Staff Software Engineer

The staff software engineer will lead efforts and contribute to building high-quality, scalable computer software systems, participating in the design process from beginning to end. Leads decisions to achieve our strategic product goals. Demonstrates deep technical domain knowledge and ownership of multiple product features end-to-end. A key strategic player involved in the maintenance of product features, including on-call escalations, triaging and resolution.
Responsibilities:
Lead code/design reviews to ensure smooth daily operations and accurate planning.
Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging.
Write clean code to develop functional web applications.
Advanced troubleshooting and debugging.
Perform UI tests to optimise performance.
Liaise with developers, designers and system administrators to identify new features.
Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve legacy applications.
Gather and address technical and design requirements.
Set up and maintain environment configurations and monitor system health.
Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
Provide training and support to internal teams.
Enhance development tools, test coverage, and/or code structure.
Lead mentoring and technical support to junior engineers.
Respond promptly to on-call incidents, including troubleshooting and resolving critical disruptions to ensure minimal downtime.
Maintain clear and proactive communication with customers and vendors to ensure a positive, collaborative relationship.
Exemplary self-sufficiency by independently managing tasks, problem-solving, and meeting deadlines, while adapting to new challenges without supervision.
Establishing and maintaining development standards within the team.
Champion an API-first approach to software projects, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and extensibility.
Requirements:
Requires a minimum of 11 years of related experience in software development or a related field, or 10 years and an advanced degree.
Strong programming skills in an object-oriented language, C#, with proven work experience as a full-stack developer.
Strong experience working with modern JavaScript frameworks like React and Angular, HTML, and CSS.
In-depth understanding of the entire software development process (design, development and deployment).
Experience developing and deploying applications for cloud-native infrastructure.
Collaborates effectively within the agile framework with a problem-solving attitude and is willing to take a variety of approaches.
Excellent analytical and time management skills, with a proven ability to deliver value independently.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience providing technical input.
Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, product teams, and wider organisation initiatives.
Proven experience in monitoring and supporting production systems, with proficiency in identifying and resolving issues, implementing proactive measures, and tracking measurements.
Advanced experience optimising system performance, including the ability to troubleshoot bottlenecks and implement performance improvements
Advanced experience in SQL and NoSQL databases, coupled with caching mechanisms.
Includes designing data structures, optimising, and maintaining systems, as well as effective caching strategies to enhance performance and responsiveness.
Deep understanding and practical application of REST API best practices.
Proficiency in adhering to standards, ensuring security, scalability, and optimal performance.
Advanced strategies for developing tests, including unit tests, UI automation tests, and integration tests.
Experience building and deploying applications using Kubernetes.
Experience in Open Telemetry.
Ability to participate in on-call rotation.
Preferred:
Advanced degree in engineering, technology or a related field.
Experience working with SaaS offerings in the technology and financial industries.
Experience building and deploying applications on Amazon Web Services using Kubernetes.
Experience in cross-platform mobile development frameworks like Flutter.
Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications:
List applicable knowledge, skills, experience, certificates, licenses, and other criteria required or preferred for this position. (e. g., Management experience required).

Experience
5-6 yrs