Senior/Staff Software Engineer
$180k/y-$220k/y
20 hours ago
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Summary
Embakire Workforce is seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to join their high-velocity engineering team in San Francisco, CA. The role involves designing and shipping resilient backend systems, APIs, and platform services for cross-functional product teams.
About the Role
As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer, you will drive technical ownership for components requiring strong systems thinking, performance tuning, and production reliability at scale. Your responsibilities include designing and implementing highly available microservices, driving architecture decisions, shipping secure code, instrumenting systems for observability, collaborating with various teams, and mentoring engineers.
About You
Required:
- 5+ years building backend systems or platform services in production (Python, Java, or Go).
- Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Strong knowledge of microservices architecture, REST/GraphQL API design, and database modeling (SQL & NoSQL).
- Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and observability tooling.
Preferred:
- Experience driving reliability engineering practices (SLOs, incident retrospectives) and performance optimization at scale.
- Background in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, or large-scale data processing.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model with flexible remote days and collaborative on-site engineering sprints.
- Competitive compensation, equity participation, and comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision).
- Growth-focused culture: mentorship, learning stipends, and frequent technical brown-bags.
Embakire Workforce
At Embakire Staffing, we illuminate the path to career success for both new graduates and seasoned professionals. We stand as the unwavering beacon in the staffing industry, committed to transforming the job search experience by offering a reliable, transparent, and personalized service. Our vision is to become the go-to, one-stop shop for all job seekers, ensuring no one is left in the dark. We strive to build lasting relationships and foster trust, helping every candidate find their perfect.
San Francisco, CA