Staff Engineer

Tensec; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision coverage on day 1

Dollar-for-dollar 401K match up to 4%

Paid Primary and Secondary Caregiver leave

Employee Assistance Program

Paid time off to volunteer

Job summary

Tensec is looking for a Staff Engineer to join their team in Cincinnati or Seattle. In this role, you'll lead through example, mentoring others and addressing technical challenges. Candidates should have a degree in IT or a related field and over 10 years of experience in enterprise B2B systems, with familiarity in Kubernetes and .NET.

The position offers a competitive salary of $165,000 - $185,000, comprehensive health coverage, and a robust 401K match. You'll be part of a dynamic team that values influence and collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Developed enterprise B2B systems and mission-critical applications.
• Worked in a senior or staff-level role for at least 2 years.
• Familiar with micro-services, observability, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Create, implement, and maintain reference architecture.
• Define and ensure adherence to design engineering standards.
• Coach and mentor to grow engineers’ technical competencies.

Skills

10+ years of experience developing enterprise B2B systems

Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerization

Mastery of SQL and NoSQL databases

Excellent proficiency in .NET and JVM languages

Ability to manage fast-paced environment stress

Education

Degree or equivalent experience in IT, computer science or engineering

Tools

AI-assisted coding tools

gRPC

Job description

Staff Engineer

Location: Cincinnati, OH or Seattle, WA

Job Summary

Staff engineers form the backbone of the DMG’s engineering team. They are expected to participate in all levels of the software development process from architecture to deployments. Staff Engineers lead DMG’s through example, trust and respect; engineers seek them out and follow their lead not because they are told to but because they understand the value.

DMG’s staff engineering team have a bias for action and are obsessive about working backwards from the customer. They are visible to the entire organization and work together to organize and execute design reviews, setting standards and improving engineering culture and process.

What You’ll Do

• Architecture: Create, implement, and maintain the reference architecture.
• Design: Define the design engineering standards of the enterprise and ensure that these standards are adhered to for all services created or modified.
• Code: Take on the most difficult problems the organization faces and set exemplary coding standards for other engineers.
• Fight technical debt: Proactively address technical debt without striving for perfection.
• Operational excellence: Ensure the teams’ root‑cause analysis of incidents truly addresses the underlying cause systematically.
• Customer working backwards: Understand the needs of customers and the business.
• Technically fearless: Stay abreast of the latest and emerging technologies.
• Strategic: Support development & implementation of the DMG technical strategy complementary to the product strategy.
• Influence the organization: Act as a role model and inspire engineers with counsel and approachability.
• Develop others: Coach and mentor to grow engineers’ technical competencies.
• Influence cross‑functionally: Impact partners in Product and across the company.
• Hire the right talent: Define hiring standards and participate actively in the hiring process.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

What You’ll Need

• Degree or equivalent experience in information technology, computer science or engineering.
• 10+ years of experience developing enterprise B2B systems and mission‑critical applications, including 2+ years in a senior or staff‑level role.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, containerization, micro‑services, observability, distributed systems, streaming, networking, testing and test automation, RPC (gRPC preferred).
• Mastery of SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Excellent proficiency in .NET and JVM languages.
• Working knowledge of GenAI and how to leverage related technologies into product development workstreams.
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted coding tools.
• Ability to manage the stress of a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to meet the in‑person requirements of the team and/or business needs.

What You’ll Get

• Salary Range: $165,000 - $185,000
• Health, dental and vision coverage on day 1.
• Dollar‑for‑dollar 401K match up to 4% of salary with immediate 100% vesting.
• Paid Primary and Secondary Caregiver leave.
• Employee Assistance Program to assist with everyday challenges.
• Paid time off to volunteer.

Divisions Maintenance Group is an equal opportunity employer.