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Expected experience: 10+ yrs
Management level: People management
Employment: Remote

Compensation

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Role speciality

Artificial IntelligenceCloud-Native DevelopmentDistributed SystemsFull-stack DevelopmentWeb Application Development

Useful technologies

AnthropicAWSAWS BedrockAzureAzure OpenAIC#claude-codeCursorDockergRPCKubernetes.NETOpenAIPythonReactRESTSQL Server

Original posting

Role: Staff Software Engineer

Job Summary

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of high-impact, scalable web applications while shaping the technical direction of the team. You will serve as a trusted technical leader, driving architectural excellence, mentoring engineers, and accelerating development through AI-first engineering practices. This role requires a balance of hands-on development, system design, and cross-team influence to deliver resilient, high-quality solutions in a fast-paced, iterative environment.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

Own the design and evolution of scalable, secure, and high-performing web application architectures
Lead complex feature delivery across systems, ensuring alignment with long-term platform strategy
Act as a technical advisor to engineering and product leadership on design trade-offs and implementation approaches
Drive engineering best practices across code quality, testing, observability, and system reliability

AI-First Engineering Transformation

Champion AI-powered development by actively leveraging tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, LLM platforms) to enhance productivity
Define standards and best practices for AI-assisted coding, test generation, and design-to-code workflows
Lead adoption of generative AI and LLM integrations into enterprise applications and engineering processes
Partner with teams to operationalize AI-driven workflows and improve development efficiency at scale

Development & Delivery

Design, develop, and maintain full-stack web applications with a focus on performance, usability, and reliability
Contribute high-quality, production-grade code across frontend, backend, and APIs
Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including microservices, cloud-native development, and CI/CD

Mentorship & Influence

Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, fostering technical growth and engineering rigor
Conduct in-depth code reviews, providing actionable and constructive feedback

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