
Staff Software Engineer – Application Infrastructure
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $168,000 - $269,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Architect, design, and deliver ultra-reliable, high-performance services and infrastructure used by millions
- Uncover and resolve performance bottlenecks across infrastructure, databases, and APIs
- Define and enable adherence to engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines
- Collaborate closely with the Product team to influence features, technical direction, and long-term product vision
- Leverage cutting edge AI tools to enhance your development workflow, improve velocity, and help pioneer new approaches to building - contributing to a culture of innovation and productivity across the team.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience building and operating complex, mission-critical, large-scale distributed systems in the Cloud
- Expertise in asynchronous messaging, event-driven architecture, APIs, and integration patterns
- Track record of delivering clean, maintainable, and resilient code that stands the test of time
- Proficiency in Java or Kotlin preferred (experience in other modern programming languages also valued)
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to align and inspire cross-functional teams
- A demonstrated record of mentoring junior team members and enhancing the team's effectiveness
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits programs
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
asynchronous messagingevent-driven architectureAPIsintegration patternsJavaKotlincloud computingdistributed systemscoding standardsengineering best practices
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationmentoringteam effectivenesscross-functional alignmentinspirationinnovationproductivity