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Orion

Senior Staff Software Engineer

lehi, UT

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About This Opportunity

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will utilize your advanced professional expertise and experience to enhance and maintain the software products developed by Summit Wealth Systems. You will operate as an AI-native engineer, having fully integrated AI tools and workflows into how you think, build, and ship—treating AI as a core force multiplier rather than an optional add-on. As we continue to evolve and live our Orion values, we are looking for someone to grow with us.

For External Candidates

Candidates must work in-office at one of the following locations for at least 3 days per week: Omaha, NE; Jacksonville, FL; Lehi, UT.

In This Role, You’ll Get To

Champion a culture of continuous learning and growth within the team, modeling curiosity and adaptability in the face of new challenges and technologies

Develop and maintain high impact product features

Create and design solutions for new features, subsystems, modules, systems or platforms that may be specific or cross-cutting in nature

Guide fellow team members in the code review process

Guide and provide clarity for fellow team members in delivering quality solutions

Ensure application quality by testing integrated features as well as writing test automation where appropriate

Ensure application safety by following secure coding best practices

Troubleshoot, diagnose, and fix product defects

Maintains a deep and intrinsic understanding of business use cases and objectives

Actively maintain a self-paced learning regimen to feed professional curiosity, with particular attention to the rapidly evolving AI tooling and capabilities landscape

Leverage AI tools and workflows throughout the development process — from ideation and architecture exploration to coding, debugging, testing, and code review — to accelerate delivery and improve quality

Evaluate and introduce emerging AI-powered tools and practices to the team, helping establish shared standards for effective AI-assisted development

Utilize source control to effectively manage delivery of work

Understand and operate the full lifecycle of the software platform, from coding to delivery and observation in production

Learn and adhere to team and company processes, standards, and procedures

Actively develop and maintain working relationships with team and department members

Participate in the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Maintain and nurture an opportunistic mindset — proactively identifying ways to improve processes, tools, and outcomes rather than waiting for direction

Move fast while maintaining the company's integrity and position in the marketplace

Leads from the front lines in helping team to keep consistently delivering

We’re Looking For Talent Who

Has deep knowledge of modern JavaScript or TypeScript using NodeJS

Has deep knowledge of the NodeJS ecosystem, including community idioms, popular packages, design patterns, documentation, internal workings and quirks

Understands React and related front-end libraries to create rich user experiences, keeping an eye on the changing ecosystem for opportunities and challenges

Has a working understanding of the web platform, and a strong understanding of the capabilities of web browsers and their role in relation to back-end software

Has knowledge of token-based AuthZ systems like OpenID-Connect and OAuth2

Has knowledge of the role of cryptography and certificates in modern application development

Has knowledge of the workings of computer networking, the OSI model, and the domain name system

Has an understanding of how to use CSS to style the front-end, including upcoming features and their adoption

Has knowledge of troubleshooting and debugging in all applicable contexts (front-end, back-end, database, platform)

Has an advanced knowledge of relational database technology (SQL), including transactional and analytical schema design, indexing, with a deep understanding of MySQL specifically. Comparative knowledge of other database technologies

Has understanding of common data lake and data processing technologies

Has expertise and the ability to quickly and deeply understand Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies such as: RDS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, SES, S3, API Gateway, CloudFront, EventBridge

Has knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and how to effectively develop and create them

Has day to day mastery of git for source control, as well as history and release management

Has familiarity with SDLC processes and systems, with the ability to guide them and provide constructive feedback

Has intrapersonal skills necessary for working in a team environment, including the development of working relationships and professional networking

Has wide understanding of various application architecture patterns

Has knowledge of a variety design patterns and development principles (like SOLID, DDD, CQRS)

Has proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar) as an integrated part of daily coding workflows — not as a novelty, but as a natural extension of how work gets done

Guides fellow team members in effective adoption and use of AI tools, raising the overall productivity floor of the team

Has a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent

Has a minimum of 15 years of experience

Owns and manages relationships with stakeholders directly and works effectively with people at all levels in an organization

Salary Range

$140,935.00 - $226,905.00

The pay listed in this posting indicates the estimated pay at the time of this posting; however, may vary depending on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, Orion offers a competitive benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, and disability coverage on day one, 401(k) plan with employer match, paid parental leave, pet benefits including pawternity leave and pet insurance, student loan repayment and more.

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Worksite address

lehi, UT, 84043, US

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