Staff Software Engineer - Configuration Platform

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience building scalable, fault-tolerant products or platforms, with a track record of solving strategically important problems.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Go, C/C++, Java, Python, or JavaScript) and the ability to define organization-wide standards.
• Proven experience leading large-scale engineering projects through the entire lifecycle from inception to global productionization.
• Expertise in making complex engineering/business tradeoffs, managing the implications of "buy vs. build" or "incremental vs. rewrite" decisions.
• Experience identifying architectural gaps and acting as a multiplier to reduce technical debt across the organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to haves

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) with a focus on distributed computing, system performance, or machine learning.
• Hands-on experience with Linux internals, container orchestration, or modern security architectural patterns.
• Experience contributing to open-source projects or leading industry-level technical discussions.
• Ability to anticipate future business needs and develop extensible, modular designs that meet long-term scalability targets.

What you'll be doing

• Design systems that safely distribute, roll out, observe, and recover configuration changes with reliability at massive global scale.
• Act as the foundational layer for hundreds of engineers, collaborating closely with teams building diverse configuration systems.
• Provide deep technical mentorship across the stack to ensure robust and secure architectures.
• Lead and mentor engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and humility while maintaining code quality.