Staff Software Engineer - Scalable Systems Architecture

Pragmatike; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Pragmatike is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in San Francisco to lead high-impact technical initiatives and design scalable systems across teams.

You will own complex production-grade services built with TypeScript, Python, and Go, mentor engineers, and shape the engineering architecture as the company grows.

This on-site role requires strong ownership, excellent communication, and a track record of delivering reliable, scalable platforms in startup or scale-up environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience with TypeScript, Python, Go, or a combination of these.
• Proven experience designing and operating production systems at scale.
• Strong distributed systems and system design knowledge.
• Experience leading technical projects across multiple teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Strong ownership and ability to operate independently.
• Willingness to work on-site in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex, production-grade systems.
• Architect scalable services and APIs using TypeScript, Python, and Go.
• Own technically challenging projects from design through deployment.
• Drive architectural decisions across multiple engineering teams.
• Improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Identify technical bottlenecks and develop long-term solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and other technical stakeholders.
• Establish engineering standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Participate in technical strategy and long-term platform planning.

Skills

TypeScript

Python

Go

Tools

Kubernetes

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

Pragmatike is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in San Francisco to lead high-impact technical initiatives and design scalable systems across teams.

You will own complex production-grade services built with TypeScript, Python, and Go, mentor engineers, and shape the engineering architecture as the company grows.

This on-site role requires strong ownership, excellent communication, and a track record of delivering reliable, scalable platforms in startup or scale-up environments.