Staff Software Engineer

The Staff Software Engineer drives the design and implementation of mission-critical systems across our platform. As a high-level individual contributor, this position leads architectural decisions, influences engineering standards, and mentors fellow engineers while remaining hands-on in building scalable, high-performance software.

This role is hybrid, 3 days in the HYD office.

Essential Job Responsibilities & Key Performance Outcomes

• Architect and implement core services, systems, and APIs with a focus on scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Serve as a technical leader across multiple projects, providing guidance on system design, coding best practices, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Lead design reviews, code reviews, and contribute to technical documentation and RFCs.
• Investigate and resolve critical issues in production systems, ensuring reliability and uptime.
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices, tools, and frameworks across teams.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers, helping them grow in their technical careers.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of eight (8) years of software engineering experience, including designing and shipping large-scale systems.
• Deep proficiency in one or more backend or full-stack languages (e.g., Java, Go, Python, TypeScript).
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, API designs, databases (SQL and NoSQL), as well as cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and observability practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Experience in a high-growth tech company or fast-paced startup environment.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures, streaming systems (Kafka, Pub/Sub), or microservice patterns.
• Background in platform engineering, DevOps, or site reliability.
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical publications.