Senior Full Stack Engineer

About Emergence

Emergence is a thematic holding company backed by the Pritzker Organization, focused exclusively on acquiring and scaling category-defining software businesses. We combine operational rigor with a growth equity mindset, partnering closely with leadership teams to drive sustainable ARR growth, profitability improvements, and industry-leading customer outcomes.

The Role

We're seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to ship high-quality full-stack features while establishing code quality standards and AI-assisted development practices for junior engineers. This is a hands-on technical leadership position where you'll own features end-to-end, from requirements through production monitoring. Approximately 30–35% of your time will focus on CI/CD, monitoring, and infrastructure setup—core competencies that amplify your team's velocity.

What You'll Do

• Design and build full-stack features end-to-end, owning requirements through production monitoring without handoffs. You'll make architectural decisions independently on databases, authentication patterns, and tech stack evolution.
• Establish CI/CD reliability so junior engineers can deploy independently using GitHub Actions and Docker patterns, reducing deployment friction and enabling faster iteration cycles.
• Implement monitoring and alerting before shipping, then lead incident response and prevent recurrence. You'll ensure production systems maintain high reliability and observability.
• Build internal automation tools to eliminate manual processes, measuring impact in hours saved monthly. This includes creating workflows that multiply team productivity across the organization.
• Review code and document best practices for AI-assisted development within the team, helping engineers leverage tools like Cursor, Claude, and Copilot effectively.
• Mentor junior engineers through code review, pair programming, and establishing coding standards that scale quality across the codebase.

What We're Looking For

Must-Haves

• 3–7 years shipping full-stack features end-to-end across frontend and backend layers in production environments.
• Proficiency with modern web stack: React, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI or Flask, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB in production. You should be comfortable moving between frontend and backend seamlessly.
• Hands-on DevOps experience: GitHub Actions, Docker, and containerization for production deployments. You understand CI/CD pipelines deeply and can optimize them.
• Daily AI coding tool usage for 6+ months with tools like Cursor, Claude, or GitHub Copilot. You actively use AI to enhance productivity and understand its strengths and limitations.
• Quality-focused mindset: Demonstrated track record catching quality issues before production through code review, testing strategies, or post-mortem analysis.

Nice-to-Haves

• Built automation workflows using n8n or Zapier for internal tooling.
• Shipped code on AWS, GCP, or Azure with experience using managed services.
• Experience with PostgreSQL-specific features (JSON queries, full-text search, window functions).
• Familiarity with observability tools like Datadog, New Relic, or Sentry.
• Background in startup or scaling environments where you've worn multiple hats.

Why Join Emergence

You'll join a growth-focused organization backed by a leading family office, working with category-defining software businesses. This role offers significant technical autonomy, the opportunity to influence engineering culture, and direct impact on company scaling. You'll work with a team that values operational rigor and sustainable growth—not burnout-driven velocity.

💰 Compensation not publicly listed. Market estimate for similar roles: from $115K, varying by experience and location.