Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer position at Newrich, a company aiming to reduce economic inequality by providing a platform for creators and entrepreneurs to build their businesses and share knowledge. The role involves designing and building scalable systems, working with a remote team, and contributing to the company's mission.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Proven experience designing and scaling complex distributed systems
• Experience working on high-growth products or platforms
• Strong backend experience (e.g., PHP/Laravel, TypeScript/Node, Go, or similar)
• Deep understanding of system design and architecture, API design and service boundaries, databases, caching, queues, and async processing
• Experience with payment systems or financial workflows (preferred)
• Real-time systems (messaging, notifications, streaming)
• Cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent)

Benefits

• Flexible working environment with a lot of autonomy
• Remote working budget
• Educational budget and time to develop new skills
• Meaningful equity package (early-stage upside)
• Flexible work environment
• Paid Adventure Time – Take an all-expenses-paid remote working trip for 3 weeks to a destination of your choice with one of our remote work-trip partners.
• Fast Growth, Big Upside – We’re a small, ambitious team. That means more ownership, faster learning, and a real chance to shape the future of our company (and your career).
• Equity + Bonus - Take some early equity and grab a piece of our future success. Bonuses paid out based on company hitting specific milestones and KPIs.
• Unlimited Learning – You’ll get full access to every course and program on our NewRich platform. We invest in your growth because your growth fuels ours.
• Home Office Stipend – Your setup matters. We’ll support you with a budget to create your ideal workspace and provide you with a new MacBook to power your productivity.
• Annual Retreat – Work remote, but meet the team IRL. Every year we gather in amazing locations – next stop: Colombia.