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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer - **Company:** Bitsight Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** Raleigh, NC, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $123,000.0 - $179,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Big Data, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Structures, Programming Tools, Distributed Data Store, Django Web Framework, Elasticsearch, Apache Hadoop, Apache HBase, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Software Engineering, SQLAlchemy, Systems Integration, Web Application Frameworks, Flask (Web Framework), Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Apache Spark, Fastapi, Containerization, Pyspark, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Restful APIs, Api Management, OpenSearch, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** November 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/staff-software-engineer-nsec-sa-10674757 ## About the Role * Curiosity and a growth mindset, with a passion for continuous learning, seeking out opportunities to expand your knowledge, and stretching yourself and others to achieve goals. * Strong Computer Science fundamentals in system design, data structures, and algorithms. * Ability to own large, loosely defined initiatives from technical design through completion, break the work down so others can build in parallel, and deliver business outcomes on commitments. * Seven (7) years of experience as a Software Engineer building and maintaining a SaaS application. * Proficiency in leveraging AI-powered developer tools to accelerate software development lifecycles, and leading team members in these best practices. * Experience maintaining, building, and optimizing REST APIs. * Strong background in Python development. * Hands-on experience with big data technologies, such as PySpark and the broader Spark and Hadoop ecosystems. * Experience with CI/CD (e.g. Gitlab CI/CD, Jenkins) and container technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes). * Experience tackling system-level problems of high complexity and wide scope that span multiple components or teams, identifying risks early and driving mitigations. * Experience mentoring other engineers, raising the bar for engineering best practices, and providing technical guidance on decisions that affect other teams. * Experience working with a team of engineers and product managers in delivering a product to end-users. * Responsible, team-oriented, and well-organized. * Excellent communication skills in English - both written and spoken. Preferred: * Experience with cloud computing environments (E.g., AWS) * Experience with modern Python frameworks and technologies, such as Django, FastAPI, Flask, SQLAlchemy. * Experience integrating AI/ML models into production codebases. * Familiarity with prompt engineering or LLM-based API integrations. * Experience with OpenSearch/Elasticsearch. * Experience with non-relational distributed databases (E.g., Apache HBase) ## Description We are seeking a highly experienced and collaborative Staff Software Engineer to join one of our diverse, multicultural Engineering teams. Your mission will be to deliver robust, high-quality code within a continuous delivery environment, working in a small, cross-functional Agile team to design and ship key features and evolve our core infrastructure. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be expected to think on your feet, learn quickly, and take full ownership of complex, system-level problems through to resolution, working beyond the boundaries of a single team and raising the bar for engineering practices across the organization, knowing your contributions are securing the digital ecosystem globally. You will thrive on solving intricate challenges and contributing new ideas that drive continuous improvement, supporting a culture that values technical skill development and career progression. This position is based in the Raleigh, NC or Boston, MA area., Bitsight is committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. Bitsight will not discharge, discipline or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. Massachusetts Applicants: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with applicable law.