Staff Software Engineer, Ecosystem - Boulevard

About Boulevard

Boulevard provides the client experience platform for appointment-based, self-care businesses, empowering customers to deliver exceptional client experiences. Built for salons, spas, medspas, barbershops, and more, Boulevard's modern technology helps businesses thrive.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Ecosystem team, you will set the technical direction for Boulevard's external developer platform, partner APIs, and integrations ecosystem, collaborating across teams to execute the vision.

This is a greenfield individual contributor role focused on shaping API security, identity and access, audit trails, eventing infrastructure, and developer experiences.

What You'll Do

• Set the technical strategy for Boulevard’s API and app ecosystem, aligning with business objectives and partner requirements.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to drive implementation without relying on formal authority.
• Lead platform-level architecture changes across team boundaries, managing alignment, rollout plans, and execution.
• Identify platform gaps relative to business priorities and construct clear, scoped, prioritized technical proposals.
• Incorporate partner and integrator requirements directly into the platform roadmap.
• Write and review architecture design documents, articulating trade-offs and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Write clean, maintainable code and establish standards for quality, security, and observability.
• Mentor engineers through design and code reviews, providing coaching and removing blockers.
• Monitor system health metrics, address technical debt proactively, and lead incident responses and post-mortems.

What You'll Need

• Proven experience as a Staff-level or Senior Engineer leading large, cross-team technical initiatives.
• Strong background in building and scaling external-facing API products (GraphQL experience strongly preferred).
• Experience building and maintaining third-party API integrations.
• Track record of designing and operating systems at scale, including enterprise SaaS platforms.
• Deep proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Java, Go, or Elixir; Elixir is a plus).
• Ability to influence without authority and demonstrate sound technical judgment regarding scale, maintenance, and operational overhead.
• Strong business acumen and communication skills to bridge technical decisions with business goals.
• Growth mindset with strong mentorship capabilities and long-term strategic vision.
• Experience with multi-tenant SaaS platforms is a plus.

Benefits & Compensation

• Base Salary Range: $193,900 - $225,000 per year + variable bonus eligibility.
• Equity participation for all full-time employees.
• Medical coverage with up to 100% employee premium and 75% dependent coverage.
• Annual $1,200 HSA contribution for eligible plans.
• 100% covered dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents.
• Flexible paid time off plus 10 U.S. company holidays.
• Fully remote workspace support: $200 home office setup allowance + $50 monthly WFH reimbursement.
• $200 quarterly Boulevard Bucks for wellness activities.
• One Medical membership and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).