Staff Engineer

About the role

We are seeking an exceptional Staff Engineer to provide technical architecture and leadership within a team and across multiple projects. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java and cloud-native architecture, consistently lead development of production-ready complex systems, and influence technical direction across the team.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical architecture and leadership within a team and across multiple projects
• Consistently lead development of production-ready complex systems involving multiple subsystems
• Drive technical direction through informed decisions on architecture, design patterns, and technology choices
• Establish technical standards and patterns that improve engineering effectiveness
• Lead design reviews and architectural decisions
• Architect cloud-native solutions with deep consideration for distributed systems, reliability, and observability
• Build RESTful APIs and microservices accounting for security, compliance, and performance
• Develop and maintain internal web applications to support engineering and business needs
• Integrate comprehensive observability (metrics, distributed tracing, structured logging, monitoring)
• Lead post-incident reviews and implement systemic improvements
• Create automated testing, deployment, and rollback strategies for safe, frequent releases
• Create operational runbooks, participate in on-call rotations
• Cross-functional Collaboration & Product Mindset
• Partner with Product Management, DevOps, QA, and business stakeholders on complex initiatives
• Translate technical concepts effectively for non-technical executives and stakeholders
• Lead technical planning within Agile processes, driving clarity on scope and timelines
• Build consensus across teams on technical approaches and standards
• Leadership & Mentorship
• Mentor engineers, accelerating their technical growth and decision-making
• Set engineering best practices through code reviews, documentation, and technical guidance
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and operational ownership

Requirements

• Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 7-10 years of professional software development with 2+ years in technical leadership
• Deep expertise in Java (Java 17+, Java 21 preferred) and Spring Boot 3.x ecosystem
• Expert knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong experience with observability, SRE practices, and operational excellence
• Proven track record leading complex technical initiatives across multiple projects
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Experience building web applications and proficiency with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Willingness to learn and work with frontend technologies as needed for internal tools
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and drive engineering standards
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence audiences at all levels
• Track record of mentoring engineers and elevating team capabilities
• Strong product mindset with focus on delivering business value
• Experience making high-impact technical decisions under ambiguity
• Reactive programming, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous systems
• Experience leading technical initiatives spanning multiple teams/projects

Preferred Skills

• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js)
• Deep expertise in distributed tracing, log aggregation, and alerting systems
• Security best practices and compliance in cloud environments
• Background in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and platform engineering
• Proficiency with AI coding assistants and driving team adoption
• Experience with A/B testing, feature flags, and data-driven development
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical thought leadership
• Experience with system migrations or large-scale refactoring
• Experience in the insurance or financial services industry