Staff Software Engineer, Catering & Events

What you'll do

• Lead the design and delivery of complex, high-impact initiatives from concept through production.
• Own and evolve the architecture of critical systems to ensure scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Drive technical strategy to simplify systems, reduce complexity, and improve engineering velocity.
• Partner with Product and Design to shape ambiguous problems into actionable, high-impact solutions.
• Mentor engineers and conduct design reviews to raise the bar for engineering excellence.
• Establish best practices for code quality, testing, observability, and operational excellence across services.
• Identify and address system-wide risks, performance bottlenecks, and scaling challenges.
• Champion the adoption of AI and emerging technologies to improve productivity and drive innovation.

What we're looking for

• Proven experience leading the design and delivery of large-scale, distributed systems in production environments.
• Strong backend expertise in Java or Kotlin (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to design scalable architectures and make high-quality technical tradeoffs across multiple systems and teams.
• Experience navigating ambiguity and driving alignment across stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions.
• Track record of technical leadership, including mentoring engineers and influencing engineering standards and practices.
• Deep understanding of microservices architectures, system design, and operational considerations like performance, reliability, and observability.
• Ability to decompose complex problems into clear strategies and guide teams through execution.
• Experience leveraging AI-based tools or platforms to increase engineering effectiveness or enable new product capabilities.