Staff Software Engineer (Remote - Europe)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Staff Software Engineer in Europe.

This role is designed for a highly accomplished engineer ready to make an outsized impact on a fast-paced, mission-driven technology platform. You will drive technical excellence across the full stack, from front-end to back-end and infrastructure, delivering high-quality, scalable software while acting as a force multiplier for the entire engineering organization. The environment is dynamic and agile, emphasizing innovation, rapid iteration, and mentoring others. You will take ownership of complex systems, guide architectural decisions, and optimize processes to ensure team productivity and system reliability. Ideal candidates are prolific builders with deep technical expertise, exceptional problem-solving skills, and the ability to elevate those around them. This position offers the chance to influence both immediate deliverables and the long-term direction of the engineering organization.

Accountabilities:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-performance, scalable software solutions across the full stack.
• Lead architectural decisions, ensuring stability, maintainability, and scalability of critical system components.
• Conduct rigorous code reviews, promoting clean, well-tested, and documented code across the team.
• Rapidly context-switch between front-end, back-end, infrastructure, and database tasks to remove bottlenecks.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges and production performance issues.
• Identify and automate inefficient or repetitive processes within development, CI/CD, testing, and deployment.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers, setting standards for technical execution, quality, and productivity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to refine requirements and challenge assumptions, ensuring optimal solutions.

• 7+ years of professional software development experience, with a track record of significant impact.
• Expert proficiency in Typescript and Python, with deep knowledge of modern cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong experience in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and performance optimization at scale.
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, virtualization, and modern database technologies.
• Deep understanding of agile development and rapid iteration methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and mentorship skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects independently or as the primary technical lead.
• Portfolio of completed projects, open-source contributions, or internal tooling development is a plus.