Staff Software Engineer

Your new company We're partnering with a growing, technology-driven organisation that develops software used by businesses to enhance their digital capabilities. Operating globally, the company provides a flexible platform that supports a wide range of use cases across modern digital environments. With a strong focus on continuous improvement and innovation, the organisation is investing in its engineering and data functions as it scales, offering opportunities to work on complex systems in a collaborative, forward-thinking setting.

Your new role As a Staff Engineer, you will act as a technical leader within a high-performing engineering team, driving architectural decisions and ensuring the scalability, reliability, and performance of a modern, distributed platform.

Key responsibilities include

Designing and evolving highly scalable, distributed backend systems

Setting standards for engineering excellence, observability, and operational best practices

Collaborating closely with Product, UX, and Engineering teams to deliver impactful features

Leading on system architecture and long-term technical strategy

Tackling complex challenges around performance, scalability, and data-intensive workloads

Mentoring and developing engineers across the organisation

What you'll need to succeed

8+ years' experience in software engineering, with strong fundamentals in distributed systems and system design

Proven background building and operating large-scale backend platforms in production

Experience working within a product-led environment

Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies, containers, and CI/CD pipelines

Experience influencing technical direction across teams or domains

Strong expertise in

Java

Distributed systems architecture

API design

Performance optimisation and scalability

Nice to have

Previous experience at Staff / Principal / Tech Lead level

Exposure to high-volume, low-latency data platforms or analytics systems

Track record of delivering cross-functional initiatives at scale

What you'll get in return

Work on cutting-edge analytics and data infrastructure

Join a high-growth, product-driven SaaS organisation

Significant ownership and ability to shape technical direction

Collaborative, modern engineering culture with a focus on innovation

Clear path for continued technical leadership growth

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