Staff Software Engineer, Restaurant Experience

Ladders
RemoteFull-time$184,000–$232,000Posted Aug 27, 2026

About the role

For our client, we are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Restaurant Experience (Remote) to join the team of a leader in the Food & Beverages space.

This role will shape the technical direction of the partner-facing experience and help create a scalable, data-rich platform for restaurant partners. You will partner closely with frontend engineering peers and cross-functional stakeholders to improve workflows, strengthen architecture, and deliver a better customer experience. The position blends hands-on technical leadership, mentorship, and platform evolution in support of a diverse network of restaurant partners.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $184,000 – $232,000 annually

Responsibilities

Lead the technical vision for enhancing the restaurant partner experience

Champion AI-native frontend development practices to improve workflows

Define and advocate for frontend architectural standards in collaboration with the Front End Core team

Evolve partner-facing frontend systems to serve a diverse restaurant partner network

Establish architecture for business intelligence within the partner portal to provide actionable insights

Mentor teammates and cultivate a culture of learning and collaboration

Qualifications

8+ years of professional development experience, primarily in React, Next.js, and TypeScript

4+ years of production React experience with knowledge of micro-frontend architecture

Track record of standardizing frontend architecture and overcoming technical challenges at scale

Passion for creating user experiences and collaborating with cross-functional teams

Experience building data-rich frontend interfaces and dashboards

Proven ability to mentor engineers and define technology roadmaps

Benefits

Market competitive salary with stock options

12 paid holidays and flexible PTO

401K plan with company match

Comprehensive health, dental, and flexible spending account options

Long-term disability insurance and mental health resources

Remote or hybrid work arrangements

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical vision for enhancing the restaurant partner experience
  • Champion AI-native frontend development practices to improve workflows
  • Define and advocate for frontend architectural standards in collaboration with the Front End Core team
  • Evolve partner-facing frontend systems to serve a diverse restaurant partner network
  • Establish architecture for business intelligence within the partner portal to provide actionable insights
  • Mentor teammates and cultivate a culture of learning and collaboration

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of professional development experience, primarily in React, Next.js, and TypeScript
  • 4+ years of production React experience with knowledge of micro-frontend architecture
  • Track record of standardizing frontend architecture and overcoming technical challenges at scale
  • Passion for creating user experiences and collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • Experience building data-rich frontend interfaces and dashboards
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers and define technology roadmaps

Benefits

  • Market competitive salary with stock options
  • 12 paid holidays and flexible PTO
  • 401K plan with company match
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and flexible spending account options
  • Long-term disability insurance and mental health resources
  • Remote or hybrid work arrangements

Skills mentioned

Frontend DevelopmentReactNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptSystem DesignBusiness IntelligenceData VisualizationGenerative AIPerformance Optimization

About Ladders

We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.

Technology51-200 employeesNew York

H-1B sponsorship history

Historical employer filing data was found for Ladders. The employer record includes 8 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.