Workiva

Staff Software Engineer, Growth

Workiva
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3 days ago
Remote, United States or Ames, IA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$129k - $210k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and iterate on AI-powered product concepts from prototype through production.
  • Partner with Product and Design to define problems, test hypotheses, and evolve solutions based on user and business impact.
  • Define and evolve architecture for emerging products and lead technical discovery for complex, cross-system initiatives.
  • Establish patterns, frameworks, and guardrails that support rapid delivery, quality, scalability, and operational excellence.
  • Unblock teams, manage cross-team dependencies, identify technical risks, and influence technical roadmaps.
  • Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across projects and teams.
  • Collaborate with Product, UX, and stakeholders to align priorities, trade-offs, and outcomes.

Requirements

  • At least 6 years of software engineering experience delivering complex systems or products from concept to production.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong experience with one or more of TypeScript, Java/Kotlin, Go, or similar modern languages.
  • Experience with relational databases such as Postgres and NoSQL solutions such as MongoDB.
  • Experience building and shipping AI-powered features, including LLM integrations, copilots, or agent-based workflows in customer-facing applications.
  • Familiarity with AI development tools and platforms such as OpenAI, Claude, or Cursor.
  • Strong systems design skills and the ability to balance rapid iteration with long-term scalability.
  • Experience influencing technical direction beyond the immediate team and operating effectively in ambiguous environments.
  • Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms and modern SaaS architectures.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, stakeholder-alignment, and product-minded problem-solving skills.

Benefits

  • US base salary range of $129,000.00-$210,000.00, plus a discretionary annual bonus and restricted stock units.
  • 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package.
  • Up to 10% travel for team jams and an internal developer conference.
  • Employees may work from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment, with reliable internet access required when working remotely.
  • Workiva provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

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AI ApplicationsGrowth Engineering
Workiva

About Workiva

1,001-5,000 employees

Workiva Inc. (NYSE: WK) powers trust, transparency, and accountability. Finance, accounting, sustainability, risk and audit teams from more than 6,600 organizations, including over 85% of Fortune 1,000 companies rely on Workiva for their mission-critical work. We transform how customers connect data, unify processes, and empower teams in a secure, audit-ready, AI-powered collaborative platform. Learn more at workiva.com.

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