Staff Engineer

Role Description

To drive the further development of Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS) and other cross-cutting systems, we are seeking a hands-on Staff Engineer who can combine deep technical execution with product ownership. This role is ideal for someone who operates as a Senior Developer (70%) and a Technical Product Owner (30%). The engineer will work closely with stakeholders to understand their needs, translate them into proof-of-concepts, and evolve those into robust, production-grade solutions. The role requires strategic thinking, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to actively shape the product vision and roadmap.

• Gather requirements from multiple stakeholders on a project
• Lead architectural design and technical direction for high-impact initiatives
• Guide multiple engineering teams in the adoption of scalable, maintainable solutions
• Collaborate across teams to gather requirements and align on priorities
• Promote engineering excellence through design reviews, mentorship, and best practices
• Continuously explore and evaluate new technologies, methodologies, and tools
• Ensure that all solutions are robust, secure, and performant in production environments
• Champion a culture of automation, reliability, and continuous improvement

Real-world Challenge: Building a Unified Dependency Graph

• One of our core goals is to map the software supply chain for thousands of applications. You will lead the design of a system that ingests projects and calculates their full dependency trees.

The Complexity:

• Variable Definitions: "Dependency" means something different in every language. We have to handle static vs. dynamic linking, compile-time vs. runtime scopes, and version ranges (e.g., ^1.2.0).
• Context Awareness: The system must understand that dependencies often change based on the environment (e.g., specific libraries for GPU support or Windows).
• Tool Variance: The system must mimic the logic of various package managers (Pip, Poetry, Maven, Gradle) to ensure accuracy.

The Staff Engineer's Mission:

• Research & Strategy: Analyze how 5+ languages handle packages and design a universal data model to store them efficiently.
• Algorithm Design: Create logic to automatically resolve complex dependency trees at scale.
• Consensus: Work with multiple teams to implement this standard across the company.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python is a must.
• Knowledge of any other programming languages is a plus.
• Requires a senior-level engineer proficient in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable software systems.
• Experience in technical product management or direct ownership of product roadmaps is highly valued.
• Ability to align different viewpoints, prioritize effectively, and turn feedback into actionable plans.

Requirements

• Hands-on Engineering Leadership: Regular code contributions and leading by example in both architecture and implementation are expected.
• Technical Product Ownership: Involves shaping product direction — gathering and refining requirements, translating them into technical goals, and aligning them with broader engineering strategies.
• Full Lifecycle Responsibility: Ownership of the entire lifecycle of major components, from initial concept through prototyping, delivery, and ongoing evolution.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Active communication with engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders across departments.
• Strategic Thinking + Execution: Understanding broader product and organizational goals, and making informed engineering trade-offs within that context.

Benefits

• A focus on professional development.
• Interesting and challenging projects.
• Fully remote work with flexible working hours, allowing you to schedule your day and work from any location worldwide.
• Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 days of national holidays, and unlimited sick leaves.
• Compensation for private medical insurance.
• Co-working and gym/sports reimbursement.
• Budget for education.
• The opportunity to receive a reward for the most innovative idea that the company can patent.