Staff Software Architect — Scalable Data & Security Leader

Datavant; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 220,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant, the data collaboration platform, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape the technical direction across our multi-cloud, large-scale distributed systems. You’ll drive innovation, solve architecture challenges, and mentor senior engineers to maximize impact.

You operate with autonomy and influence outcomes at the vertical and organizational level. As a Staff Engineer, you will apply deep architectural expertise across technologies, define scalable patterns, guide cross-team

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of software engineering experience with system design mastery.
• Deep experience with large-scale distributed systems and multi-cloud architectures.
• Strong ability to influence multiple teams and translate strategy into execution.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead multi-team technical strategies for scalability and interoperability.
• Design frameworks and reusable systems used across multiple engineering pods.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives in data architecture, security, and reliability.
• Advise leadership on technical direction and major tradeoffs.
• Mentor senior engineers and influence architectural evolution.

Skills

Distributed systems

Multi-cloud

Data pipelines

Security

Mentorship

Cross-team leadership

Architectural thinking

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

REST/GraphQL

Java

Python

Go

TypeScript

Job description

Datavant, the data collaboration platform, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape the technical direction across our multi-cloud, large-scale distributed systems. You’ll drive innovation, solve architecture challenges, and mentor senior engineers to maximize impact.

You operate with autonomy and influence outcomes at the vertical and organizational level. As a Staff Engineer, you will apply deep architectural expertise across technologies, define scalable patterns, guide cross-team