Staff Software Engineer

remote work; United States; Remote; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

saas.group is seeking a seasoned technical leader for the Prerender team. You will own the direction of a distributed rendering platform, coach engineers, and drive architectural initiatives that scale across multiple services and teams.

This role emphasizes code quality, testing, and design while guiding cross-team evolution toward simplicity and scalability. You will mentor engineers, promote TDD and continuous delivery, and help unblock teams by addressing bottlenecks.

Qualifications

• 10+ years designing and shipping complex distributed systems.
• Track record of architectural leadership on large-scale technical initiatives.
• Strong backend skills in TypeScript/Node.js or Golang, plus AWS and cloud-native infra.
• Systems thinking with ability to connect product goals to technical architecture.
• Coaching mindset with ability to elevate others through context and guidance.
• Strategic clarity balancing short-term delivery with long-term health.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to core systems with emphasis on code quality, testing, and design.
• Drive cross-team architectural evolution toward simplicity, scalability, and testability.
• Coach engineers through pairing, design reviews, and XP practice guidance.
• Simplify complex technical challenges in performance, reliability, and rendering.
• Unblock teams by identifying risks, addressing bottlenecks, and setting good defaults.
• Promote sustainable quality through TDD, pair programming, and continuous delivery.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Architectural leadership

TypeScript

Node.js

Golang

AWS

Tools

Cloud-native infra

Job description

About the role

The role is part of the Prerender team at saas.group, focused on building and evolving a distributed rendering platform used to make JavaScript sites indexable. You will own technical direction, coach engineers, and lead architectural initiatives that scale across multiple services and teams.

What you'll do

• Contribute to core systems with emphasis on code quality, testing, and design
• Drive cross-team architectural evolution toward simplicity, scalability, and testability
• Coach engineers through pairing, design reviews, and XP practice guidance
• Simplify complex technical challenges in performance, reliability, and rendering
• Unblock teams by identifying risks, addressing bottlenecks, and setting good defaults
• Promote sustainable quality through TDD, pair programming, and continuous delivery

What they're looking for

• 10+ years designing and shipping complex distributed systems
• Track record of architectural leadership on large-scale technical initiatives
• Strong backend skills in TypeScript/Node.js or Golang, plus AWS and cloud-native infra
• Systems thinking with ability to connect product goals to technical architecture
• Coaching mindset with ability to elevate others through context and guidance
• Strategic clarity balancing short-term delivery with long-term health

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing states remote work from anywhere in EMEA; Nigeria is not excluded by location in the text. Confirm timezone and eligibility during interview.
• They emphasize 100% remote work; timezone expectations are not specified in the listing. Confirm during interview.
• Pay currency or range is not stated in the listing. Confirm during interview.