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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer - **Company:** ROGO LLC - **Location:** New York, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, System Availability, Kubernetes, Build Tools - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/staff-software-engineer-platform-rogodata-com-8101073 ## About the Role * Extensive, production-grade Kubernetes scaling experience (not just operating clusters, but growing them significantly from early-stage to production-critical workloads). * Deep understanding of distributed systems tradeoffs. * Previously worked in: + Big tech * then startup + Or startup that successfully scaled infrastructure. * Strong systems mindset. * Comfortable operating in ambiguity. * Enjoys being a technical owner with broad company impact. Bonus * Experience with single-tenant architectures. * Background in financial services or regulated environments. * Familiarity with banking-level security and data governance. Who You Are * You thrive in fast-paced environments. You are high-intensity and care a lot about what you do, and you're ecstatic to work at a startup. * You are ambitious. You have fun solving problems that others think are impossible. * You are curious. You find joy in learning about AI, technology, and finance. * You are an owner. You are autonomous, self-directed, and comfortable working with ambiguity. * You are collaborative, organized, thoughtful, and kind. ## Description We're looking for a Staff Platform Engineer to define and lead the technical direction of our platform as we scale 10x+ in enterprise customers. This is a hands-on, high-impact role responsible for architecture, reliability, and developer experience across our Kubernetes-based infrastructure. You will solve hard technical problems, raise the engineering bar through your work, and be a key technical partner to product engineers across the company., * Design and implement scalable solutions within our Kubernetes-based platform for secure enterprise workloads. * Define and contribute to reliability initiatives: SLOs, capacity planning, and resilience improvements. * Identify and resolve system misconfigurations and architectural risks. * Build systems that support 10x customer growth with clear failure modes and mitigation strategies., * Own and continuously improve internal platform systems: deployments, environments, and developer tooling. * Drive improvements to reliability, observability, and operational workflows. * Act as a force multiplier for product engineers by building guardrails (not gates) and self-serve tooling. 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