Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer (High-Growth Product Companies | £200k+ TC) London & remote (UK / Europe) Title: Staff Software Engineer (High-Growth Product Companies) Location: London & remote (UK / Europe) Salary: Total compensation up to £200,000+ plus equity Dex is an intelligent recruiter that helps you run your job search. Tell Dex about your experience, what you want to build or solve, and your non-negotiables — we only surface the handful of roles genuinely worth your time, and manage the applications on your behalf. Interested? Apply now by connecting your LinkedIn to Dex. A Staff title means very different things at different companies. At some it's a reward for tenure; at the best it's real scope — the hardest problems, a whole team's technical bar, and a direct line to the founders. We work closely with Europe's fastest-growing product and AI companies, so we know which is which before you ever get on a call. The teams we'd put you in front of hire for ambition and judgement, not just years and stack. The opportunities Compensation at these companies can reach £200k+, with meaningful equity on top. These companies are at the stage where a Staff engineer's decisions compound: the architecture you choose this quarter is what fifty engineers build on next year, and the work ships to serious user numbers. You'd be hands-on — this is a shipping role, not an advisory one. You could work on Setting technical direction on the highest-leverage problems in the companyArchitecting and shipping production systems end-to-endRaising the bar across teams through design, review and mentorshipWorking directly with founders, product and design on what gets built next You may have A track record at Staff level, or a Senior clearly ready for the step upDepth in a core stack plus the range to move across the whole systemArchitectural judgement paired with a bias for shippingA habit of making the engineers around you better Why apply through Dex? We put you in front of the right teams with a proper introduction, not a cold application — and you stay in control of what moves forward. As part of the recruitment process at Dex, we process your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants. This notice explains how and why your data is collected and used, and how you can contact us if you have any concerns.