Staff Software Engineer

Job Description

Company: First American Website: Visit Website Business Type: Enterprise Company Type: Product Business Model: B2B Funding Stage: Pre-seed Industry: mortgage Salary Range: ? 45-60 Lacs PA Job Description About the Role The Staff Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for shaping engineering direction, delivering resilient and scalable platforms, and driving engineering excellence across teams. You will influence architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure systems meet high standards of performance, reliability, and security. Required Skills & Competencies Programming & Frameworks TypeScript, JavaScript (ES20xx) (Strong proficiency) Python (good to have / optional) Frontend React, Next.js Backend & APIs Node.js, Express.js, NestJS REST and GraphQL API design & implementation Architecture Microservices and event-driven / distributed systems Domain-Driven Design (DDD), SOLID principles, design patterns (GoF) Scalable and modular platform design Data & Storage DynamoDB ? data modeling, performance & cost optimization RDS and caching strategies Cloud & Infrastructure AWS ecosystem: Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudFormation, CDK Docker, Kubernetes Terraform / Infrastructure as Code Platform & Engineering Excellence CI/CD automation and operational readiness TDD, unit, integration, E2E, and contract testing discipline Observability (metrics, traces, structured logs) Security best practices (authN/Z, encryption, threat modeling) Leadership & Mindset Technical mentorship and cross-team influence Strong communication and documentation clarity Customer empathy and data-driven decision-making Key Responsibilities Lead architecture and system design for scalable, secure, event-driven microservice platforms. Drive engineering best practices: testing discipline (TDD), observability, performance & security. Improve platform reliability and cost efficiency using cloud-native and automation strategies. Mentor and guide engineering teams to raise technical standards across the organization. Contribute to and influence cross-team technical roadmap, design governance, and decision-making frameworks. Why Join Us High Ownership: You?ll have significant influence on architecture, tech strategy, and platform direction. Deep Technical Problems: Work on complex, distributed, event-driven systems at meaningful scale. Engineering-First Culture: We value clean architecture, quality, automation, and long-term thinking. Growth & Leadership: You?ll mentor teams, lead technical initiatives, and directly shape engineering standards. Impact at Scale: Your decisions will influence performance, reliability, customer experience, and product evolution. Supportive Environment: Collaborative teams, transparent decision-making, and space to experiment and innovate.