Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineers at Blip work on our product in many different ways. They work with peers on teams dedicated to areas of the product. They work together with product managers, designers, data, AI and frontend engineers to solve common goals. Responsibilities and assignments Develop features and improvements to the Blip product in a secure, well-tested, and performant way Lead technical decisions and architectural discussions across multiple teams Identify and resolve technical debt that impacts multiple teams Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance that have impact across teams Define and maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and technical documentation Lead proof of concepts for evaluating strategic technologies Drive innovation with a willingness to experiment and tackle complex challenges Represent Blip and its values in public communication around broad initiatives Provide technical mentorship across teams, focusing on senior engineers' growth Ship large features independently and lead complex technical initiatives Guide architectural decisions and technical direction for multiple teams Lead the definition of internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices Support hiring efforts through technical leadership in interviews Participate in on-call rotation for critical production issues If needed, act as Tech Lead for the squad or other projects, driving technical excellence and ensuring high code quality standards Requirements and qualifications 7+ years of professional software development experience Significant professional experience with C# or language required by the specialty Solid experience with test automation tools (eg. MSTest, JUnit, NUnit, XUnit, Specflow, etc) Experience with observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus and APMs tools Solid experience using CI/CD tools to manage the development cycle Experience leading architecture governance processes Experience defining and leading RFC/ADR processes Demonstrated success leading teams through complex challenges Experience with large-scale distributed systems architecture Expertise in performance optimization and scalability Strong track record of technical leadership between areas Experience in defining technical strategy aligned with business objectives Deep expertise in system design and architecture Experience mentoring senior frontend engineers Proven ability to influence technical decisions at organization level Experience working with stakeholders across teams Demonstrated ability to drive technical change Share our values, and work in accordance with those values Ability to thrive in a remote organization Past experience working with cloud providers (eg. Google, AWS, Azure, etc) Deliver POCs to quickly identify direction and gaps in proposed architecture Knowledge of software design principles (SOLID, Clean Code, DRY, Twelve-Factor methodology, etc) Experience with development methodologies (Pair Programming, TDD, Code Review practices, etc) Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal Nice-to-have Experience building and maintaining observability stacks Experience leading architecture committees in enterprise organizations Experience implementing architecture review boards Track of successful large-scale migrations Experience building and leading centers of excellence #J-18808-Ljbffr