Staff Software Engineer, Tooling (Product)
Gemini · New York, NY
$168,000–$240,000from the description
Jul 20, 2026
New York, NY
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor engineering role on a platform tooling team, responsible for designing and delivering the systems that handle user onboarding, identity/compliance, and customer support workflows at scale. The work spans backend services, web, and mobile, with an expectation of setting technical direction across multiple teams, mentoring engineers, and actively using AI-assisted and agentic development tooling. Suits a full-stack-leaning engineer with 8+ years of experience leading complex, cross-team projects end to end.
Staff level · 8+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,350 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 700–1,700
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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 (7)
The role requires in-person attendance twice a week at the NYC office; it is not fully remote. Employees not near a hub may be remote, but this specific role is explicitly hybrid/in-person.
TypeScript is listed as the primary example of a 'typed language' requirement, with Scala, Java, and Go named as alternatives — all are interchangeable for that single gate.
JavaScript/TypeScript for web and mobile surfaces is called out separately as a distinct required proficiency alongside the typed-language requirement.
AI coding tools and agentic workflow fluency are stated as a minimum qualification ('Fluency in using AI coding tools and automation as part of your everyday workflow').
React, React Native, cloud/microservices architecture, and experience with AI agents in production appear under Preferred Qualifications.
KYC/identity, compliance, onboarding, and customer support tooling experience are listed as preferred, not required — no concrete named technology was specified for these domains.
Compensation range ($168,000–$240,000/year) is stated as the base salary range for New York State only and excludes bonus and equity.
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