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Staff Software Engineer

DISCO Headquarters - Austin💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Leads large-scale backend projects, drives system design for high-performance SaaS applications, and mentors senior engineers.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

Builds

Large-scale, high-availability cloud-based software systems and microservices architectures

Domain

SaaS, Cloud Infrastructure, Legal Tech

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

System design, Microservices architecture, Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), Relational and non-relational databases (Elasticsearch, Cassandra, MySQL, PostgreSQL), Java/Kotlin, Python, C#, Security-focused development, CI/CD pipelines, Observability (logging, metrics, traces), RESTful APIs, gRPC

Preferred skills

3rd party component integration, Agile methodologies, Feature flags, Advanced observability implementation

Technologies

Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Java, Kotlin, Python, C#, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, gRPC

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, Design and optimize scalable backend systems, Identify and resolve complex technical challenges, Collaborate with stakeholders to align architecture with business needs, Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, Drive innovation in system design and performance

Seniority

Staff, strategic leadership with hands-on implementation

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