Senior/Staff Software Engineer

OverviewScroll down to find an indepth overview of this job, and what is expected of candidates Make an application by clicking on the Apply button.2 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicantsThis range is provided by Embakire Workforce. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.Base pay range$180,000.00/yr - $220,000.00/yrAbout The OpportunityJoin a high-velocity engineering team that designs and ships resilient backend systems, APIs, and platform services used by cross-functional product teams. You will drive technical ownership for components that require strong systems thinking, performance tuning, and production reliability at scale.Industry & Sector: Cloud-native Enterprise SaaS delivering scalable developer tools and infrastructure solutions for modern engineering organizations. We build distributed, production-grade systems that power mission-critical workloads for global customers.Role & ResponsibilitiesDesign, implement, and own highly available microservices and backend APIs that serve large-scale traffic with low latency.Drive architecture and implementation decisions across the stack: data models, storage patterns (SQL/NoSQL), caching, and event-driven systems.Ship secure, well-tested code—lead code reviews, define testing strategies, and establish CI/CD best practices.Instrument systems for observability: metrics, tracing, and logging; proactively diagnose and resolve production incidents.Collaborate with product, security, and SRE teams to scope features, estimate delivery, and define SLAs and SLOs.Mentor engineers, promote engineering excellence, and contribute to roadmap and technical planning.Skills & QualificationsMust-Have5+ years building backend systems or platform services in production (Python, Java, or Go).Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).Strong knowledge of microservices architecture, REST/GraphQL API design, and database modeling (SQL & NoSQL).Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and observability tooling.PreferredExperience driving reliability engineering practices (SLOs, incident retrospectives) and performance optimization at scale.Background in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, or large-scale data processing.Benefits & Culture HighlightsHybrid work model with flexible remote days and collaborative on-site engineering sprints.Competitive compensation, equity participation, and comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision).Growth-focused culture: mentorship, learning stipends, and frequent technical brown-bags.We seek pragmatic engineers who care about user impact, code quality, and system reliability. If you enjoy owning end-to-end outcomes and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, this role offers a platform to influence technical direction and deliver meaningful product outcomes. xmcpwfuNote: This listing summarizes responsibilities and qualifications for the Senior Staff Software Engineer role as described by Embakire Workforce.