Staff Engineer
Core
Staff Engineer acting as a technical fixer and unblocker for Prospr, Sun Life's digital front door for insurance and wealth solutions, ensuring high-quality software delivery and bridging architecture with production.
Role type
Staff Engineer (Lead IC with cross-team influence)
Builds
Customer-facing digital products for insurance and wealth solutions
Domain
Financial Services / Insurance / Wealth Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Java, React, modern JavaScript, enterprise integrations, Salesforce, rapid prototyping, incident diagnosis, technical debt management, architecture design, cross-team influence, mentoring, stakeholder partnership
Preferred skills
AI/ML experience, startup mindset, ability to work with ambiguity
Technologies
Java, React, Salesforce
Responsibilities
Ship fast with guardrails while maintaining quality and low tech debt; Design and land big bets in production; Advise leaders on trade-offs; Collaborate with architects to validate designs; Rapid prototype to validate approaches; Coach senior engineers; Unblock squads on hard problems; Influence technical direction to speed up decisions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership influence