Staff Software Engineer, Talent

This is Engineering at Lattice

Lattice’s Engineering team is continuously working to better both our product and our craft. We use a modern, cutting-edge tech stack and love experimenting with new technologies. We strive for maintainable, robust, and performant code. We’re highly collaborative and continuously iterative and work closely with designers and product managers. We prioritize not only great technical architecture but also an amazing product experience.

The Talent Area at Lattice

The Talent area encompasses Lattice’s core people and performance management products. This includes Performance Reviews, Feedback, Goals, 1:1s, Career Development, and related capabilities. Together, these products form the foundation of how companies support, grow, and retain their people. As a Staff Engineer in this area, you’ll be working across a suite of interconnected products that are central to Lattice’s mission of helping companies build high-performing, engaged teams.

The Talent area presents unique challenges and opportunities: building flexible yet opinionated systems that serve both managers and employees, designing experiences that scale from startups to enterprises, and ensuring consistency and integration across the broader Lattice product suite. This role requires strong product intuition, systems thinking, and the ability to balance immediate customer needs with long-term platform evolution.

What You Will Do

• You’ll develop software to help companies build cultures in which their employees thrive.
• You’ll partner with other engineers to build and own products across a modern tech stack. Our current stack includes React, Relay Modern, GraphQL, Node, and PostgreSQL. We rely on AWS to host our infrastructure.
• You will lead the planning and execution of complex, multi-team projects with a high degree of ambiguity.
• You’ll provide technical standards, conduct code reviews and provide technical mentorship of other engineers.
• Influence and drive alignment in large-scale product initiatives, directly shaping the Talent product suite and business outcomes.

What You Will Bring to the Table

• 7+ years of professional experience writing and maintaining production-level applications.
• Experience working with a modern programming language like JavaScript, Ruby, Python, etc.
• Strong database and data modeling skills, with the ability to design efficient schemas, optimize queries, and mentor others on best practices.
• A deep understanding of building and scaling applications actively serving customers in production.
• Clear, concise communication when explaining technical tradeoffs and architectural decisions.
• A collaborative approach to working with designers and product managers to develop optimal solutions.
• Passion for mentoring and supporting other software engineers in their growth.
• Proven experience leading planning and execution for larger, multi-product or multi-team projects.
• Strong product intuition and systems thinking, with the ability to design solutions that work cohesively across a suite of interconnected products.
• A track record of making engineering teams more effective through pragmatic tools, patterns, and technical leadership.

The estimated annual cash salary for this role is $187,500 - $211,000. This position is also eligible for incentive stock options, subject to the terms of Lattice’s applicable plans.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical insurance; Dental insurance; Vision insurance; Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance; Emergency Weather Support; Wellness Apps; Paid Parental Leave, Paid Time off inclusive of holidays and sick time; Commuter & Parking Accounts; Lunches in the Office; Internet and Phone Stipend; One time WFH Office Set-Up Stipend; 401(k) retirement plan; Financial Planning; Learning & Development Budget; Sabbatical Program; and Invest in Your People Fund

*Note on Pay Transparency:

Lattice provides an estimate of the compensation for roles that may be hired as required by state regulations. Compensation may vary based on (a) location, as Lattice factors in specific location when benchmarking compensation for most roles; (b) individual candidate skills and qualifications; and (c) individual candidate experience.

Additionally, Lattice leverages current market data to determine compensation, so posted compensation figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Lattice reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.