Staff Software Engineer (Hybrid)

Requirements

• Architectural Leadership: Own the evolution of major subsystems, including GraphQL APIs, event-driven service communication (EventBridge/SQS), and data scaling.
• Full-Stack Development: Deliver primary technical contributions across Ruby/Rails APIs, SvelteKit/TypeScript frontends, and AWS serverless infrastructure.
• Sizing Operations: Optimize our serverless background processing framework, currently supporting 400+ Lambda-backed workers.
• Data Strategy: Architect multi-tenant patterns across MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and Redis while maintaining strict tenant isolation and compliance.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Translate strategic goals into technical roadmaps, collaborating with Product, Security, and Infrastructure teams.
• Mentorship: Set the bar for code quality and architectural patterns through rigorous reviews and technical guidance for senior engineers.

Qualifications

• Backend & Systems: 5+ years of scaling production Ruby on Rails apps. Expertise in GraphQL (batch loading, complexity management) and relational database tuning (MySQL/Postgres) for high-traffic multi-tenant systems.
• Frontend Mastery: Proficiency in modern frameworks (Vue Preferred, SvelteKit or React) and strict TypeScript. Proven ability to lead large-scale frontend migrations using Vite and Tailwind CSS.
• Cloud: Deep experience with AWS (ECS/Fargate, Lambda, EventBridge, S3). Strong proficiency with Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code and GitLab CI/CD.
• Distributed Systems: Experience designing event-driven architectures and managing asynchronous processing at scale.
• Leadership: Demonstrated experience at the Staff level—writing Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and building for compliance-regulated environments (FedRAMP/SOC 2).

Benefits

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