Job Url: https://www.remoterocketship.com/company/yardzen/jobs/staff-software-engineer-united-states-remote Job Description: Yardzen Website LinkedIn All Job Openings Yardzen is an innovative company offering custom landscape design services through an entirely online process. Their award-winning team is dedicated to transforming outdoor spaces while increasing home values and reducing water usage. Yardzen provides a stress-free experience by connecting clients with vetted contractors and offering installation support. They commit to sustainability through initiatives like the American Rewilding Project and offer a wide range of design packages catering to diverse outdoor living needs. With a focus on client collaboration, Yardzen makes landscape design accessible and easy, ensuring every project is supported from start to finish. 51 - 200 employees 👥 B2C 🏪 Marketplace 💰 Venture Round on 2021-01 Staff Software Engineer 19 hours ago 🏄 California – Remote 💵 $160k - $190k / year ⏰ Full Time 🔴 Lead 🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer Next.js Node.js Open Source Postgres React Apply Now Receive Emails with Similar Jobs Report problem 📋 Description • At Yardzen, we believe people are at their best when they’re outside. • Our mission is simple: help people envision the outdoor spaces of their dreams, entirely online, and connect them with trusted local contractors to bring those designs to life. • Since our launch in 2018, we’ve empowered thousands of homeowners to transform their outdoor spaces, make sustainable choices, enhance property value, and enjoy life outdoors. • We’re transforming the $200 billion outdoor renovation industry with AI, data, and technology—offering a modern, seamless, and transparent design-build experience. • Recognized as a Fast Company Most Innovative Company and named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Places to Work, our work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Sunset Magazine, House Beautiful, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. • Yardzen is seeking a bold, collaborative, and technically driven Staff Engineer to play a critical role in shaping our product and platform. • As a senior individual contributor, you’ll work on complex, high-impact projects, provide architectural direction, and elevate the technical bar across our Engineering organization. • You’ll partner closely with Product to deliver innovative customer-facing features and internal tools that power our business, while mentoring other engineers through technical leadership. 🎯 Requirements • 7+ years of professional experience in software development, with a proven track record of technical leadership in a senior IC role. • Full-stack development experience with a solid understanding of both front-end and back-end technologies. • Strong grasp of security and accessibility best practices, including those relevant to open source software. • A demonstrated ability to work through ambiguous requirements—raising gaps, asking the right questions, and uncovering what’s needed to move forward. • A sharp eye for user experience and a deep empathy for end users—you care about building tools that are not only functional but delightful to use. • A thoughtful approach to testing: you know when test coverage is critical and when it’s not, and you write effective, pragmatic tests. • A track record of holding teams accountable to delivering against goals aligned with company-wide priorities. • A collaborative mindset—you bring ideas to the table not just about technology, but also product direction and team processes. • Proven ability to work closely with Product and stakeholders to turn complex business requirements into actionable tickets and elegant technical solutions. • A passion for teaching, mentoring, and guiding others in their career growth. • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills that establish credibility and foster alignment across teams. • A solid understanding of Agile principles, with the ability to apply them thoughtfully to deliver resilient software and maintain visibility into progress and timelines. • A continuous learner who enjoys exploring new technologies and approaches. 🏖️ Benefits • Remote work, always: • Full coverage for you: • Competitive compensation: • Support for growing families: • Monthly perks: