Staff Software Architect: Scale, Security & Data Platforms

Datavant; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 220,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape the technical direction and architecture of our platform. You will drive multi-team strategies, design reusable frameworks, and influence decisions across the engineering organization.

You will mentor senior engineers, advocate for scalability and security, and collaborate with leadership to align engineering with business goals. This role emphasizes autonomy, architectural excellence, and impact across Datavant’s data ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated system design mastery.
• Deep experience with large-scale distributed systems, multi-cloud architectures, data pipelines, and security.
• Strong organizational influence and ability to align teams across verticals.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

System design

Distributed systems

Multi-cloud

Data pipelines

Security

Mentorship

Job description

Datavant is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape the technical direction and architecture of our platform. You will drive multi-team strategies, design reusable frameworks, and influence decisions across the engineering organization.

You will mentor senior engineers, advocate for scalability and security, and collaborate with leadership to align engineering with business goals. This role emphasizes autonomy, architectural excellence, and impact across Datavant’s data ecosystem.