Staff Engineer Software

**Work Schedule** Standard (Mon-Fri) **Environmental Conditions** Office **Job Description** Role Summary ------------ We are seeking a **Staff Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience** to provide technical leadership across multiple products and engineering initiatives. The ideal candidate will drive architecture, engineering excellence, platform modernization, and AI-enabled development practices while remaining hands-on in software design and implementation. This role requires deep expertise in Java-based distributed systems, cloud-native technologies, DevOps practices, and the ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams. Responsibilities ---------------- ### Technical Leadership * Drive architecture and design decisions across multiple products and services. * Define technical roadmaps aligned with business objectives. * Evaluate trade-offs related to scalability, security, extensibility, performance, and cost. * Lead architecture reviews and technical design discussions. ### Software Development * Design and develop highly scalable applications using Java and Spring Boot. * Build and maintain microservices and REST APIs. * Promote engineering best practices, code quality, and maintainability. * Participate in critical implementation efforts when required. ### Cloud and Platform Engineering * Design and operate cloud-native systems on AWS. * Build containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes. * Improve deployment automation and CI/CD pipelines. * Drive platform reliability and operational excellence. ### Distributed Systems and Integration * Design event-driven systems using Kafka. * Implement integrations between internal and external systems. * Support high-throughput and highly available architectures. ### Industrial Connectivity * Develop and maintain OPC UA-based industrial communication solutions. * Design secure certificate-management approaches. * Build extensible plugin and driver-management frameworks. ### AI-Driven Engineering * Champion AI-assisted development practices. * Introduce automation for code review, defect remediation, dependency management, and engineering workflows. * Establish standards for responsible and effective AI adoption. * Improve developer productivity through AI-powered tooling. ### Engineering Excellence * Define coding standards and quality controls. * Improve software quality using SonarQube, CodeQL, and automated checks. * Drive secure development practices and governance. ### Mentorship and Influence * Mentor engineers and technical leads. * Assist teams in technical planning and estimation. * Resolve complex technical challenges and architectural issues. * Influence engineering decisions across organizational boundaries. ### Customer and Production Support * Lead root cause analysis for critical production issues. * Drive long-term reliability improvements. * Partner with stakeholders to ensure customer success and operational stability. Qualifications -------------- ### Required * 10+ years of software engineering experience. * Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and REST APIs. * Experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD. * Strong understanding of distributed systems and Kafka. * Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases. * Proven architecture and technical leadership experience. * Strong communication and mentoring skills. * OPC UA experience. ### Preferred * Experience implementing AI-assisted engineering workflows. * Experience driving engineering standards across multiple teams.