Senior / Staff Engineer - React
150,000 - €200,000 + equity
Remote
Marketplace Application
Howrecruit has been retained to manage the search for a Senior Product Engineer on behalf of a profitable, bootstrapped e-marketplace start-up in the services space. This is a rare opportunity to shape a widely-used, customer-facing platform by working in a lean, engineering-led environment that values results over screen time and impact over process.
The Role
We're looking for a Senior / Staff Product Engineer (or Engineering Leader) who still loves to build. You'll lead the development of high-impact features, working closely with design and product to define and deliver exceptional user experiences. You'll bring technical leadership, product thinking, and a desire to ship things that matter.
This is a role for someone who wants to own the full lifecycle, from early product conversations through architecture, implementation, and launch.
What You'll Do
- Lead end-to-end product development using React, TypeScript, and GraphQL
- Rebuild and scale key user flows such as onboarding and service management
- Collaborate deeply with product managers and designers to shape product direction
- Migrate legacy frontend code to a modern hybrid stack
- Contribute to the architecture, reliability, and developer experience of the platform
- Mentor peers and influence engineering culture—whether or not you're in a formal leadership role
Who You Are
You’ve led projects from concept to production in a tech or product-led companyYou’ve worked closely with cross-functional stakeholders (product, design, ops) to define and deliver impactful featuresYou're confident in React and TypeScript, and ideally have worked with GraphQLYou build with quality, performance, and accessibility in mindYou might be a Senior Engineer, Staff+, EM, Director, or VP. As long as you're hands-on and love creating great products, this could be for youExperience with React Native is a nice-to-have, but not requiredYou're thoughtful, self-directed, and thrive in fast-paced, low-process environmentsBonus : experience with backend APIs (especially in Python) or a willingness to dive inWhy Join
Profitable, bootstrapped business with 5% MoM growthLean, low-process team of senior engineersHigh impact, high ownership : lots of greenfield, little red tapeRemote-first and flexible (UTC+1 to UTC–8)A company that values results, not presenteeismCompetitive salary + autonomyMeaningful equityFully remoteInterview Process
No whiteboard tests. No trick questions. Just thoughtful conversations with experienced peers :
Informal chat with VP of EngineeringArchitecture & product deep diveCross-functional collaboration interviewFounder InterviewInterested in building things that matter with people who care about quality and balance? Let’s talk.