliability and operational excellence.

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Required Qualifications

Technical Experience

· 8+ years of experience building and maintaining production web applications.

· 5+ years of professional experience with Python.

· 5+ years of experience with Django (Django REST Framework preferred).

· Strong experience with React and Redux.

· Deep understanding of SQL and relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL.

· Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs.

· Experience integrating with third-party services and payment infrastructure.

Infrastructure & DevOps

· Hands-on experience operating production systems on AWS.

· Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

· Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation tools.

· Familiarity with technologies such as Celery, GitHub Actions, and Terraform is a plus.

· Proven ability to improve system performance, scalability, and reliability in production environments.

Leadership & Collaboration

· Demonstrated experience leading technical initiatives and influencing engineering strategy.

· Strong ownership mentality with the ability to take projects from idea to production.

· Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

· Experience mentoring engineers and elevating team performance.

· Comfortable working across the full technology stack while maintaining deep expertise in at least one domain.

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Ideal Candidate

You are a highly technical, hands-on engineer who thrives in fast-moving environments and enjoys building products with meaningful business impact. You combine strong backend expertise in Python and Django with full-stack versatility and a passion for solving complex technical challenges. You enjoy mentoring others, influencing technical direction, and taking ownership of systems that directly affect customers and business outcomes.

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Benefits & Perks

· Competitive Salary ($180K–$210K)

· Equity / Stock Options

· Health Insurance

· Dental Insurance

· Vision Insurance

· 401(k) Retirement Plan

· Hybrid Work Environment (NYC)

· Direct Access to Leadership

· Opportunity to Shape a High-Growth
HRforGrowth is an extension of the Growth Catalyst Group (GCG), a partnership of companies with more than 65 years of operating experience and a history of successfully serving customers across industries and disciplines. 
GCG® is one of the world’s leading providers of business transformation solutions related to supply chain and technology solutions for order fulfillment and marketing execution. We are committed to an inclusive workplace that does not discriminate against race, nationality, religion, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity. We believe in diversity and encourage any qualified individual to apply. We are an EEOC Employer.