Staff Software Engineer - Backend

The Staff Software Engineer (Product Architect) is a senior individual contributor who defines and evolves the architecture of a cloud-native, data-driven product built on Azure, with services written in C#, analytics powered by Databricks, and interfaces implemented in React. This role focuses on cross-team technical leadership, long-term architectural health, and high-leverage impact.

• Define and evolve system architecture across backend services, data platforms, and frontend applications
• Lead design of complex, cross-team systems involving C# services, Databricks pipelines, and React UIs
• Establish architectural patterns, standards, and best practices for Azure-based systems
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership on roadmap feasibility and sequencing
• Identify and reduce architectural debt, scalability risks, and data-platform bottlenecks
• Serve as a technical authority and advisor across multiple teams
• Prototype and validate new approaches using Azure services and Databricks capabilities
• Mentor senior engineers and influence technical direction without direct authority
• Define integration testing patterns and frameworks used across teams, including test environments, data seeding, and Azure-based dependencies

• 8–12+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Deep expertise in C# or Java and backend system design
• Strong experience architecting solutions on Microsoft Azure
• Hands-on knowledge of Databricks, Spark, and modern data architectures
• Experience working with React or Vue.js frontends
• Proven ability to influence technical direction across teams and domains
• Excellent communication skills and product-oriented mindset