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Staff Software Engineer

PermitFlow· Engineering
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Hybrid (New York City, NY)$200k - $275kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Staff Software Engineer at PermitFlow, an applied AI company building AI infrastructure for construction project permitting, licensing, inspections, and closeouts. Hybrid in NYC with full-stack responsibilities across frontend, backend, architecture, leadership, and collaboration with product and design.

Responsibilities

  • Full Stack Development: Architect, design, and implement robust and scalable full-stack solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, understand user needs, and translate them into technical solutions
  • Front End Development: Develop responsive and intuitive user interfaces using React and Typescript. Ensure a seamless and visually appealing user experience across various devices and platforms
  • Back End Development: Build and optimize server-side components using Node.js. Work with databases, particularly Postgres, to design and implement efficient data storage and retrieval solutions
  • System Architecture: Contribute to the overall architecture and design of the construction management platform. Make high-level decisions regarding technology choices, scalability, and system integrations
  • Leadership and Mentorship: Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and contribute to the professional growth of the development team
  • Collaboration: Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between technical solutions and business objectives. Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives
  • Continuous Learning: Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in full-stack development. Evaluate and recommend new tools and frameworks to enhance the platform's capabilities

Qualifications

  • Extensive experience in professional fullstack development, ideally most of which you’ve spent in startups
  • Extensive experience working within our tech stack, which is listed above
  • You sweat the important details and strive for excellence in your work
  • Experience owning technically challenging and demanding cross-functional projects
  • A record of identifying valuable projects, communicating the strategy for them, and executing on them autonomously
  • A customer-first mindset and an interest in talking with customers to make sure what we’re building is a polished product meets their needs
  • Habit of introspection and understanding what’s helped you be successful in the past

Skills

Required:Full-stack developmentFrontend (React, TypeScript)Backend (Node.js, PostgreSQL)System architecture
Nice to have:Leadership and mentorship

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth company
  • 100% company-paid base medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees + healthcare FSA
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Unlimited PTO and paid family leave
  • Home office & equipment stipend
  • Daily in-office lunch and dinner provided
  • Commuter benefits (pre-tax transit and parking)
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About PermitFlow

TurboTax for Construction Permitting

Intuitive workflow software that helps general contractors and developers identify the optimal permitting process and needed application forms for a particular project, and then easily fill the relevant paperwork to prepare a robust application package.

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