Staff Applications Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies; New Albany (OH); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Staff Applications Engineer to provide deep technical leadership across multiple engineering teams and drive the design and execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives. This role focuses on defining technical strategy, shaping architecture, and delivering scalable software solutions in a cloud environment.

The position is 100% remote in the United States and is a full-time W2 role requiring 10+ years of experience in software engineering and strong

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience leading large-scale cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Designing distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and observability.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and execution of cross-team engineering initiatives.
• Define architectural standards and reusable design patterns.
• Mentor senior engineers and influence engineering excellence.
• Lead architecture reviews and technical design discussions.
• Translate long-term strategy into executable roadmaps and technical initiatives.
• Drive scalability, reliability, performance, security, and maintainability of critical systems.
• Lead incident response for high-impact production issues and improve operations.
• Collaborate with leadership, product management, and stakeholders on architecture decisions.
• Establish best practices for software development, testing, CI/CD, and documentation.
• Review code and contribute hands-on development where valuable.

Skills

Technical leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

CI/CD & DevOps

Backend languages

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform/CloudFormation

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title: Staff Applications Engineer

Location: 100% Remote (U.S.)

Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range: $150,000–$190,000 Annually

Experience Required: 10+ Years

Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Applications Engineer with 10+ years of professional software engineering experience to provide deep technical leadership across multiple engineering teams and drive the design and execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives. As a Staff Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in defining technical strategy, shaping architecture, establishing engineering best practices, and delivering scalable, high-quality software solutions that support long-term business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and execution of large-scale, cross-team engineering initiatives from concept through production.
• Define architectural standards, engineering principles, and reusable design patterns adopted across multiple product and platform teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers, influencing engineering excellence across the organization.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and engineering decision-making for mission-critical systems.
• Translate long-term technology strategy into executable engineering roadmaps and technical initiatives.
• Drive improvements in scalability, reliability, performance, security, and maintainability of critical applications and platforms.
• Lead incident response for high-impact production issues and establish processes for continuous operational improvement.
• Collaborate closely with engineering leadership, product management, architects, and executive stakeholders to align technical strategy with business priorities.
• Establish and maintain engineering best practices for software development, testing, documentation, CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence.
• Conduct code reviews and contribute hands-on development to high-impact components where technical leadership is most valuable.
• Raise the engineering hiring bar by participating in technical interviews, mentoring interviewers, and improving hiring processes.
• Represent engineering in cross-functional planning, prioritization, and roadmap discussions, helping stakeholders make informed technical decisions.
• Author and review architecture documents, technical RFCs, design specifications, and architecture decision records (ADRs) to create lasting technical documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience leading large-scale, cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Proven success designing and delivering complex distributed systems, cloud-native applications, or large-scale enterprise platforms.
• Deep expertise in one or more areas including distributed systems, cloud platforms, microservices architecture, or large-scale data systems.
• Strong programming skills in at least one modern backend language such as Java, C#, Go, Python, or C++.
• Extensive experience with system architecture, software design patterns, scalability, reliability, and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring senior engineers and providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and operational excellence.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise-scale platform modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
• Public technical contributions such as conference presentations, open-source projects, technical blogs, or published papers.
• Hands-on experience operating and supporting high-scale production systems.
• Experience influencing engineering organizations, technology strategy, and software architecture across multiple teams.
• Familiarity with FinOps, cloud cost optimization, and cost-aware engineering practices.
• Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and modern cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.