Staff Applications Engineer

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential technology consulting organization in their search for a Staff Applications Engineer to provide deep technical leadership across multiple engineering teams. This is a 100% remote position available to candidates located anywhere in the United States.

Our client is seeking a highly experienced engineer with 10+ years of professional software engineering experience to drive the design and execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives. You will play a pivotal role in defining technical strategy, shaping architecture, and delivering scalable, high-quality software solutions that support long-term business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and execution of large-scale, cross-team engineering initiatives from concept through production
• Define architectural standards, engineering principles, and reusable design patterns adopted across multiple product and platform teams
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers, influencing engineering excellence across the organization
• Lead architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and engineering decision-making for mission-critical systems
• Translate long-term technology strategy into executable engineering roadmaps and technical initiatives
• Drive improvements in scalability, reliability, performance, security, and maintainability of critical applications and platforms
• Lead incident response for high-impact production issues and establish processes for continuous operational improvement
• Collaborate closely with engineering leadership, product management, architects, and executive stakeholders to align technical strategy with business priorities
• Establish and maintain engineering best practices for software development, testing, documentation, CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence
• Conduct code reviews and contribute hands-on development to high-impact components where technical leadership is most valuable
• Participate in technical interviews and help improve hiring processes
• Author and review architecture documents, technical RFCs, design specifications, and architecture decision records (ADRs)

What We're Looking For

Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience leading large-scale, cross-functional engineering initiatives
• Proven success designing and delivering complex distributed systems, cloud-native applications, or large-scale enterprise platforms
• Deep expertise in one or more areas including distributed systems, cloud platforms, microservices architecture, or large-scale data systems
• Strong programming skills in at least one modern backend language such as Java, C#, Go, Python, or C++
• Extensive experience with system architecture, software design patterns, scalability, reliability, and performance optimization
• Demonstrated experience mentoring senior engineers and providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teams
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and operational excellence
• Excellent communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• U.S. work authorization (U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply; new H-1B sponsorship is not available)

Preferred:

• Experience leading enterprise-scale platform modernization or digital transformation initiatives
• Public technical contributions such as conference presentations, open-source projects, technical blogs, or published papers
• Hands-on experience operating and supporting high-scale production systems
• Experience influencing engineering organizations, technology strategy, and software architecture across multiple teams
• Familiarity with FinOps, cloud cost optimization, and cost-aware engineering practices
• Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and modern cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our experienced recruiting team will review your qualifications and schedule an initial screening conversation. We'll discuss your technical background, career goals, and ensure this opportunity aligns with what you're looking for. Once we've prepared your profile, we'll submit you to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly, as all communication and coordination will be managed through our talent team to ensure the best experience for everyone involved.

Pay

This is a full-time, direct W2 position that is 100% remote within the United States. Compensation details will be discussed during the interview process based on experience and qualifications.

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