Staff Engineer Jobs in Austin, TX
Staff Engineer jobs in Austin, Texas are concentrated in the Domain, Downtown, and the East Austin tech corridor, with strong demand across enterprise software, semiconductors, and cloud infrastructure. Employers actively hiring include Tesla, CesiumAstro, and Qualcomm. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Top employerTesla
Work type46% Hybrid
Top credentialBachelor's degree in electrical engineering
Companies hiring88
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Staff Software Engineer, Funding
GoodLeap·Austin, Texas
Job functions:
$188k - $213k/yr
Hybrid
1,001-5,000 employees
Job Description
About GoodLeap:
GoodLeap is a technology company delivering best-in-class financing and software products for sustainable solutions, from solar panels and batteries to energy-efficient HVAC, heat pumps, roofing, windows, and more. Over 1 million homeowners have benefited from our simple, fast, and frictionless technology that makes the adoption of these products more affordable, accessible, and easier to understand. Thousands of professionals deploying home efficiency and solar solutions rely on GoodLeap’s proprietary, AI-powered applications and developer tools to drive more transparent customer communication, deeper business intelligence, and streamlined payment and operations. Our platform has led to more than $30 billion in financing for sustainable solutions since 2018.
GoodLeap is also proud to support our award-winning nonprofit, GivePower, which is building and deploying life-saving water and clean electricity systems, changing the lives of more than 1.6 million people across Africa, Asia, and South America.
About the team:
The Funding domain is responsible for ensuring every party involved with GoodLeap financed project is paid accurately and quickly. This team is continually working to improve GoodLeap’s platform by building new and innovative financial technology tools to intelligently track complex ready conditions and report on ledgers to help our customers confidently run their business. The team cares deeply about code quality, alerts, dashboards, pipelines, and other automation to ensure the quality of our products. We are pushing the boundaries of technology at GoodLeap and always have new and interesting projects. There is a good mix of greenfield work and improvement work. On the technical side, the team leverages technologies like C#.NET, MongoDB, Kafka, Typescript, GitHub Actions, SST (Serverless stack), Lambda functions, Datadog, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Kubernetes and Elastic Search to build all these cool systems.
About the role:
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the architecture, design, and development of solutions in GoodLeap’s Funding domain. This role blends hands-on development with strategic decision-making, letting you shape critical systems and influence how we deliver value. You’ll work closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to define strategies, solve complex challenges, and deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.
This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives on architectural challenges, enjoys mentoring, and is passionate about impactful, scalable solutions. You’ll lead major projects, champion best practices in code quality, reliability, and operations, and help the team navigate trade-offs to achieve ambitious goals. If you’re passionate about software engineering, excited by the challenge of working with modern technologies, and motivated to see your work come to life in production, this is the role for you. Join our team if you’re excited to lead from the front, inspire collaboration, and make a significant impact on a mission-driven company that is changing the world by empowering businesses and driving sustainable solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of large-scale, mission-critical software applications, spanning frontend and backend, with a focus on C#.NET and TypeScript/JavaScript services.
- Architect highly scalable, responsive, and secure solutions, ensuring exceptional performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Provide technical leadership across teams, guiding decisions on architecture, design patterns, and best practices to align with business objectives.
- Collaborate with user experience designers, product managers, and engineers to define and deliver impactful features, platform enhancements, and bug fixes.
- Mentor and support engineers at all levels, fostering growth through technical guidance, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot distributed systems to ensure availability and resolve issues proactively.
- Analyze and optimize code, APIs, and system architectures to improve performance, scalability, and efficiency.
- Ensure adherence to security best practices and data privacy regulations, delivering compliant and reliable solutions.
- Continuously evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, including AI-assisted tools and frameworks, to drive platform innovation and scalability.
- Contribute to and influence key architectural decisions, staying current with industry trends and championing forward-thinking solutions.
You are an ideal candidate for our team if you value
- Collaboration and consensus-building in problem-solving
- Transparency in ambiguous or difficult situations
- “Getting stuff done” through simple, pragmatic iteration and an unwavering focus on product needs
- Demonstrating a high level of curiosity and keeping abreast of the latest technologies
- Taking a proactive nature to resolve problems and displaying a strong sense of ownership
- Challenging the status quo, when it makes sense to do so
To be successful you should have
- The typical problem-solving and algorithmic experience that one expects in any software engineering role
- Extensive experience with one or more of the following technologies: C#.NET, TypeScript/JavaScript, Docker, Kafka, and AWS services, coupled with a strong aptitude for learning new tools and frameworks
- Experience building RESTful APIs and working with databases
- In-depth knowledge of large-scale web application design, including clustering, caching, performance tuning, and scalability strategies
- Understanding of agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban, along with agile engineering practices such as Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
In addition to the above salary, this role may be eligible for a bonus.
Additional Information Regarding Job Duties and Job Descriptions:
Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other managers related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and other skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.
If you are an extraordinary professional who thrives in a collaborative work culture and values a rewarding career, then we want to work with you! Apply today!
We are committed to protecting your privacy. To learn more about how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information during the application process, please review our Employment Privacy Policy and Recruiting Policy on AI.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
GoodLeap
Staff Software Engineer, Funding
Austin, Texas
New 4h ago1,001-5,000 employees
Job functions:
$188k - $213k/yr
Hybrid
Job Description
About GoodLeap:
GoodLeap is a technology company delivering best-in-class financing and software products for sustainable solutions, from solar panels and batteries to energy-efficient HVAC, heat pumps, roofing, windows, and more. Over 1 million homeowners have benefited from our simple, fast, and frictionless technology that makes the adoption of these products more affordable, accessible, and easier to understand. Thousands of professionals deploying home efficiency and solar solutions rely on GoodLeap’s proprietary, AI-powered applications and developer tools to drive more transparent customer communication, deeper business intelligence, and streamlined payment and operations. Our platform has led to more than $30 billion in financing for sustainable solutions since 2018.
GoodLeap is also proud to support our award-winning nonprofit, GivePower, which is building and deploying life-saving water and clean electricity systems, changing the lives of more than 1.6 million people across Africa, Asia, and South America.
About the team:
The Funding domain is responsible for ensuring every party involved with GoodLeap financed project is paid accurately and quickly. This team is continually working to improve GoodLeap’s platform by building new and innovative financial technology tools to intelligently track complex ready conditions and report on ledgers to help our customers confidently run their business. The team cares deeply about code quality, alerts, dashboards, pipelines, and other automation to ensure the quality of our products. We are pushing the boundaries of technology at GoodLeap and always have new and interesting projects. There is a good mix of greenfield work and improvement work. On the technical side, the team leverages technologies like C#.NET, MongoDB, Kafka, Typescript, GitHub Actions, SST (Serverless stack), Lambda functions, Datadog, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Kubernetes and Elastic Search to build all these cool systems.
About the role:
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the architecture, design, and development of solutions in GoodLeap’s Funding domain. This role blends hands-on development with strategic decision-making, letting you shape critical systems and influence how we deliver value. You’ll work closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to define strategies, solve complex challenges, and deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.
This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives on architectural challenges, enjoys mentoring, and is passionate about impactful, scalable solutions. You’ll lead major projects, champion best practices in code quality, reliability, and operations, and help the team navigate trade-offs to achieve ambitious goals. If you’re passionate about software engineering, excited by the challenge of working with modern technologies, and motivated to see your work come to life in production, this is the role for you. Join our team if you’re excited to lead from the front, inspire collaboration, and make a significant impact on a mission-driven company that is changing the world by empowering businesses and driving sustainable solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of large-scale, mission-critical software applications, spanning frontend and backend, with a focus on C#.NET and TypeScript/JavaScript services.
- Architect highly scalable, responsive, and secure solutions, ensuring exceptional performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Provide technical leadership across teams, guiding decisions on architecture, design patterns, and best practices to align with business objectives.
- Collaborate with user experience designers, product managers, and engineers to define and deliver impactful features, platform enhancements, and bug fixes.
- Mentor and support engineers at all levels, fostering growth through technical guidance, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot distributed systems to ensure availability and resolve issues proactively.
- Analyze and optimize code, APIs, and system architectures to improve performance, scalability, and efficiency.
- Ensure adherence to security best practices and data privacy regulations, delivering compliant and reliable solutions.
- Continuously evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, including AI-assisted tools and frameworks, to drive platform innovation and scalability.
- Contribute to and influence key architectural decisions, staying current with industry trends and championing forward-thinking solutions.
You are an ideal candidate for our team if you value
- Collaboration and consensus-building in problem-solving
- Transparency in ambiguous or difficult situations
- “Getting stuff done” through simple, pragmatic iteration and an unwavering focus on product needs
- Demonstrating a high level of curiosity and keeping abreast of the latest technologies
- Taking a proactive nature to resolve problems and displaying a strong sense of ownership
- Challenging the status quo, when it makes sense to do so
To be successful you should have
- The typical problem-solving and algorithmic experience that one expects in any software engineering role
- Extensive experience with one or more of the following technologies: C#.NET, TypeScript/JavaScript, Docker, Kafka, and AWS services, coupled with a strong aptitude for learning new tools and frameworks
- Experience building RESTful APIs and working with databases
- In-depth knowledge of large-scale web application design, including clustering, caching, performance tuning, and scalability strategies
- Understanding of agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban, along with agile engineering practices such as Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
In addition to the above salary, this role may be eligible for a bonus.
Additional Information Regarding Job Duties and Job Descriptions:
Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other managers related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and other skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.
If you are an extraordinary professional who thrives in a collaborative work culture and values a rewarding career, then we want to work with you! Apply today!
We are committed to protecting your privacy. To learn more about how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information during the application process, please review our Employment Privacy Policy and Recruiting Policy on AI.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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Who's Hiring
- Tesla21
- CesiumAstro15
- Qualcomm12
- Celestica12
- Apptronik10
Top Industries Hiring
- Electronics & Hardware21
- Science & Research8
- Technology & Software8
- Automotive7
- Banking & Financial Services7
Staff Engineer Jobs in Austin: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a staff engineer job in Austin?
The strongest path into Austin's staff engineer market is through its dense cluster of enterprise software companies, semiconductor firms, and cloud infrastructure teams, particularly those headquartered in the Domain and North Austin corridors. Candidates who stand out typically show a history of cross-team technical leadership and system-level ownership. Engaging local engineering meetups and Austin tech communities also opens doors that cold applications rarely do.
Which companies hire staff engineers in Austin?
Employers hiring staff engineers in Austin right now include Tesla, CesiumAstro, and Qualcomm, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Austin's hiring mix leans heavily toward established tech companies with large engineering organizations alongside a growing number of well-funded growth-stage startups, particularly in fintech and semiconductor design.
Are there remote staff engineer jobs in Austin?
Yes, though availability depends on the specialization: software-focused staff engineer roles tend to be more remote-friendly, while hardware, semiconductor, and lab-adjacent roles are largely on-site. About 63% of staff engineer openings tied to Austin are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the city's strong software employer base. Distributed systems and platform engineering roles show the highest remote flexibility among Austin listings.
How can I get a staff engineer job in Austin with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry point is targeting senior software engineer roles at Austin's mid-size software and fintech companies, which often promote to staff level internally after demonstrating cross-functional impact. Companies in Austin's semiconductor and cloud infrastructure sectors also hire associate or L4-equivalent engineers who grow into staff scope. Contributing to Austin developer communities, open-source projects, or local hackathons builds the visibility that accelerates that progression locally.
Which industries hire the most staff engineers in Austin?
The sectors hiring the most staff engineers in Austin are Electronics & Hardware, Science & Research, and Technology & Software, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Austin's growth as a semiconductor hub and its deep concentration of enterprise SaaS companies make it one of the few U.S. cities where hardware and software staff engineer demand run in parallel.
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