Staff Software Engineer

EF Education First Teachers

. Set technical direction for EF Educational Tours' web platform and application standards .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeCambridge • Massachusetts • United StatesLead💰 $145,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in setting technical direction for web platforms, with a strong focus on architecture, system design, and performance optimization. Proficient in mentoring engineers and translating business strategies into actionable technical roadmaps.

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Expert-Level ReactTypeScript ProficiencyNext.js DevelopmentAWS ExperienceGraphQL API Design

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringSystem DesignFull-Stack DevelopmentApplication SecurityTesting StrategyInfrastructure-As-CodePerformance OptimizationLegacy System ModernizationAI Coding ToolsCI/CD

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationInfluencing Without AuthorityCollaborationMentoringStakeholder Alignment

Tools & Technologies

AWS LambdaAWS ECSTerraformCDKVercelCloudflare

Industry Keywords

Web PerformanceCore Web VitalsSEOHeadless CMSSalesforce Integration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGraphQLJavaScriptNext.jsNode.jsReactTerraformTypeScript.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set technical direction for EF Educational Tours' web platform and application standards
Make and document architecture decisions spanning multiple applications and teams
Guide system design across GraphQL APIs, Salesforce integrations, headless CMS, and cloud infrastructure
Own performance, reliability, security, accessibility, Core Web Vitals, and SEO for customer-facing sites
Lead modernization of legacy systems, including incremental legacy CMS migrations
Improve quality and developer experience through testing strategy, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code
Use and help adopt AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully
Build complex features, prototype patterns, and review code
Mentor engineers and grow architectural thinking
Translate business strategy into a technical roadmap and explain trade-offs, risks, and costs
Collaborate with business subject matter experts to turn domain knowledge into sound designs
Build stakeholder alignment through proposals, design reviews, and presentations and drive decisions to closure

Requirements

What you’ll need

8–12+ years of software engineering experience, with deep expertise in front-end and web platform engineering
Track record of setting architecture across multiple applications or teams
Expert-level React, TypeScript, and Next.js, including server-side rendering and caching strategies
Strong system design skills: APIs, data flow, distributed services, and failure modes across the full stack
Full-stack range: backend services in Node.js (or .NET), GraphQL API design, and enterprise integrations such as Salesforce
Hands-on AWS experience, including Lambda and ECS
Experience with Vercel or Cloudflare
Infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform or CDK
Grounding in application security, testing strategy, and web performance at scale
Hands-on experience using AI coding tools in daily work
Excellent communication with technical and non-technical audiences
Experience influencing without authority and partnering with non-engineering leaders and subject matter experts
Excited to work in the Boston office with occasional travel (< 10%)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Robust monthly calendar of trainings and workshops
Four weeks paid vacation your first year
Ten paid holidays
Two floating holidays
Exciting business travel opportunities
25% company match on your 401(k) contributions
Market-leading medical, dental and vision coverage
Life and disability insurance
Accident and hospital insurance
Legal and pet insurance
Dependent care, healthcare and commuter Flex Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Access to fertility care and family-building support
Wellness benefits including a yearly fitness reimbursement
Frequent social and learning events
Access to employee-run resource groups
Robust Employee Assistance Program
Tenure-based sabbatical eligibility
EF Product Discounts
Discounts at local venues and businesses
Hybrid work flexibility: work from home one day per week