Staff Software Engineer

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 based in India.

This is a high-ownership engineering role focused on modernizing large-scale software systems while keeping production environments stable and reliable. You will work hands-on across backend services, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and production operations. A key part of the role is incrementally transforming legacy monoliths into scalable, well-bounded services using proven modernization patterns. You will have significant influence over technical direction, architecture, reliability, and engineering practices. The environment values proactive problem-solving, strong technical judgment, and ownership from design through deployment and operations. You will also have the opportunity to use AI-augmented development tools to accelerate engineering, modernization, and problem-solving.

Accountabilities

• Lead and evolve incremental modernization initiatives, safely transitioning legacy systems into scalable, well-bounded services while maintaining reliability and continuity.
• Decompose monolithic applications using approaches such as the strangler fig pattern, phased rollouts, and parallel-running systems.
• Define clear service boundaries, API contracts, and data ownership models as systems evolve.
• Manage the coexistence of legacy and modern systems throughout migration programs.
• Maintain backward compatibility and ensure the safe evolution of APIs, services, and data models.
• Identify and prioritize modernization opportunities based on business value, technical risk, system impact, and operational complexity.
• Improve system performance, scalability, maintainability, and reliability throughout modernization efforts.
• Design, build, test, deploy, and operate production software with a strong sense of end-to-end ownership.
• Debug and validate behavior across legacy systems and newly extracted services.
• Use observability and production data to validate migrations, identify issues, and continuously improve system reliability.
• Participate in incident response and a 24/7 on-call rotation when required.
• Apply AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully to analyze legacy code, understand system behavior, accelerate refactoring, and improve engineering productivity.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated ownership of production systems and operational improvements.
• Strong backend development experience with Ruby, Node.js, or a comparable technology.
• Hands-on experience modernizing monolithic systems incrementally in production environments.
• Practical knowledge of modernization strategies such as strangler fig, parallel runs, phased migrations, or similar approaches.
• Strong understanding of system decomposition, service boundaries, distributed systems, data ownership, REST APIs, and service contracts.
• Experience evolving legacy systems under real-world production constraints while balancing migration speed, stability, and risk.
• Proven ability to maintain backward compatibility and safely manage API and data contracts during system evolution.
• Experience building and operating cloud-native services on AWS.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and modern deployment workflows.
• Strong automated testing experience across unit, integration, and API layers, with a focus on code quality, debugging, and validation.
• Experience with observability platforms such as Datadog or equivalent tools for monitoring and troubleshooting production systems.
• Familiarity with incident response, production support, and continuous reliability improvements.
• Willingness to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation and support the resolution of production incidents.
• Experience with, or strong interest in, AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or Cursor, along with the ability to critically evaluate AI-generated solutions.
• Strong ownership, technical judgment, problem-solving ability, and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving engineering challenges.
• Ability to operate as a T-shaped engineer, combining deep expertise in a primary technical domain with the ability to work effectively across backend systems, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and operations.

Benefits

• Fully remote work from India.
• Opportunity to work on complex, large-scale systems and meaningful modernization initiatives.
• High level of technical ownership and influence over architecture, engineering practices, and system reliability.
• Exposure to modern cloud-native technologies, production engineering, and AI-augmented development.
• Opportunity to work across the full software lifecycle, from design and implementation through deployment, observability, and operations.
• Collaborative environment with opportunities for continued technical learning and career growth.
• Experience working on products and systems serving a broad enterprise customer base.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to a professional environment free from discrimination and harassment.

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