Staff Full Stack Engineer

Staff Full Stack Engineer

About OWL

Old Well Labs is a financial intelligence startup in South End, Charlotte building the institutional investment industry's next generation of analytics tools. Our platform centralizes billions of data points on fund managers globally and leverages AI to bring clarity to complex data.

About the Role

We're hiring a Staff Full Stack Engineer to own critical areas of the OWL platform. You'll lead architecture and technical design efforts, mentor team members, and be a driving force in integrating AI into our platform. This is a high-impact role where you'll influence both the product and engineering direction.

What You'll Do

• Build the Platform: Design, develop, and maintain core features across the stack-including the web app, APIs, email services, and supporting infrastructure-using Python, React, and the best tools for the job. You'll be deeply hands-on in delivering high-quality, production-grade software.

• Understand the User and the Industry: Build deep knowledge of our users, their workflows, and the investment space to ensure your work drives meaningful, lasting impact.

• Evaluate Tools & Technologies: Identify and introduce frameworks, libraries, and platforms that improve system performance, scalability, and engineering efficiency.

• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with engineers, product managers, and leadership to define technical direction, align solutions with business needs, and drive clarity around complex initiatives.

• Mentor and Elevate the Team: Provide technical leadership through code reviews, architectural guidance, and mentorship, helping other engineers grow and raising the bar across the team.

• Lead a Product Area: Take full technical ownership of a product area-guiding architecture, integration, and long-term strategy across multiple features and services within that domain.

Who We Are Looking For

• Experience: 8+ years of engineering experience in backend or full-stack development.

• Back-End Skills: Expert in Python and associated web frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask).

• Front-End Skills: Strong proficiency in React and front-end technologies. (JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS). Experience with HTMX is a plus.

• Database Knowledge: Experience in database design, modeling, and SQL.

• Cloud Services: Familiarity with AWS.

• API & Architecture: Experience with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.

Bonus

• Experience integrating AI (e.g., LLMs, embeddings, document processing)

• Background in data-heavy products or fintech platforms

Compensation

• Competitive annual salary + target equity

Benefits

• 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you

• 401k

• Flexible PTO

• Parental Leave

• Located in the heart of South End

• Bagel Thursdays