Staff Software Engineer: Architect of Scalable Systems

Datavant; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 220,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant seeks a Staff Software Engineer to shape architectural direction across business units. You will drive scalable patterns, mentor engineers, and influence cross-team delivery in a multi-cloud, data-centric platform.

You’ll work with Python/Go/Java backend, TypeScript/React frontend, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and modern data pipelines. This role emphasizes security, reliability, and leadership in a fast-growing healthcare data ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with system design mastery.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems and multi-cloud architectures.
• Ability to translate strategy into scalable execution and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead multi-team technical strategies for scalability and interoperability.
• Design frameworks and reusable systems used across 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

Architecture

Mentorship

Leadership

Security & compliance

Data pipelines

Tools

Python

Go

Java

TypeScript

React

Next.js

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Snowflake

Spark

SQL

Airflow

Kafka

DataDog

Grafana

CloudWatch

Job description

Datavant seeks a Staff Software Engineer to shape architectural direction across business units. You will drive scalable patterns, mentor engineers, and influence cross-team delivery in a multi-cloud, data-centric platform.

You’ll work with Python/Go/Java backend, TypeScript/React frontend, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and modern data pipelines. This role emphasizes security, reliability, and leadership in a fast-growing healthcare data ecosystem.