Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Responsibilities

• Partner with product management, engineering directors, and principal architects to translate strategic objectives into scalable technical roadmaps.
• Drive collaboration with Product, Design, and QA to deliver critical engineering initiatives.
• Lead the design and implementation of features and services within the core Java platform from conception through deployment.
• Define engineering best practices and contribute to technical designs, proposals, and architectural decisions.
• Mentor Staff and Senior engineers, guide technical design reviews, and raise engineering standards across the organization.
• Develop maintainable software with comprehensive test coverage and improve testing and CI/CD strategies.
• Create technical documentation and promote knowledge sharing.
• Champion AI-native engineering practices using AI coding assistants while maintaining security and code quality.
• Identify emerging trends and prototype solutions in device security and AI-native development.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software development experience designing and building scalable, high-performance server-side features with Java and Spring.
• Deep experience with Postgres or MySQL, including schema design and query optimization.
• Extensive experience designing, building, and securing RESTful APIs for large-scale systems.
• Expertise in caching, asynchronous processing, and multi-threading.
• Understanding of design patterns, scalability patterns, security engineering, and object-oriented principles.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and fast-paced agile environments.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction.
• Deep understanding of endpoint security concepts, including TPM, Secure Enclave, device management/MDM protocols, and endpoint detection.
• Conceptual understanding of how iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS security features report state to the cloud.
• Proficiency with AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot.
• Preferred experience with anomaly detection systems, risk systems, cloud security, identity, authentication protocols, or Identity and Access Management technologies.
• Preferred understanding of FIDO, U2F, WebAuthn, SSO, SAML, OAuth, and federation.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and secure coding practices; CISSP or Security+ certification is advantageous.
• Experience with ReactJS, gRPC API development, or microservice architecture is advantageous.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• RRSP with a match
• Healthcare spending account
• Telemedicine
• Paid leave, including PTO and parental leave
• Hybrid work arrangement
• Immersive in-person onboarding experience
• Equity and bonus may be available