Staff Software Engineer

Job Description

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Mountain View CA, Austin TX, or Roswald GA three times per week, at minimum. 

The Role:

We are looking for a Staff Engineer to serve as a technical leader, driving the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance systems. This role requires deep expertise in architectural patterns, distributed systems, and emerging technologies to ensure solutions align with corporate standards and future-state architecture.

You will provide strategic technical direction, mentor engineers, and foster a culture of innovation and excellence. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders is essential to deliver impactful, cost-effective solutions that enhance our platform’s capabilities and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

·       Define and refine system design/architecture built to scale with high focus on non-functional requirements along with business objectives.

·       Actively contribute to coding, prototyping, and thorough code reviews, enforcing best practices in clean code and security.

·       Mentor and guide engineers in modern design patterns, architecture best practices, and engineering excellence.

·       Design and implement efficient data flows across applications using synchronous and asynchronous patterns.

·       Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity and system capabilities.

·       Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives and resolve technical challenges.

·       Drive technical roadmap decisions, enforce engineering standards, and ensure platform stability and scalability.

·       Promote CI/CD, test automation, and performance optimization to improve engineering efficiency.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

·       Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.

·       7+ years of experience in software development with a proven track record in architectural roles.

·       Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and modern programming practices like micro-frontend and microservices

·       Expertise in Java, Quarkus or Spring Boot including front-end technologies like ReactJS and micro-frontends.

·       Demonstrated ability to lead projects and make strategic decisions impacting business and technology.

·       Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex situations for existing or potential problems and recommend solutions.

What Will Give you A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

·       Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.

·       7+ years of experience in software development with a proven track record in architectural roles.

·       Experience designing global, scalable customer-facing platforms tailored to diverse market needs.

·       Familiarity with public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

·       Experience in leading large global eCommerce product with microservices and event driven architectures.

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate on