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# Staff Software Engineer

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## About this role.

AI SummarySolace is hiring a US-based Staff Software Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership for a healthcare technology platform. The role owns end-to-end feature delivery, including database models, APIs, and React UI components, while guiding architecture, performance, reliability, and engineering practices. Candidates need 7+ years of full-stack experience and strong expertise in TypeScript, React, Node.js, scalable system design, and database architecture. This is a high-autonomy, high-intensity startup position with daily production coding, mentoring, code review, and continuous deployment responsibilities. The role is suited to an execution-oriented engineer comfortable operating amid ambiguity and influencing technical direction without direct reports.

## Role DNA

A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description.

### Job Complexity

5/5EasyHard

### Pace & Pressure

5/5RelaxedFast-paced

### Autonomy Level

5/5GuidedFull ownership

### Communication Load

4/5IndependentCollaborative

AI insightThis is a senior staff-level role requiring at least seven years of full-stack experience, deep technical expertise, and the ability to set architectural direction across frontend and backend systems. The engineer must deliver production code daily while mentoring peers and solving scaling challenges in a fast-moving startup environment.

## Salary analysis

Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles.

Estimated job medianMarket rate$212,500US market range$190k–$260k0$286k

AI insightThe source provides an explicit annual compensation range of USD 200,000 to USD 225,000. The job median is calculated as the midpoint of the disclosed offer: USD 212,500. For a US-based Staff Software Engineer at a venture-backed startup, the disclosed range is within a competitive market range estimated at USD 190,000 to USD 260,000 in base salary; equity and benefits may be additional but are not specified.

## Core skills

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Cover letter sampleDear Hiring Team,

I am excited to apply for the Staff Software Engineer role at Solace. My experience building and scaling full-stack products with TypeScript, React, Node.js, APIs, and relational databases aligns strongly with your need for a hands-on technical leader.

I bring a pragmatic, execution-focused approach to architecture, production delivery, code quality, and mentoring engineers. I would welcome the opportunity to help Solace build reliable, scalable healthcare technology that improves patients’ ability to navigate complex care systems.

Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to discussing how I can contribute to Solace’s mission and engineering organization.

Copy   Sample interview questionsHow would you design a scalable end-to-end feature that spans a React client, NestJS API, Postgres, and Redis?I would describe the product context, traffic and data assumptions, service boundaries, API contracts, data model, failure modes, observability, and security requirements. I would explain the trade-offs made, such as consistency versus latency, then show how the design could evolve as usage grows.

Describe your process for diagnosing and resolving a production performance bottleneck.

I would begin with measurable symptoms using traces, metrics, logs, and database query analysis. After identifying the bottleneck, I would prioritize the smallest safe intervention—such as indexing, query changes, caching, or asynchronous processing—validate it with load testing, and monitor the release for regressions.

How do you raise engineering quality and mentor teammates without becoming a delivery bottleneck?

I would establish clear standards through lightweight architecture decision records, reusable patterns, thoughtful code reviews, automated tests, CI checks, and documentation. I would focus on coaching through real work, explaining trade-offs and progressively giving engineers ownership rather than relying only on prescriptive reviews.

How do you turn ambiguous product requirements into an executable technical plan?

I would clarify the user outcome, constraints, risks, and success metrics with product and design partners. I would propose a thin vertical slice to validate assumptions early, explicitly document major technical decisions, and sequence the work so the team can ship value while reducing uncertainty.

What practices would you use to lead a large release on a continuous-deployment cadence?

I would use automated test coverage at appropriate layers, feature flags, gradual rollout where possible, health checks, dashboards, and a clear rollback plan. I would also communicate release ownership, dependencies, and operational risks before deployment, then conduct a concise retrospective if issues occur.

### About Solace

Healthcare in the U.S. is fundamentally broken. The system is so complex that 88% of U.S. adults do not have the health literacy necessary to navigate it without help. Solace cuts through the red tape of healthcare by pairing patients with expert advocates and giving them the tools to make better decisions—and get better outcomes.

We’re a Series C startup, founded in 2022 and backed by Inspired Capital, Craft Ventures, Torch Capital, Menlo Ventures, Signalfire, and IVP. Our U.S. based team is lean, mission-driven, and growing quickly.

Solace isn’t a place to coast. We’re here to redefine healthcare—and that demands urgency, precision, and heart. If you’re looking to stretch yourself, sharpen your edge, and do the best work of your life alongside a team that cares deeply, you’re in the right place. We’re intense, and we like it that way.

Read more in our Bloomberg funding announcement [here](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/vcs-give-solace-health-1-billion-valuation-for-patient-advocacy-tech?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDczMDg4MywiZXhwIjoxNzcxMzM1NjgzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQThVUzhLR0NURzEwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBRDYxODI0MTc0ODM0MTk0QTRENUZFNzkwMzNGMDJGNSJ9.TE2pFUAOQAPMUXFlzoQ7zeJvctq7cSibbZqtIwhW-2U&leadSource=uverify+wall).

### About the Role

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be a hands-on technical leader, expected to write production code daily while driving architectural decisions and technical excellence across our stack. You will be a key force in scaling our platform, solving complex problems, and ensuring our engineering team follows best practices.

You are an expert in your craft—someone who can dive deep into both frontend and backend challenges, mentor other engineers, and help set the technical direction of our product. You thrive in ambiguity, move fast, and have an extreme bias toward execution. While you won’t have direct reports, your influence will be critical in guiding the team and ensuring we build a scalable, high-performance product.

What You’ll Do

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Own the end-to-end development of key product features, from database models to UI components.

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Serve as a technical leader and drive best practices across the engineering team.

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Act as a force multiplier by mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and improving development workflows.

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Collaborate with product and design teams to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions.

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Architect and optimize our systems for performance, scalability, and maintainability.

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Champion best practices in code quality, testing, and continuous integration/deployment.

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Proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks in both technical architecture and team processes.

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Lead large releases to production on a continuous deployment cadence.

What You Bring to the Table

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7+ years of full-stack engineering experience, with deep expertise in both frontend and backend technologies.

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Mastery of React, TypeScript, and Node.js, with a proven track record of shipping production-grade applications.

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A strong background in scalable system design, API development, and database architecture.

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Experience working in fast-paced startup environments where you’ve built and shipped products from scratch.

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Ability to set technical direction and mentor engineers, helping them grow in their craft.

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Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to tackle complex technical challenges with pragmatic solutions.

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An extreme bias toward action and execution—you move fast, iterate quickly, and get things done.

Our Tech Stack

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TypeScript across all our applications

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NestJS API with TypeORM

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Postgres

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Redis

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React

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Custom UI library built on shadcn

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Tailwind

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GCP

If you’re an expert engineer who thrives in high-impact, high-autonomy environments, and you want to help shape the future of healthcare tech, we’d love to hear from you!

Applicants must be based in the United States.

Up for the Challenge?

We look forward to meeting you.

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