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Senior Staff Software Engineer

New York💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-15 → 2026-09-26

Core

Technical leader building large-scale distributed systems and observability infrastructure for tens of thousands of companies.

Role type

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Technical Leader & Architect)

Builds

Distributed data storage engines, real-time event streaming, and core services supporting global scale.

Domain

SaaS / Observability / Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Backend engineering, distributed systems design, high-scale system architecture, cross-team leadership, technical strategy, performance optimization, mentorship

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Own multiple critical systems spanning several teams; drive high-impact projects from vision to production; align stakeholders on architectural decisions; optimize performance and reliability in distributed systems; shape technical roadmap with senior leadership; mentor engineers and influence engineering culture

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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