Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack

At Trunk Tools, we are tackling the massive $13 trillion+ construction industry. We’re an exceptional team of serial entrepreneurs, brought together by our shared mission: automating construction. Our founding team (SpaceX, Stanford, MIT, Carta, etc.) has successfully built and deployed software in construction for 140k+ users, millions of users beyond the construction space, and worked on +$2 billion of built-environment projects. We aren’t another out-of-touch tech startup, most of our team comes from construction.

We spent the last few years building the brain behind construction. Now we are deploying workflows/agents, starting with Q&A document chatbot, to be ingrained in construction teams’ workflows, ultimately to automate construction. Given our immense traction with several Fortune 500 construction companies, we are doubling our team (currently 45 FTE) in order to deploy several more agents this year. You will have an opportunity to drive the transformation of a multi-trillion-dollar industry full of waste, risks and inefficiencies.

What you will do and achieve:

• Drive Technical Vision and Architecture: Own and drive the architecture for entire systems or major initiatives that impact the organization. Shape the technical direction of TrunkText, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability as the platform grows.

• Scale Our Systems: Design and implement robust, high-performance backend systems that support growing data and user demands while establishing best practices for system scalability and resilience.

• Ensure Reliability and Performance: Establish, enforce, and advocate for engineering best practices across the company. Ensure our systems are highly reliable, secure, and efficient, proactively leading incident resolution and performance improvements.

• Strategic Technical Leadership: Influence company-wide engineering strategy by leading significant cross-functional initiatives. Drive high-impact projects that align engineering efforts with business goals and improve the overall engineering organization.

• Mentor and Elevate the Team: Serve as a mentor for engineers across multiple teams, including other senior and staff engineers. Foster a culture of engineering excellence through technical guidance, code reviews, and leveling up engineering talent.

• Drive Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product, design, and business teams to tackle organization-wide challenges. Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive alignment on priorities and execution.

• Establish and Enforce Engineering Standards: Set the standard for technical practices, tools, and architecture across the company. Champion improvements to the engineering process to enhance efficiency, security, and developer experience.

Who you are:

• 15+ years of experience in full-stack or backend development, with a strong focus on system architecture and organization-wide impact.

• Expert in TypeScript/Node.js and Python, with deep experience in building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems.

• Extensive experience in designing and optimizing worker systems, event-driven architectures, and scheduled job execution.

• Expertise in relational and non-relational databases, including schema design, data modeling, and performance optimization.

• Proven experience leading major cross-functional initiatives, making architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers at all levels.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams, influence technical direction, and align engineering with business objectives.

Self-driven, proactive, and able to operate in a fast-paced environment, consistently raising the bar for engineering quality and organizational impact.

What we offer 😎

• 🎖️ A close-knit and collaborative early-stage startup environment where every voice is heard and every opinion matters

• 💰 Competitive salary and stock option equity packages

• 🏥 3 Medical Plans to choose from including 100% covered option. Plus Dental and Vision Insurance!

• 🤓 Learning & Growth stipend

• 🏠 Flexible long-term work options (remote and hybrid)

• 💰 401K

• 🥨 Free lunch provided in the office in NYC - you’ll never go hungry with us!

• 🛫 Unlimited PTO; We truly believe in work-life balance and that hard work should be balanced with time for rest and rejuvenation

• 🏝 IRL / In-Person retreats throughout the year

We realize applying for jobs can feel daunting at times. We don’t expect you to check all the qualification boxes and encourage you to apply if you have experience in some of the areas.

At Trunk Tools, we’re working hard to build a more productive and safer environment within the construction industry, and we strive to live by these same values here at Trunk Tools HQ. As an equal-opportunity employer, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where you can be you. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected class.