Staff Software Engineer

Company: Dex
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Location: London
Job Description:

Title: Staff Software Engineer (High-Growth Product Companies)

Location: London & remote (UK / Europe)

Compensation: Total compensation up to £200,000+ plus equity

Overview

A Staff title means very different things at different companies. At some it’s a reward for tenure; at the best it’s real scope — the hardest problems, a whole team’s technical bar, and a direct line to the founders. We work closely with Europe’s fastest-growing product and AI companies, so we know which is which before you ever get on a call. The teams we’d put you in front of hire for ambition and judgement, not just years and stack.

Responsibilities

You could work on the following high-leverage problems:

  • Setting technical direction on the highest-leverage problems in the company
  • Architecting and shipping production systems end-to-end
  • Raising the bar across teams through design, review and mentorship
  • Working directly with founders, product and design on what gets built next

Qualifications

You may have:

  • A track record at Staff level, or a Senior clearly ready for the step up
  • Depth in a core stack plus the range to move across the whole system
  • Architectural judgement paired with a bias for shipping
  • A habit of making the engineers around you better

Benefits

Compensation at these companies can reach £200k+, with meaningful equity on top. These companies are at the stage where a Staff engineer’s decisions compound: the architecture you choose this quarter is what fifty engineers build on next year, and the work ships to serious user numbers. You’d be hands-on — this is a shipping role, not an advisory one.

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Posted: July 13th, 2026