Staff Software Engineer, Acquisition

Brex

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$240,000–$300,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $227k
This role $270k
$175k most similar roles pay here $313k

This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $198,000–$256,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $270k versus about $227k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Brex

Brex is a financial technology company providing corporate credit cards, cash management accounts, and expense management software designed specifically for startups and growing technology companies. Industry: Financial Technology & Corporate Banking

Brex currently has 56 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $204,000–$240,000 across 56 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Acquisition

As a Staff Software Engineer, Acquisition, you will join the Acquisition Engineering team to manage the customer journey from initial discovery through onboarding and adoption. You will operate as a technical leader without direct reports, identifying high-impact opportunities across the funnel and solving complex cross-team gaps in architecture, platform boundaries, and data quality. Your daily work involves setting technical direction, conducting design reviews, and mentoring senior engineers to improve execution. You will collaborate with GTM Engineering, Salesforce, Onboarding, and Adoption teams to streamline handoffs and enhance user experiences. The role requires extensive experience building large-scale backend or full-stack systems while applying an AI-forward mindset to internal tools and customer workflows. You must possess strong product judgment to translate ambiguous business goals into scalable technical solutions that improve conversion and reduce time to first transaction.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 830 postings across 69 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Identify and lead high-impact technical initiatives across the entire customer acquisition and onboarding funnel.
  • Set technical direction for cross-team systems including architecture, platform boundaries, reliability, and data quality.
  • Partner with internal teams to simplify handoffs and improve end-to-end customer and operator experiences.
  • Raise engineering standards through design reviews, hands-on implementation, and establishing pragmatic coding practices.
  • Champion secure, high-velocity delivery methods for code review and deployment safety across the group.
  • Act as a force multiplier by mentoring senior engineers and developing the next generation of technical leaders.
  • Translate ambiguous business opportunities from product and GTM partners into scalable technical solutions.
  • Integrate an AI-forward mindset into customer experiences, internal tooling, and engineering workflows.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of technical leadership across multiple teams or large product areas.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify and drive ambiguous, cross-cutting problems to resolution without a narrowly defined charter.
  • Deep experience designing, building, and operating large-scale backend or full-stack systems in production.
  • Strong product and business judgment to connect technical investments to customer experience, growth, and operational outcomes.
  • Proven ability to influence across engineering, product, and business stakeholders without direct authority.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to communicate complex technical trade-offs to senior stakeholders.

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