Staff Software Engineer — Architecture & Scale

Chris Baily

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 220,000 - 275,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Datavant is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape technical direction, architecture, and strategy across multiple teams. You will mentor senior engineers, drive cross-functional initiatives, and influence decisions at the organizational level within a large-scale, secure data platform.

The role emphasizes autonomy, leadership, and delivering enterprise-grade solutions with a focus on interoperability and reliability across clouds.

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.
Design 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.