A Brief Overview
The Staff Software Engineer will architect, innovate and create multi‑disciplinary technical and functional solutions to complex business problems. This position provides technical leadership to development and design teams and oversees all technical aspects of projects. This candidate must design and implement reusable services that are highly scalable, secure, performant, and low cost to maintain and operate.
What you will do
- Architect and lead the planning, design and development of new software solutions
- Work closely with Product owners and other stakeholders to understand the requirements and design software solutions to meet the product requirements
- Solve complex and ambitious problems by crafting elegant and impactful solutions and generate concise and effective analysis, reports, and presentations for both internal and external customers
- Contribute to technical innovations along with defining coding standards
- Mentor and support other members of the software development team and contribute to the software development best practices
- Serve as an expert advisor to executives on the use of current and future technologies for optimal impact on current and future business strategies and results
- Lead innovation across the organization by exploring new technologies, demonstrating how to leverage those discoveries through proof of concept and incorporating them into the platform
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Comply with all policies and standards
Education Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field or equivalent experience (preferred)
Experience Qualifications
- Typically, 10+ years of hands‑on object‑oriented programming in Java or Python, with expertise in developing and managing DevOps SDLC automation
- Proven experience with the software development life cycle (SDLC), engineering tools management, and DevSecOps practices
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD workflows, API programming, and engineering services automation at scale
Skills and Abilities
- Expertise in architecting, implementing, and managing critical engineering tools to support global product development, including JFrog, SonarQube, Harness, Jira, Confluence, and Atlassian Marketplace solutions
- Strong hands‑on Java or Python programming skills with deep understanding of software development, SDLC best practices, APIs (REST and GraphQL), and code security leveraging SCA, SAST, and DAST solutions
- Advanced knowledge of CI/CD workflows, engineering tool integrations, cloud‑native DevOps platforms, and observability/API solutions, for example, Sentry and SwaggerHub
- Subject matter expertise in source code management, GitHub, Bitbucket, including GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot for AI, repository migrations, and toolchain consolidation
- Advanced proficiency in backend database development, including SQL programming, database schema design, implementation, and optimization for applications and automation development
- Skilled in designing and implementing test automation frameworks and tools, Playwright, BrowserStack, with expertise in unit testing, code coverage analysis, and enforcing quality gates for robust software delivery
- Demonstrated ability to design scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions, define best practices, and refine technical roadmaps aligned to strategic objectives
- Experienced in establishing KPI metric frameworks to measure engineering excellence, optimize workflows, and drive data‑informed decision‑making
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a track record of driving results, inspiring teams, and operating effectively within Agile frameworks and practices
Travel Requirements
Minimal
Work Environment
- Work in a clean, pleasant, and comfortable office or home setting. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- This position is 100% in office
Equal Opportunity Employer
TriNet is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact recruiting@trinet.com to request such an accommodation.