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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer - **Company:** Western Climate Initiative Inc. - **Location:** Sacramento, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Adobe InDesign, Amazon Web Services, Authentication Protocols, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Business Software, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Continuous Delivery, Relational Databases, Software Design Documents, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Programming Tools, HP Systems Insight Manager, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, NoSQL, OAuth, Object-Oriented Software Development, Role-Based Access Control, Cloud Services, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, TypeScript, WebRTC, Google Cloud, DevOps Tools - Open-source, ReactJS, Software Security, Restful APIs, Serverless Computing, Legacy Systems, Golang, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** August 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5850479217 ## About the Role * 10+ years of professional software development experience. * 5+ years of experience with architecture and design. * 5+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service. * Preferred experience inside a heavily regulated environment. * Fluency and specialization with at least two modern languages such as: NodeJS, Typescript, Javascript, Go, or Python. * Fluency with Object-Oriented and Functional design paradigms. * Experience with a modern UI framework like React. * Experience in building products using micro-service and monolithic architectures. * Experience in building extensible REST APIs. * Experience with Authorization and Authentication protocols and patterns such as: OAuth 2.0, SAML, RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC. * Experience in serverless environments. * Experience architecting and designing solutions for new and legacy systems (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling). * Fluency in DevOps Concepts, DevOps Tooling, and Cloud Architecture. * Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code. * Experience in leveraging Bash scripting. * Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments. * Understanding of application security concepts like OSWAP. * Experience with relational databases: architecture, design, and query implementation and optimization. * Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication). * Enterprise-level design documentation. * Risk assessment. * Strong problem-solving ability. * Curiosity and Initiative. * Strong technical and non-technical communication skills. * Team player. ## Description The Staff Software Engineer is a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a friction-less experience to our users and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. Our team thrives and succeeds in delivering reliability and correctness. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge, typically ranging from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between. 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