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# Staff Software Engineer

- **Company:** Bright Vision Technologies
- **Location:** Burlington, MA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Big Data, Code Review, Computer Programming, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Backend, Information Technology
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us265522dc8608e49a5e4c853863d69d9b

## About the Role

* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
 * Eight or more years of professional software engineering experience.
 * Proven track record of leading complex, cross-team engineering initiatives.
 * Deep expertise in at least one of distributed systems, cloud platforms, or large-scale data systems.
 * Strong programming skills in at least one major backend language.
 * Excellent system-design and architecture skills.
 * Demonstrated mentorship and technical leadership of senior engineers.
 * Strong understanding of operational excellence, reliability, and observability.
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
 * Track record of influencing engineering culture and standards.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience driving multi-year platform modernization initiatives.
 * Public technical contributions (talks, papers, OSS) in relevant areas.
 * Hands-on experience operating large-scale production systems.
 * Exposure to building engineering organizations as well as platforms.
 * Familiarity with FinOps and cost-aware engineering practices.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to provide deep technical leadership across multiple teams and drive the design and execution of complex, cross-cutting engineering initiatives. As a Staff engineer you will be a key technical voice in shaping architecture, raising the engineering bar, and helping the organization deliver ambitious technical roadmaps. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical depth with strong organizational judgment, and will be comfortable operating at the intersection of strategy, architecture, and hands-on execution. In this role you will work closely with cross-functional partners - product, design, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders - to translate ambiguous requirements into well-engineered solutions, and will be expected to raise the bar through code review, design review, and mentorship of more junior engineers. The successful candidate brings strong engineering discipline, a clear communication style, and a track
record of shipping meaningful work that holds up well in production.


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