Staff Engineer

About the role

We’re looking for a Staff Engineer to set the technical direction for Arya’s platform. This role is for a senior technologist who can design scalable systems, influence architecture at the company level, and multiply the impact of our engineering team.

What You'll Do

• Arcitect and lead design for high-scale, multi-tenant SaaS systems.
• Set standards for engineering quality, testing, security, and reliability.
• Own cross-cutting technical initiatives that span multiple teams.
• Review system designs and provide guidance to senior and mid-level engineers.
• Build tools, frameworks, and abstractions to improve developer velocity.
• Partner with leadership to align engineering execution with company strategy.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of software engineering experience; 3+ years as a technical lead or staff-level engineer.
• Proven success scaling SaaS systems to enterprise-level demands.
• Expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and database design.
• Mastery of Kubernetes, CI/CD, and microservice architectures.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence technical direction.
• Nice to have experience in HRTech, workforce management, or data-heavy SaaS.
• Experience in public speaking, writing, or community contributions on technical topics.

What To Expect In The First 30-60-90 Days

• By Day 30 — Deep Technical Audit Completed a review of Arya’s system architecture, highlighting bottlenecks and risks.
  Partnered with engineering leadership to prioritize architectural improvements.
  Begun mentoring at least one senior engineer, pairing on design and implementation.
  Delivered your first impactful code contribution in a high-leverage area (e.g., scaling a core service).
• By Day 60 — Driving Strategic Initiatives
  Leading at least one major technical initiative (e.g., multi-tenant scaling, developer tooling, or refactoring).
  Shaping technical design reviews, setting standards for code quality and architecture.
  Coinciding with Product and DevOps to align scalability improvements with upcoming feature needs.
  Introduced a new practice, pattern, or tool that increases developer productivity.
• By Day 90 — Influencing Company Direction
  Recognized across the company as a technical leader and multiplier.
  Delivered a major architectural improvement or system performance win.
  Documented and evangelized technical standards for scale, testing, and security.
  Regularly influencing the roadmap by highlighting risks, dependencies, and opportunities.
  Mentored multiple engineers, raising the bar for technical excellence across the team.

OUR VALUES

• You Will Thrive At Arya If You Can Think Like a Customer
• We believe that speed of making decisions and taking action have a compounding effect.
• A series of quick, small, daily wins add up to big ones over time, and the absence of these can add up to big losses.
• Give context and share expertise is everyone's responsibility.
• We find time to talk about the Why and How of what we do in every interaction.
• Put in the time and effort to prepare ourselves and others to make the most of every opportunity.
• Communicate simply so that in a complex, global and busy world, we work hard to express our ideas in ways that others find simple and intuitive.
• Treat others with empathy, kindness and respect, even in the most challenging of times.

What We Offer

• The Basics
  Competitive salary + equity
  Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  Flexible PTO and generous parental leave
  Performance-based incentives
• The Multipliers
  Be part of a company that treats its values as its biggest priority
  Learn more about building and scaling a business in months than others will in years
  Have ownership, influence and impact that runs far and wide
  Work flexibly, with a focus on progress over activity
  Never sacrifice your mental health- while we work hard, we're committed to avoiding burnout at all costs.
• Arya Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.