Staff Software Engineer - Backend - 7+ years

About the Team

Our mission is to deliver a resilient, internet-scale microservice platform supporting high-velocity development, real-time analytics, and intelligent automation.

The team architects and powers critical backend services at the core of our opportunity management and forecasting ecosystem. We collaborate closely with cross-functional leaders to drive innovation, enable data-driven decisions, and leverage cutting-edge AI/ML to ensure global customer impact.

The Role

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer who thrives on tackling complex technical and architectural challenges at scale.

You will bring deep expertise in scalable, distributed systems design, lead high-performing teams through ambiguity, and accelerate product innovation in data-driven and AI-rich environments.

You will steer system evolution, guarantee performance under high loads, and mentor peers while shaping delivery and technical direction.

Your Daily Adventures Will Include

• Leading the architecture, design, and delivery of distributed cloud-native applications capable of high concurrency and demanding real-time data needs.
• Developing strategy and hands-on solutions for scalable data pipelines, streaming analytics, and integrating ML/AI workflows.
• Collaborating with data science, product, and engineering partners to ship intelligent, complex product features.
• Setting and promoting engineering standards for code quality, security, and operational excellence; nurturing automation and continuous improvement.
• Diagnosing and eliminating performance bottlenecks and proactively addressing reliability risks.
• Mentoring, reviewing code/architectures, and fostering a culture of rapid learning.
• Decomposing legacy systems into SOA/microservices, resolving tech debt, and evolving the architecture for scale.
• Taking end-to-end ownership of major initiatives from planning through impact.

Our Vision of You

• 7+ years of strong backend development experience.
• Demonstrated excellence designing and operating large-scale distributed systems with cloud service-oriented architecture.
• Proven leadership in fast-paced environments, setting standards, and inspiring technical teams to exceed delivery goals.
• Mastery in backend programming (Go required, Python/Java/Ruby a plus) and hands-on with distributed data platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, NoSQL).
• Experience building APIs, analytics/data infrastructure, and deploying ML algorithms in production.
• Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Commitment to security, compliance, and robust, scalable design.
• Growth mindset - always learning, always elevating the technical bar for the team.