[Hiring] Staff Software Engineer @Curri

Role Description

Curri is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Technology team as a technical leader who helps set the direction for how we build at scale. You'll operate across many projects at once — reviewing architecture, unblocking teams, and shaping the systems everyone else builds on top. You'll still write code and ship features yourself, but a growing share of your impact comes from the technical judgment, mentorship, and architectural direction you bring to other engineers' work.

Curri runs last-mile logistics for national retailers and industrial suppliers across the US, and this role is central to keeping our systems reliable and scalable as we grow, while raising the technical bar for the whole team.

What you will do:

• Architect and guide the design of scalable, long-lasting systems, partnering with multiple teams to ensure new work fits into a coherent technical strategy.
• Lead architecture reviews and design discussions across several projects, providing the technical judgment that individual teams may lack.
• Unblock other engineers by jumping into technical problems, debugging hard issues, and clearing the path when a team is stuck.
• Stay hands-on: ship production code regularly, using AI tooling (Claude Code, Cursor, Claude for design and code review) fluently.
• Mentor engineers at every level, acting as a multiplier for the people around you.
• Identify systemic risks and technical debt before they become a crisis, driving the necessary cross-team investment to fix them.
• Partner directly with engineering leadership, PMs, and other Staff/Senior engineers to translate business priorities into technical roadmaps.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building production software, with a track record of owning architecture and technical direction beyond a single team or project.
• Demonstrated experience leading system design for scalable, reliable production infrastructure.
• Full-stack range with depth in backend systems (TypeScript, Node.js, Postgres, Redis, NATS) and/or UI (React, React Native).
• Fluency with AI-paired delivery (Claude Code, Cursor, or equivalent agents) and the ability to coach others on its use.
• A demonstrated pattern of mentorship, with engineers able to point to specific ways you helped them grow.
• Strong, direct communication skills, able to explain complex architectural tradeoffs to various stakeholders.
• Comfort operating with influence rather than authority, gaining trust and clarity from teams.

Bonus points for:

• Experience scaling a system through a significant growth inflection point (10x traffic, major re-architecture, platform migration).
• A track record of identifying systemic problems and driving fixes across multiple teams.
• Experience setting technical standards or practices around AI-paired development.
• Prior experience as a tech lead, staff engineer, or architect at a fast-moving startup.

Benefits

• A role built for engineers who want architectural and technical leadership impact without leaving hands-on coding behind.
• Influence over the technical direction of Curri's systems.
• A genuinely AI-forward engineering culture with daily use of AI tools.
• Competitive salary, equity compensation, and comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision, 401K).
• Remote-friendly with flexibility, or based at HQ in Ventura, CA.
• A high-growth, mission-driven environment where your technical decisions have direct and lasting impact.

Company Description

We are Curri, and our mission is to be the way the world delivers construction and industrial supplies. Curri provides on-demand, last-mile logistics for construction and adjacent industries with our nationwide fleet of cars, trucks, and flatbeds.

Founded in 2018 and part of the YC S19 Batch, we’re solving the massive inefficiencies that exist in the construction industry. Our headquarters are in Ventura, CA. Learn more at curri.com .

Curri is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.