Staff, Software Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Provide deep technical expertise and thought leadership to accelerate adoption of best engineering practices while staying informed on industry innovations, trends, and practices.
• Lead and participate in medium to large-scale projects by reviewing requirements, translating them into technical solutions, developing code, conducting unit testing, and communicating progress to team members and stakeholders.
• Develop highly scalable services capable of processing millions of requests per day and solving complex software system problems using state-of-the-art technology.
• Design and develop backend microservices and APIs for web applications using JVM ecosystem (Kotlin, Java) and other languages such as Python and Go.
• Collaborate with project teams and cross-functional teams, troubleshoot issues, ensure on-time delivery, and interact with project managers for planning and updates.
• Troubleshoot business and production issues by gathering information, engaging support teams, performing root cause analysis, and documenting solutions.
• Support the business by responding to user questions and concerns, facilitating resolutions, and leading cross-functional partnerships.
• Drive high-visibility projects across the organization and lead system and application design efforts.
• Lead project discovery phases, produce high-level designs, and partner with product, project management, and user experience teams.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in architecting large-scale systems with challenges of scalability and delivering sub-second latencies on 99.99% uptime.
• Expertise in one or more programming languages such as Java or Python.
• Strong background in algorithms and data structures.
• Experience leading teams and delivering large-scale distributed systems and event-driven architecture.
• Proven understanding of microservices-oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs.
• Experience with cloud application development, including scalable, data-driven, and cost-optimized solutions, and familiarity with public or private cloud offerings (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automated deployment, and automation tools such as Jira, Rest Assured, Gatling, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of performance, scalability, and system architecture with an emphasis on reducing technical debt.
• Practical experience with relational and non-relational databases (e.g., MySQL, Oracle, Cassandra).
• Understanding of agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, XP).
• Strong learning orientation towards new technologies.
• Preferred: Experience with machine learning and marketplace domain knowledge.

Nice to Have

• Experience with automation tools like Appium, Selenium.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards such as WCAG 2.2 AA, assistive technologies, and inclusive digital experience creation.

Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area plus 4 years of experience in software engineering or related area.
• Option 2: 6 years of experience in software engineering or related area.
• Preferred: Master's degree in relevant fields with 2 years of experience in software engineering or related area.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive pay with performance-based bonuses.
• 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, and flexible working hours.
• Health plans including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Paid time off including sick leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Disability benefits, company discounts, military leave pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit program covering tuition, books, and fees.
• Annual salary range: $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 with additional bonuses and stock options.