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# Senior Staff Engineer, HR Platform

- **Company:** REMOTE
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Systems, Elasticsearch, Spring Framework, MySQL, Redis, Software Engineering, Spring-boot, Technical Debt, Apache Kafka
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_9df38ee528337799c6b599bbe8f1b40e

## About the Role

* Bachelor's or above in CS/Engineering; deep Java expertise with extensive large-scale distributed systems experience
 * 8+ years in software engineering with a strong track record of technical leadership at scale
 * Hands-on architecture ownership across complex, cross-team platform delivery - from design to production
 * Expert-level proficiency with: Kafka, RocketMQ, Redis, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Spring/Spring Boot
 * Strong communication and influencing skills - able to align cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority
 * Bilingual in Mandarin and English is required, as the team collaborates closely with stakeholders across multiple regions

## Description

Our internal platform engineering team builds and maintains the systems that drive enterprise efficiency and support OKX's rapid global growth. As a Senior Staff Engineer, you'll be a key technical leader - driving architecture decisions, solving complex engineering challenges, and raising the technical bar across the organisation., * Own and drive architecture and design for large-scale, complex internal platform systems

 * Define and influence the long-term technical roadmap, ensuring scalability and reliability at global scale
 * Lead platform modernisation initiatives - architecture evolution, technical debt reduction, and reliability improvements
 * Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and Business stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable solutions
 * Champion AI and intelligent automation adoption to improve operational efficiency at scale
 * Provide technical mentorship and guidance to senior engineers across teams