Staff Engineer

Intercom is an AI-first customer service platform founded in 2011 to change the standard of customer service online.
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
7+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Staff Engineer

Intercom, founded in 2011, is revolutionizing online customer service with its AI-first platform. Our mission is to transform business-customer interactions through AI, providing instant and exceptional service while maximizing support agent productivity. We serve over 25,000 businesses, facilitating millions of customer interactions monthly.

As a Staff Engineer at Intercom, you'll be a technical leader and strong contributor to our engineering organization. You'll work on both back-end and front-end systems, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. Your role involves coaching other engineers, partnering with Engineering Managers on technical strategy, and contributing to all phases of software development.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Contributing to technical architecture as we scale
  • Balancing agility with scalability and availability
  • Active involvement in hiring and mentoring
  • Raising the bar for technical standards and operational excellence

We're looking for someone with:

  • Experience building exciting SaaS products
  • Deep knowledge of a high-level programming language
  • Experience with distributed systems
  • 2+ years as a primary technical team leader
  • Strong collaboration skills and product strategy sense

At Intercom, we offer competitive salaries, equity, and excellent benefits. We have a hybrid working policy, expecting employees in the office at least two days per week. We value diversity and maintain an open, accepting culture focused on our core values and achieving our goals.

Join us in our mission to redefine customer service and make internet business personal!

Last updated 5 days ago

Responsibilities For Staff Engineer

  • Contribute to technical architecture as we grow
  • Balance agility with scalability and availability
  • Contribute to all phases of software development including ideation, prototyping, design and implementation
  • Play an active role in hiring, mentoring and career development of other engineers
  • Raise the bar for technical standards, performance, reliability, and operational excellence

Requirements For Staff Engineer

Ruby
  • Deep knowledge of a high-level programming language (e.g., Ruby, Python, Perl)
  • Experience with Distributed systems
  • 2+ years of experience as the primary technical leader for a team
  • Experience collaborating with product teams and designers
  • Proven track record of delivering value to customers or users
  • Strong sense of product strategy

Benefits For Staff Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Equity
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Daily lunch and fully stocked kitchen
  • Regular compensation reviews
  • Pension scheme & match up to 4%
  • Life assurance
  • Comprehensive health and dental insurance
  • Flexible paid time off policy
  • Paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paternity leave
  • Cycle-to-Work Scheme with secure bike storage
  • MacBooks as standard equipment

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