Staff Software Engineer – US SaaS

Prometeo Talent

Staff Software Engineer leading engineering initiatives for a fast-growing SaaS company. Collaborating with various teams to improve platform scalability and mentoring engineers.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeRemote • California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsJavaKafkaKotlinPostgresRabbitMQSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and delivery of large-scale software initiatives.
Drive architecture and technical decisions across multiple teams.
Build scalable, reliable, and maintainable backend systems.
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Leadership stakeholders.
Mentor engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and best practices.
Improve system performance, reliability, and operational excellence.
Help define engineering standards and contribute to technical strategy.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of experience with Java in product applications.
5+ years of experience designing and operating highly scalable distributed systems.
Kotlin is a strong plus.
Experience designing and delivering complex systems end-to-end.
Experience with highly scalable systems, async architecture & client-server development.
Experience with Kafka/RabbitMQ for event-driven architectures.
Experience with AWS, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL.
Monolith experience; building a new product on a monolith, not just breaking one apart or migration-only work.
Proven ability to influence technical decisions, collaborate cross-functionally, and mentor other engineers.
Experience building customer-facing products in multi-tenant environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
401(k)
Equipment
Unlimited PTO
Growth opportunities and collaborative culture

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaKotlindistributed systemsasync architectureclient-server developmentKafkaRabbitMQAWSSpring BootPostgreSQL

Soft Skills

mentoringtechnical guidancecollaborationinfluencing technical decisionsdesign reviewsbest practicescross-functional collaboration