Staff Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Offer technical leadership and guidance for several agile teams or projects.

• Execute prioritized software product roadmaps.

• Design, develop, and sustain complex software systems.

• Produce high-quality code for intricate scenarios with comprehensive test coverage.

• Review and convert product requirements into solid designs for distributed application systems.

• Lead design and code reviews for various applications.

• Oversee multiple sprint teams within the same product domain to introduce new or enhanced features.

• Resolve obstacles to delivering high-quality solutions for product backlog items.

• Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders to ensure the successful execution of intended functionalities.

• Provide mentorship and technical direction to engineers across diverse teams.

• Work with product managers to estimate efforts, prioritize tasks, plan, and deliver roadmap items.

• Encourage innovation and excellence within Mercury engineering.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related fields, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Over 7 years of software engineering experience with proven expertise in cutting-edge technologies and/or those utilized at Mercury.

• More than 3 years of hands-on experience leading multi-team engineering initiatives focused on developing features in a distributed application systems environment.

• Proficient in programming with one or more industry-standard languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, C++, JavaScript).

• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.

• Experience with relational databases, NoSQL, and caching solutions.

• Skilled in APIs utilizing modern protocols like REST and gRPC.

• Familiarity with message queuing, data streaming, workflow, and integration frameworks such as Apache Kafka, Apache NiFi, Amazon SQS, MS MQ, and Apache Camel.

• Knowledge of microservices architecture.

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

• Proficient in AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.

• Experience employing DevSecOps practices.

• Experience in designing and implementing distributed application systems.

• Experience using analytics data and experimentation.

• Excellent problem-solving abilities.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities through mentoring and technical guidance.

• Experience promoting operational excellence, quality, performance, scalability, maintainability, and observability.

• Experience in driving technical strategy and vision for multiple teams.

• Must be eligible to work from the United States.

• Preferred: Master’s Degree in Computer Science.

• Preferred: 7+ years of experience in Java, Python, Spring Boot, Microservices, etc.

• Preferred: 3+ years of experience with big data platforms such as AWS, Kafka, Spark, etc.

• Preferred: 1+ years of experience with Generative AI initiatives using both closed- and open-source models and libraries.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation.

• Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most roles.

• Paid time off (including vacation days, sick leave, 9 paid company holidays, and volunteer hours).

• Incentive bonus programs (potential holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus).

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching.

• Engaging work environment.

• Opportunities for promotion.

• Education assistance.

• Professional and personal development opportunities.

• Company recognition program.

• Resources for health and wellbeing, including free mental health therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more.

• Bonus potential.

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.