Staff Software Engineer

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll be driving and proposing strategies around complex and unique technical problems affecting our core platform and business needs.

You'll be instrumental in communicating technical standards and gaining buy-in on solutions across engineering teams. By serving as an expert and owner in multiple areas of the codebase, you will successfully deliver the architecture and execution of major platform components from conception to release.

About the Role

• Design and build core platform services and APIs that are scalable, reliable, and performant, serving as the backbone for all our products.
• Work with stakeholders across various product teams to understand their needs, providing technical guidance and shaping features during design and planning phases to ensure alignment with platform capabilities and best practices.
• Actively participate in code and design reviews, asking insightful questions and providing constructive feedback to improve the quality and maintainability of our platform components. We thrive on collaboration!
• Directly mentor a small number of junior engineers, helping them grow their skills, identify growth areas, set clear expectations, and provide regular, actionable feedback.
• Help shape our overall platform architecture. You'll be involved in strategic initiatives as we continue to scale and evolve our foundational systems, ensuring our ability to process millions of events and transactions daily.
• Be a leader and a mentor. Share your deep technical experience across the team to help others learn and inspire your peers to achieve their best. You'll also expect the same high level of collaboration and learning from your team members.

• 7+ years of experience in software development, with a deep understanding of one or more programming languages, primarily Java or Python.
• An interest in remaining a hands-on programmer for the next few years as you learn and contribute to the architecture of the system.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) and proficiency with version control systems such as GitHub.
• Strong knowledge of cloud computing platforms, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, with an understanding of cloud-native architectures and services.
• A demonstrable passion for the craft of software development and building robust, maintainable systems.
• A history demonstrating a team-based approach to problem-solving and a commitment to collaborative development.
• Experience defining clear contracts for coordinating development of software projects across multiple teams.
• A dynamic sense of ownership and responsibility for the quality and reliability of the software that both you and your team deliver.
• Solid communicator with the ability to clearly convey objectives and rationale whilst fostering commitment from others both within the team and cross functionally
• Effective decision-making to help resolve challenges & enable momentum, remaining transparent & integrating diverse perspectives within your decision making process
• A collaborative & cross-functional approach, with an eagerness to build your network & work across business boundaries, bringing together different teams internal & varied perspectives to create business & customer value
• Core Value Embodiment: Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success