Staff Applications Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Staff Applications Engineer to provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams and drive the design of complex, cross-functional initiatives. As a Staff Engineer, you will shape architecture, establish engineering best practices, and deliver scalable software solutions that support long-term business objectives.

With 10+ years of professional software experience, you will lead high-impact projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven success designing and delivering distributed systems, cloud-native apps, or large-scale enterprise platforms.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms, microservices, or large-scale data systems.
• Strong programming skills in Java, C#, Go, Python, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and execution of large-scale cross-team initiatives from concept to production.
• Define architectural standards, engineering principles, and reusable patterns across product and platform teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers across teams.
• Lead architecture reviews, design discussions, and important engineering decisions for mission-critical systems.
• Translate long-term tech strategy into actionable roadmaps and initiatives.
• Improve scalability, reliability, performance, security, and maintainability of key applications.
• Lead incident response for major production issues and drive operational improvements.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership, product management, and executives to align tech strategy with business goals.
• Contribute to engineering best practices for development, testing, CI/CD, observability, and documentation.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Microservices

Large-scale data systems

Java

C#

Go

Python

C++

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

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.

Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) StatementBright 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 of employment, 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.