Job description
What this role is about
Divergent is seeking a Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and development of mission-critical software systems that power our next-generation manufacturing platform. This role is intended for highly accomplished engineers who combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking and organizational influence. As a Staff Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader across multiple software initiatives, driving architectural decisions, establishing engineering standards, and solving some of the most complex technical challenges across engineering, manufacturing, robotics, and factory operations. You will operate with significant autonomy while partnering closely with engineering leadership to shape the future of Divergent's software ecosystem. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with broad technical influence across teams and products. Role: Technical Architecture & Strategy: Define and drive the technical architecture for critical software platforms supporting engineering, manufacturing, and production operations. Establish long-term technical direction and influence software strategy across multiple teams and initiatives. Design scalable, resilient, and maintainable systems capable of supporting rapid business growth and factory expansion. Evaluate emerging technologies, architectural patterns, and development methodologies to improve platform capabilities. Partner with engineering leadership to identify technical investments and roadmap priorities. Full-Stack Software Development: Architect, design, and develop complex full-stack applications using modern technologies such as TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, and cloud-native infrastructure. Lead development of highly available APIs, services, user interfaces, and data platforms. Design distributed systems and scalable backend services supporting manufacturing and operational workflows. Drive implementation of complex technical initiatives from concept through production deployment. Cross-Functional Engineering Leadership: Collaborate closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Robotics, Product, Operations, Quality, and Design Engineering teams. Translate complex operational and business requirements into scalable software solutions. Serve as a trusted technical advisor across engineering disciplines. Lead technical discussions and influence key decisions impacting multiple teams and products. Engineering Excellence: Establish software engineering best practices, coding standards, testing strategies, and architectural guidelines. Lead architecture reviews, design reviews, and technical planning activities. Drive improvements in reliability, observability, scalability, security, and maintainability across software systems. Identify and proactively mitigate technical risks affecting long-term platform success. Mentorship & Technical Leadership: Mentor and develop senior, mid-level, and junior engineers. Raise the technical bar across the organization through coaching, code reviews, and design guidance. Lead major technical initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and engineering disciplines.
Requirements
Lead architecture, design, and development of mission-critical software systems. Drive architectural decisions, establish engineering standards, and solve complex technical challenges. Define and drive technical architecture for critical software platforms. Establish long-term technical direction and influence software strategy. Design scalable, resilient, and maintainable systems. Evaluate emerging technologies and architectural patterns. Partner with engineering leadership for technical investments. Architect, design, and develop complex full-stack applications. Lead development of highly available APIs, services, UIs, and data platforms. Design distributed systems and scalable backend services. Drive implementation of complex technical initiatives. Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Robotics, Product, Operations, Quality, and Design Engineering. Translate operational and business requirements into software solutions. Serve as a technical advisor. Lead technical discussions and influence decisions. Establish software engineering best practices, coding standards, testing strategies, and architectural guidelines. Lead architecture and design reviews. Drive improvements in reliability, observability, scalability, security, and maintainability. Identify and mitigate technical risks. Mentor and develop engineers. Raise the technical bar through coaching, code reviews, and design guidance. Lead major technical initiatives.