Staff Software Engineer — Platform & Impact Leader

TENEX.AI; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Opportunities for growth in AI and cybersecurity

Job summary

A cutting-edge cybersecurity firm in San Jose is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive the technical vision of their platform. You will lead the architecture design and mentor engineers while contributing to the codebase. Ideal candidates have 7+ years of experience in software engineering, a strong foundation in distributed systems, and expertise in backend technologies. This position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and the chance to work with innovative AI-driven solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Expertise in backend languages such as Go or Python.
• Experience with cloud platforms like GCP or AWS.

Responsibilities

• Own architectural decisions for core systems and services.
• Lead design and development of distributed backend systems.
• Provide technical leadership across the stack.

Skills

Software engineering principles

Distributed systems

Backend languages (Go, Python)

Frontend frameworks (React, Next.js)

Relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)

Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS)

Technical direction leadership

Communication and collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A cutting-edge cybersecurity firm in San Jose is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive the technical vision of their platform. You will lead the architecture design and mentor engineers while contributing to the codebase. Ideal candidates have 7+ years of experience in software engineering, a strong foundation in distributed systems, and expertise in backend technologies. This position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and the chance to work with innovative AI-driven solutions.