Field Nation · 3 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer - New Product Discovery
Minnesota, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$143K/yr - $200K/yr
8+ years expField Nation is a company that connects businesses and service professionals through an integrated platform. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead innovative projects, utilizing AI and rapid prototyping to validate business hypotheses and develop new product concepts.
MarketplaceSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead 0 to 1 Innovation: Take ownership of greenfield projects, taking them from a napkin sketch to a functional prototype and MVP. You will be the technical engine behind our most experimental initiatives, guiding fellow engineers to rapidly understand the problem space and technical approach required to validate the core hypothesis
Leverage AI-First Development: Heavily utilize AI coding assistants (Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT, etc.) to accelerate the coding process. Your goal is to ship functional code fast, prioritizing speed of learning over architectural perfection in the early stages
Rapid Prototyping & Experimentation: Build "throw-away" code intentionally. You understand that the goal of an MVP is to validate a business need, not to build a legacy system. You will iterate quickly based on feedback, pivot when necessary, and discard solutions that don't work
Partner with Business Leaders: Work lock-step with Product, Strategy, and Customer-facing partners. You will translate their business problems into technical solutions in real-time, acting as a technical co-founder for internal innovation projects
Validate Market Needs: Focus relentlessly on the "Why." You will build tools not just for the sake of technology, but to prove or disprove the value of a new offering for our customers
Transition to Scale: Once a concept is validated and proven valuable, you will work with core engineering teams to hand off the "blueprint" for scalable implementation, or mature the MVP into a production-ready service
Qualification
Required
8+ years of software development experience with a strong track record of shipping full-stack applications from scratch
A mindset that values 'done' over 'perfect' during the discovery phase
Demonstrated interest or experience in using AI tools to multiply your output
Deep experience with modern web technologies (React, Node.js, Python, or PHP) and the ability to spin up your own infrastructure (AWS, Docker) to get an app live independently
You care about the business mechanics as much as the code
You aren't afraid to delete your code
Benefits
Unlimited paid time off
Annual vacation bonus - yes, we’ll pay you a bonus to take paid time off!
Individualized growth + development plans
Strong values around work/life balance
Community involvement opportunities
Competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave + 401K
Exposure to cutting-edge technologies to solve meaningful problems
Company
Field Nation
Field Nation is an online marketplace that enables businesses to find and manage their contingent workforce.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$30.2MKey Investors
Susquehanna Growth Equity
2015-09-10Series Unknown· $30M
2011-07-26Seed· $0.2M
Leadership Team
Travis Emslander
Chief Technology Officer
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