Staff Software Engineer - AI Governance Integrations

OneTrust’s mission is to enable innovation through the responsible use of data and AI. We believe that ensuring data is trusted shouldn’t slow teams down—it should accelerate what’s possible. This led us to develop the first technology platform for responsible data use in 2016. Today, with AI representing the latest and most impactful expansion of data yet, OneTrust is once again redefining what responsible innovation looks like. OneTrust, the AI-Ready Governance Platform™, unifies regulatory intelligence, automation, and connected governance workflows so businesses can continue to move at the speed of AI while ensuring good governance to prevent data misuse at scale. Trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, OneTrust is shaping the future where trusted data becomes a transformative force for business and society.

About the role

The AI Governance team at OneTrust is looking for a Staff Software Engineer with a passion for solving problems. Staff Software Engineers develop and contribute to design and architecture decisions for new frontend and/or backend features while supporting existing development efforts for our industry-leading platform.

Responsibilities

• Support development of Java microservices/libraries while integrating with various AI platforms for OneTrust’s AI Governance product.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications deployed to Microsoft Azure using Core Java, REST, and the Spring ecosystem.
• Aim for at least 80% code coverage or per the revised standards set by the team.
• Collaborate closely with UX, Product Managers, Product Owners, and other developers to contribute to planning and grooming sessions, driving discussions on system architecture and component design.
• Support the team to ensure all committed stories for the sprint are completed per the sprint goal.
• Work toward reducing the total number of defects in the module/product to industry standards by catching and fixing issues early in development.
• Ensure critical and high-priority CIIs are delivered per SLA.
• Conduct peer code reviews to improve code quality and help junior developers follow development, testing, exploratory testing, AI testing, and/or test automation best practices.
• Help build high-performing teams by mentoring team members on new technical skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical or business field.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering/development experience, or 5+ years with a Master’s Degree in a relevant field.
• Extensive hands-on experience and expertise in object-oriented design methodology and application development using Java/J2EE, Design Patterns, Spring MVC, SQL, and Web services.
• Working experience with one or more AI platforms like Amazon SageMaker, Google Vertex, or AWS Bedrock.
• Experience with Elasticsearch and data streaming tools like Kafka.
• Good understanding of web services and SOA-related standards like REST/OAuth/JSON.
• Moderate understanding of code and script (Python, Bash).
• Good experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Agile development (Scrum, XP, or Pair Programming) experience.
• Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud services.
• Familiarity with public cloud providers such as Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with different databases (Relational and document).
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools, such as Jenkins.
• Proficiency in Kubernetes, including cluster deployment, scaling, and management.

Pay

For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington-based candidates, the annual base pay range for this role is $139,725—$209,588 USD. Individual pay is determined by several factors, including location, job-related skills, work experience, and relevant education and/or training. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, equity, and/or commissions, as well as benefits.

Schedule

This role follows an office-first culture, encouraging three days a week in the office. Specific requirements or flexibility may vary depending on the scope of the position.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
• Flexible PTO.
• Equity RSUs.
• Annual performance bonus opportunities.
• Retirement account support.
• 14+ weeks of paid parental leave.
• Career development opportunities.
• Company-paid privacy certification exam fees.
• Additional benefits vary by country.