TENEX.AI

Staff Software Engineer

TENEX.AI

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Kansas City • Kansas, Montana • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptMySQLNext.jsPostgresPythonReactTypeScript

About the role

  • Own and drive architectural decisions for core systems and services, balancing speed, scalability, and security.
  • Lead design and development of distributed backend systems, APIs, and integrations.
  • Provide technical leadership across the stack, from backend services to frontend applications.
  • Mentor, coach, and up-level engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and pairing.
  • Collaborate with product, design, and leadership to shape technical roadmaps.
  • Identify and address cross-cutting concerns such as observability, reliability, and performance.
  • Champion engineering best practices, ensuring code quality, testing, and maintainability.
  • Stay ahead of industry trends in AI, automation, and security, bringing innovative approaches into our platform.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including leadership in designing and scaling complex systems
  • Strong foundation in software engineering principles and distributed systems
  • Expertise in at least one backend language such as Go, Python, or equivalent
  • Experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, TypeScript, or similar)
  • Proficiency with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL
  • Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or equivalent)
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical direction and mentor other engineers
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-driven cybersecurity technologies and Google SecOps solutions
  • Collaborate with a talented and innovative team focused on continuously improving security operations
  • A culture of growth and development, with opportunities to expand your knowledge in AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
software engineeringdistributed systemsbackend programmingGoPythonReactNext.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLMySQL
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solving