Own the technical direction of CaptivateIQ's Modeling Platform as a Staff Software Engineer in a fully remote role.
Posted by employer 6 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 3 days ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
What you'll build
- Set the architectural direction for the platform
- Drive the multi-year technical strategy
- Make tradeoffs for product teams
- Drive technical alignment across teams
- Invest in coaching and developing engineers
Must have
- Strong engineering chops
- Experience in technical leadership
AI in the day-to-day
We're also building this as an AI-native platform, with first-class access and support for AI agents to build alongside human engineers.
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Staff Software Engineer will lead the technical evolution of CaptivateIQ's Modeling Platform, focusing on building foundational components that streamline product development for engineering teams. Key skills include expertise in service-layer APIs, SDKs, and frontend components, with an emphasis on creating a self-service framework that integrates AI capabilities. This position is ideal for a seasoned engineer with a strong background in architecture and collaboration, as it requires working closely with cross-functional teams to drive strategic alignment and mentor junior engineers.
Joblaze insights
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Listed 3 days ago
— first seen on Joblaze September 25, 2026.
Last confirmed on CaptivateIQ's careers page September 27, 2026.
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AI/ML
appears in 10.7%
of 289 comparable staff backend roles in United States;
APIs
appears in 2.8%
of 289 comparable staff backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Staff Software Engineer, Modeling Platform role remote?
- Yes — CaptivateIQ lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, APIs, DAG-based computation engine, SDK, frontend components.
- What seniority level is this role?
- CaptivateIQ targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Staff Software Engineer, Modeling Platform role at CaptivateIQ.
From the original posting
CaptivateIQ is transforming the way companies plan, manage, and optimize sales performance. We started by revolutionizing incentive compensation management, and now we're expanding our platform to solve broader sales planning challenges. Recognized by industry analysts like Forrester and G2 and backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia, ICONIQ, Accel, and Sapphire Ventures, we empower high-growth companies like Netflix, Figma, and Stripe with the flexibility and insights needed to drive revenue performance.
About the Role
The Modeling Platform team is the backbone of every product in CaptivateIQ's modeling suite and sits at the core of CaptivateIQ's multi-year product strategy. This team is a force multiplier — the components, interfaces, and infrastructure it builds are what let every product engineering team ship modeling experiences fast, without re-solving foundational problems each time.
The team's surface area spans service-layer APIs, a modeling SDK, and extensible frontend components — and our goal is to evolve this into a self-service framework: simple enough to ship new modeling products at a fraction of today's build time, reliable enough that product teams don't think about the plumbing, and opinionated enough that they aren't re-solving the same problems every iteration. We're also building this as an AI-native platform, with first-class access and support for AI agents to build alongside human engineers.
We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to own the technical direction of that evolution — a technical leader with strong engineering chops who embodies CaptivateIQ's values of ownership, bias toward action, and delivering real impact. You'll set the architectural direction for how the platform evolves, drive the multi-year technical strategy (with your EM and senior EPD leadership as partners, not gatekeepers), and make the tradeoffs that determine how product teams build on top of it.
It's a highly collaborative role — you'll work daily with cross-functional partners (Product, Design, EM) and with the product engineering teams building on the platform. You'll also partner closely with the SmartGrid team — CaptivateIQ's proprietary DAG-based computation engine that powers the framework underneath — helping shape architectural direction for the Modeling Platform Pillar as a whole. You'll drive technical alignment across teams, and invest deeply in coaching and developing engineers toward senior and staff-level impact.
Job Location
Remote - US