Sr Staff Engineer Software (IC4b)

TalentOla; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the United States is seeking a Sr Staff Engineer Software (IC4b) to drive technical leadership and hands-on engineering efforts. In this remote role, you will design services, develop APIs, and enhance platform infrastructure. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in backend services and strong skills in TypeScript, GraphQL, and AWS, complemented by a relevant degree. Join us to contribute to impactful projects and lead engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building distributed backend services; 3+ years with TypeScript/Node.js in production.
• Deep experience with GraphQL, AWS, and event streams.
• Solid security and compliance chops: OAuth2/OIDC, least‑privilege IAM.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement services in TypeScript/Node.
• Architect platform‑level services and improve systems for resilience.
• Drive alignment on technical strategy and execution with clear communication.

Skills

TypeScript

GraphQL

Node.js

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Terraform

JIRA

Job description

Sr Staff Engineer Software (IC4b)

Work Location: Remote

Role Summary

You’ll be the go‑to hands‑on coder and architect across our CARDS technology platform— This is a pure IC role (no people management) focused on building high‑quality, observable, production code quickly and safely in a cloud‑native stack.

What You’ll Do

Hands‑on Engineering

• Design and implement services Apollo GraphQL subgraph/resolvers in TypeScript/Node.
• Develop APIs, services, and platform infrastructure that support credit cards acquisitions workflows.
• Ship event‑driven features (Kafka/SQS) with idempotent processing, retries, circuit breakers, and instant rollback (shadow/parallel modes).
• Engineer for operations: TDD, performance/load testing, OpenTelemetry traces/metrics/logs, meaningful SLOs, and production dashboards.
• Work in a code‑repo with strict CI/CD, PR reviews, static analysis, and automated security scanning.

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Architect platform‑level services and improve systems for resilience, observability, and extensibility.
• Make high‑leverage engineering decisions that balance speed, quality, and maintainability.
• Raise the bar on engineering quality through hands‑on contributions, design reviews, and technical mentorship.
• Partner with product, design, operations, and other engineering teams to build solutions that deliver business value and customer impact.
• Contribute to cross‑functional platform efforts (e.g., onboarding, credit bureau reporting, servicing & collections APIs).
• Drive alignment on technical strategy and execution, with strong written and verbal communication.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years building distributed backend services; 3+ years with TypeScript/Node.js in production.
• Experience with Node.JS, TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS.
• Deep experience with GraphQL (Apollo/Federation), AWS (EKS/Lambda, API Gateway, S3, KMS, IAM), and event streams (Kafka/MSK or SQS).
• Proven track record shipping fast with TDD, CI/CD, feature flags, and safe migration patterns (strangler, shadow/parallel).
• Solid security and compliance chops: OAuth2/OIDC (Okta), least‑privilege IAM, encryption, audit/retention.
• Production observability with OTel + Grafana/Datadog/New Relic (or similar).
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, Terraform and CI/CD.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and best practices for building scalable and robust applications.
• Proven experience in leading and mentoring engineering teams, promoting technical excellence and collaboration.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Mandatory Skills

Software delivery in an agile environment, Typescript, GraphQL, NodeJS, NextJS, AWS, Backlog management in JIRA.