Staff Software Engineer

Provides technical leadership in designing and building scalable, high-performance systems. Leads key engineering initiatives, mentors developers across teams, and contributes to the evolution of Tekion's platform architecture and engineering excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Leads development of complex software solutions and ensures alignment with architectural direction and business objectives.
• Designs large-scale system components, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Partners with product managers and cross-functional leaders to translate business requirements into technical deliverables.
• Guides engineering best practices, code standards, and performance tuning across teams.
• Mentors and coaches engineers at all levels, supporting career growth and engineering maturity.
• Investigates system-wide issues and drives root cause analysis and resolution strategies.

Requirements:

• 7-10 years of experience in software engineering.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience designing and delivering distributed systems and large-scale applications, using AI tools like Claude and Copilot.
• Proficiency in cloud-native development, containerization, and modern development tools and frameworks.
• Strong skills in system performance, scalability, fault tolerance, and observability.
• Demonstrated ability to lead by example, mentor peers, and drive engineering excellence.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills.