Staff Software Engineer

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Staff Software Engineer

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Lead by example in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and high-performance systems. Drive key architectural decisions and ensure technical soundness across projects.
• System Design & Architecture: Create and review system designs that align with long-term scalability and maintainability goals. Evaluate trade-offs between performance, cost, and complexity.
• Coding & Code Quality: Write clean, efficient, and testable code while setting high standards for engineering practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, and documentation.
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, guide them through technical challenges, and conduct thorough code reviews that emphasize learning and growth.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate with product managers, designers, DevOps, and QA teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions that are robust and customer-focused.
• Innovation & Problem Solving: Stay ahead of emerging technologies, recommend process improvements, and proactively identify technical risks and mitigation strategies.
  

Requirements

• Experience: 6-11 years of professional software development experience in product-based or high-growth technology environments.
• Technical Expertise: Proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Java, Golang, Python, Node.js) and hands-on experience with frameworks, RESTful API design, and microservices architecture.
• System Thinking: Strong grasp of distributed systems, data structures, algorithms, design patterns, caching strategies, and scalability challenges.
• DevOps Awareness: Working knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Database Proficiency: Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, data modeling, and query optimization.
• Testing & Quality: Proven experience implementing unit, integration, and performance testing frameworks.
• Collaboration Skills: Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ownership Mindset: A proactive approach to solving problems, driving projects to completion, and taking accountability for outcomes.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in leading technical initiatives or cross-team projects.
• Exposure to system observability, performance tuning, and production reliability engineering.
• Contributions to open-source projects or active involvement in tech communities