Staff Software Engineer at Spark Advisors
New York, NY
$195,000–$225,000
Jul 10, 2026
New York, NY
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A staff-level full-stack engineering role at a Medicare broker platform, focused on owning architectural decisions within a product domain, delivering features across frontend (Vue/React) and backend (Python), and reducing technical debt. The position also involves close collaboration with product and design leadership on roadmap tradeoffs and mentoring other engineers. Suited to a senior generalist with 8+ years of experience and strong product instincts.
Staff level · 8+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
Pay in the description: $195,000–$225,000
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,950 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,200–3,850
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role is hybrid (not fully remote): one week onboarding in the NYC Flatiron office, then 2–3 days per week in office. Remote flag is set to false accordingly.
The core experience requirement is '8+ years with either modern JS (Vue, React) or Python/backend web development, with meaningful hands-on experience in both' — this is a single OR-gated requirement on the frontend/backend pairing. Vue and React are listed as interchangeable frontend options; JavaScript and Python are both required in practice (the JD says 'both'), but the primary gate is framed as one or the other as the dominant skill. Emitted as separate skills to capture the named tools, with alternatives reflecting the interchangeability stated in the JD.
Cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and Django expertise appear under the 'Nice to haves' section and are marked preferred.
The JD mentions 'AI-powered development tools' as part of everyday workflow in the requirements section, but names no specific tool — omitted from skills as it names no concrete technology.
The posting explicitly states all work must be conducted from an approved US location; international remote work is not supported.
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