Staff Software Engineer

Job Title : Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

Location : Bengaluru, IN

About the Role :

We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and evolution of our platform and framework ecosystem. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who thrives on building scalable frameworks, driving engineering excellence, and influencing teams across the organization.

You will play a critical role in shaping the technical direction of our platform, enabling teams to build high-quality, reliable, and scalable services efficiently.

What will you own :

• Lead the design and development of scalable and resilient Frameworks hat empower scalable customer-facing APIs.
• Influence architecture and design decisions across multiple teams; act as a technical advisor and escalation point for complex challenges.
• Align engineering initiatives with business goals and organizational priorities.
• Champion best practices in software engineering, including code quality, testing, observability, and maintainability across teams.
• Advocate for developer productivity by improving tooling, documentation, and onboarding experiences. Act as a developer evangelist for platform capabilities.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to raising the technical bar across the organization through reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
• Leverage generative AI and AI coding tools to accelerate developer productivity, engineering workflows, and automation of repetitive tasks

What we're looking for :

• 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, including at least 2 years in a staff-level role.
• Strong proficiency in Java or Golang
• Experience building platforms, frameworks, libraries, or SDKs at scale
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices (code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability)
• Experience with cloud-native architectures, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Solid experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and caching strategies
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence without direct authority
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
• Understanding of AI-native software development practices, including automated code generation, AI-driven testing, and human-in-the-loop review systems
• Proven ability to adopt and drive modern engineering paradigms, particularly integrating AI into development workflows to improve productivity, quality, and delivery speed
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven leadership experience, including mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.

Good to have:

• Experience with Python and Django
• Experience building scalable APIs (external or partner-facing preferred)
• Experience acting as a technical evangelist (talks, documentation, internal advocacy)
• Familiarity with API gateways, authentication/authorization patterns, and rate limiting

Success In this role would look like :

• This is a high-impact role at the intersection of platform engineering and developer experience.
• You will define how engineers build, scale, and operate services-shaping both the technical architecture and the engineering culture of the organization.