Staff Software Engineer, AI-Driven SDLC Platform (Remote)

Devconnectplatform; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Harness is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its SEI team. You will design, develop, deploy, and maintain backend software in a fast-paced Java environment, collaborating with SRE/DevOps and cross-functional teams to diagnose production issues.

The role emphasizes scalable distributed systems, relational databases, and cloud/Docker/CI/CD proficiency. We offer a remote-friendly, Bay Area or US-wide position with periodic travel, a competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of experience building highly scalable distributed applications and backend services.
• Strong expertise in Java and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with SQL tuning and performance optimizations.
• Familiarity with search frameworks like Elasticsearch or SOLR is a plus.
• Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization with Docker; CI/CD is a plus.
• Deep understanding of distributed resilient software and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain backend software in a fast-paced Java environment.
• Author specifications and design documents for features; conduct code and design reviews.
• Collaborate with SRE/DevOps and cross-functional teams to deploy and diagnose production issues.
• Own key system components and ensure delivered quality in agile sprints.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

SQL tuning

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Solr

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

Harness is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its SEI team. You will design, develop, deploy, and maintain backend software in a fast-paced Java environment, collaborating with SRE/DevOps and cross-functional teams to diagnose production issues.

The role emphasizes scalable distributed systems, relational databases, and cloud/Docker/CI/CD proficiency. We offer a remote-friendly, Bay Area or US-wide position with periodic travel, a competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits.