Staff Software Engineer, Python

Xapply; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Xapply is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Python-based, in the United States. This senior role concentrates on backend and distributed systems, with roughly 70% backend work and 20–30% frontend.

You will shape data-driven products and scalable architectures to drive reliability and performance. You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and data scientists to set engineering direction, design near-real-time data infrastructure, experimentation platforms, AI-powered workflows, and

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python with backend and distributed-systems experience.
• Frontend exposure with web-apps is a plus.
• Strong architectural design and data-platform knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Shape scalable data products and distributed systems.
• Own near-real-time data infrastructure and experimentation platforms.
• Define AI-driven workflows and robust integrations across systems.
• Mentor engineers and shape engineering direction in a fast-moving team.

Skills

Python

Distributed Systems

Backend

Frontend

Data Infrastructure

Data Products

Architecture

Reliability

Scalability

AI Workflows

Integration Systems

Job description

Python Backend Development Distributed Systems Frontend Development Data Products Architecture Reliability Scalability Data Infrastructure Experimentation Platforms AI Workflows Integration Systems

Description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineer, Python based in United States .

This is a senior backend-focused engineering role responsible for shaping scalable data products and distributed systems.
You will work across the stack, with roughly 70% of your time focused on backend and distributed systems and 20–30% on frontend development.
Your work will directly influence the architecture, reliability, and scalability of data-intensive products and capabilities.
You will help take emerging products from early traction to meaningful scale, making key technical decisions along the way.
The role includes defining near-real-time data infrastructure, experimentation platforms, AI-powered workflows, and robust integration systems.
You will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and data scientists, influencing both what gets built and how it is engineered.
This is an opportunity for a technically strong generalist who enjoys solving ambiguous problems, mentoring engineers, and setting engineering direction in a fast-moving environment.

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