Software Engineer - Staff

About this role

About the Role

As a Staff Software Engineer, you are a senior individual contributor who provides technical leadership through influence—shaping architecture and engineering standards across multiple product areas while remaining hands-on. You will partner closely with Product, Design, Engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable systems across a mixed modern and traditional technology stack.

Our portfolio includes React/Next.js (TypeScript) front ends; Python/Django and Node.js backend services; Optimizely DXP / Graph CMS integrations; Azure as our primary cloud platform; and operational tooling across GitHub, Azure DevOps, observability platforms, and email delivery solutions (e.g., SendGrid).

Why Work at K. Hovnanian

At K. Hovnanian, you’ll be part of a company with a long-standing reputation for quality, stability, and integrity—while also helping to modernize and evolve the technology that supports how people buy and experience their homes.

Make Your Work Matter

Our digital platforms directly support real customers making one of the most important decisions of their lives—where and how they live. The systems you design and improve will shape customer experiences, internal operations, and long-term business outcomes.

Influence at Scale

This role is designed for senior engineers who want meaningful influence without moving into people management. You’ll help define technical direction, guide architectural decisions, and raise engineering standards across teams and systems—your work will be visible and long-lasting.

Meaningful Technical Challenges

You’ll work across a diverse ecosystem that blends modern web technologies with critical legacy platforms. The challenge isn’t just building new features—it’s thoughtfully modernizing, integrating, and improving reliability while minimizing business disruption.

Stability with Forward Momentum

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