Senior Staff Software Engineer

3 days ago

Bucharest, Bucureşti, Romania Marv Full time

Join Marv as an early believer and help shape the future of travel tech.

Important

This is a phantom share–only role until funding. No salary before investment. Your phantom shares will be cashed out starting with the next funding event, based on company valuation. This is a ground-floor opportunity to shape architecture, systems, and product direction.

About Marv

Marv is building the next generation of emotionally intelligent travel technology. We connect people through personalized, experience-driven journeys, powered by data, behavior, and emotional intelligence.

We are a fully remote startup with a global team of early believers. Everyone works with ownership and a shared upside through phantom shares until our next funding round.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Staff / Principal Engineer who can think in systems, design foundations, and build end-to-end experiences. This is a founding-level IC role: you won't just contribute to the product, you will shape it.

Technical stack: NextJS, Angular & PostgreSQL

This is a role for someone who wants autonomy, responsibility, and long-term impact.

What You Will Lead

Design and evolve Marv's core system architecture Build and maintain scalable APIs and backend services Develop and optimize Angular and React applications Shape data models, database structures, and data flows Set engineering patterns, coding standards, and long-term practices Own features end-to-end, from concept to deployment Collaborate with product, branding, and other teams Ensure performance, reliability, security, and maintainability Support the engineering culture, mentoring and guiding when needed

What We're Looking For

Required 7+ years of experience in software engineering Experience operating at Staff, Senior Staff, Principal, or equivalent level Strong full-stack skills across:

  • NextJS 14+

  • Angular 18+

  • PostgreSQL

  • TypeScript

  • Strong architectural thinking

  • Proven experience building scalable systems from scratch

  • Comfortable taking full ownership and working autonomously

  • Ability to operate in a fast-moving, remote-first startup

  • Clear communication and a responsible, accountable mindset

Bonus Experience in startups, side projects and open source is huge plus Experience building platforms or matching systems Experience defining engineering standards in early-stage startups

The Right Fit

You're ideal for this role if you're: A Principal Engineer seeking real ownership A Staff Engineer ready to design new architecture, not maintain old systems An IC who wants impact, influence, and long-term upside Someone frustrated by corporate complexity and looking for a clean slate Someone who understands responsibility is a form of freedom

Compensation

This is a phantom share–only role until funding. [70K / 0.05%-1.9% Equity] No salary before investment. Phantom shares are cashed out at the funding event, tied to company valuation. Meaningful ownership. Real upside. Clear reward for early contribution.

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