Senior Staff Software Engineer

DirectSupply

Senior Staff Software Engineer leading architecture and development of AI-powered systems for senior living technology. Collaborating with teams to set strategic directions and improve engineering outcomes.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeDurham • North Carolina, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the architecture and development of scalable, AI-powered systems that span multiple platforms and product lines.
Partner with engineering and product leaders to set and drive the strategic technical direction.
Guide engineering best practices across domains, ensuring consistency in design, security, performance, and reliability.
Identify and evaluate emerging technologies for potential integration, including LLMs, autonomous systems, and next-gen dev tools.
Act as a technical mentor, shaping the growth of senior and staff engineers through coaching and architectural leadership.
Drive cross-functional initiatives that deliver measurable improvements to engineering velocity and business outcomes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s preferred.
10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years leading architectural decisions across multiple teams or platforms.
Proven experience designing and scaling AI-enhanced systems in a cloud-native environment.
Deep knowledge of system architecture, performance tuning, and distributed computing.
Demonstrated success mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction across functions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous benefit package available

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringsystem architectureAI-powered systemscloud-native environmentperformance tuningdistributed computingarchitectural decisionsemerging technologiesLLMsnext-gen dev tools

Soft Skills

technical mentorshipcoachingcross-functional collaborationinfluencing technical directionguiding engineering best practicesstrategic technical directionshaping growthdriving initiativescommunicationleadership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in EngineeringMaster’s degree in related field