As a Staff Full-Stack Engineer, you'll design and develop scalable systems, influence technology decisions, mentor engineers, and advocate for best practices while collaborating cross-functionally.
About the role
Cardata is building the future of mileage reimbursement solutions—and we’re hiring a Staff Full-Stack Engineer to help us build the foundation. In this role, you'll take a hands-on approach to designing and developing scalable front-end and back-end systems that deliver outstanding value to our users. You’ll bring both strategic and technical expertise to help shape the architecture, set best practices, and drive the success of our new platform.
This is a high-impact role where you’ll influence both technology decisions and the broader engineering culture at Cardata.
About the team
The Engineering team at Cardata is responsible for building our next-generation, highly customizable, and scalable platform. We’re a collaborative, growth-oriented team that values product ownership, engineering excellence, and learning through experimentation.
We foster a strong engineering culture through activities like:
Pair programming
Architecture review panels
Continuous process improvements
If you’re passionate about clean code, scalable systems, and building with purpose—we’d love to meet you.
What You'll Be Doing
- Architect and implement full-stack solutions using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and NestJS
- Help stand up the foundational components of our new platform using a component library and design system
- Design, develop, test, and maintain new features of the platform
- Establish and advocate for best practices, design patterns, and coding standards
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that adheres to best practices and standards
- Lead unit testing initiatives and ensure high test coverage (bonus points for experience with JEST)
- Participate in design discussions, RFC reviews, and pull request reviews to ensure technical excellence
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to translate ideas into deliverables
- Stay current with industry trends, tools, and technologies—and share your knowledge with the team
- Provide mentorship and technical leadership to other engineers
- Break down complex problems into actionable steps and deliver on key milestones
What You'll Bring
- 8–12 years of experience building scalable, highly reliable software systems
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and NestJS
- Solid experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Comfortable with TDD and unit testing frameworks, particularly JEST
- Understanding of Agile/Scrum and modern CI/CD practices
- Experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, Lambda, SNS/SQS)
- Strong time management and the ability to estimate, scope, and deliver work reliably
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams
- A product mindset—balancing technical decisions with business context
- Proven ability to take ownership of projects from concept to dep
- Nice to have: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an equivalent educational experience
Top Skills
AWS
MySQL
Nestjs
Next.Js
Postgres
React
Typescript
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