Senior II - Staff Software Engineer (Frontend-leaning Fullstack)

About Aptible

Aptible is a cloud delivery platform that automates security, compliance, and reliability for engineering teams handling sensitive data. We are a small, talented team helping DevOps evolve to meet the pressures of AI-assisted development.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior II or Staff Software Engineer to build end-to-end product features with a significant focus on frontend development. You will combine customer-facing UI/API work with improvements to internal developer workflows and system reliability.

What You'll Do

• Fullstack Development: Ship features across our stack, including Ruby on Rails (backend), React-TypeScript (web app), Go (Terraform client), and Ruby (CLI).
• Frontend Ownership: Set the direction for our React-TypeScript web app, including maintenance and AI-assisted development strategies.
• Collaboration: Partner with Product and Design to define requirements, build a shared component library, and deliver high-quality increments.
• Developer Experience: Improve internal tooling, local development workflows, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Reliability: Participate in on-call rotations, contribute to observability, and drive incident response improvements.
• AI Integration: Use AI tools to improve development velocity while maintaining a pragmatic, risk-aware approach.

What We're Looking For

• Experience: Proven track record as a fullstack engineer with significant depth in frontend (React, component architecture, state management, accessibility).
• Communication: Clear, proactive, and effective communication skills.
• Technical Versatility: Strong fundamentals; ability to pick up new languages quickly and work across cloud infrastructure and distributed systems.
• Product Taste: Experience acting as a go-to resource for Product Design and Management during planning.
• Startup Mindset: Ability to navigate ambiguity, take ownership, and collaborate effectively in a small team.
• Location: Must be located in the contiguous United States.

Interview Process

1. Introduction with Hiring Manager
2. 2-3 Skills-Based Interviews
3. Compensated Take-Home Project
4. References
5. Final in-person onsite