Senior Staff Software Engineer – Java & Distributed Systems

Kaseya Limited; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaseya Limited is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to shape the architecture and evolution of Java-based SaaS platforms and shared backend services. This hands-on leadership role requires solving complex distributed systems challenges, guiding multi-team initiatives, and improving scalability, reliability, and maintainability of business-critical applications.

You will partner with Engineering, Product, Security, and Architecture leaders to influence long-term technical direction while

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience building production SaaS applications.
• 6+ years of experience developing production backend services using Java.
• Experience leading the architecture and delivery of technical initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams or product areas.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience leading architecture reviews and introducing technical standards or engineering practices adopted across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive architecture for Java-based platform services, distributed systems, APIs, and event-driven applications across multiple product areas.
• Lead complex technical initiatives that span multiple engineering teams, services, and business domains.
• Remain hands-on through prototyping, implementation of critical components, code reviews, and production troubleshooting.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, and Architecture leaders to translate business priorities into scalable technical solutions.
• Guide the evolution of cloud-native architectures, microservices, data flows, integrations, and shared platform capabilities.
• Drive improvements in system performance, availability, observability, security, and operational readiness.
• Establish engineering standards and reusable patterns for Java development, API design, testing, CI/CD, and production operations.
• Mentor Senior and Staff Engineers through architecture reviews, technical guidance, and cross-team collaboration

Skills

Distributed systems

Java backend

Technical leadership

Tools

Spring Boot

Kafka

PostgreSQL

SQL

Job description

Kaseya Limited is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to shape the architecture and evolution of Java-based SaaS platforms and shared backend services. This hands-on leadership role requires solving complex distributed systems challenges, guiding multi-team initiatives, and improving scalability, reliability, and maintainability of business-critical applications.

You will partner with Engineering, Product, Security, and Architecture leaders to influence long-term technical direction while