Staff Software Engineer

About the opportunity

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 Australia. This is a high-impact technical leadership role focused on shaping the architecture and execution of major products and engineering systems. You will remain hands-on, designing systems, writing code, solving complex production challenges, and guiding critical initiatives from concept to launch. The role spans backend, frontend, APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, reliability, security, and observability. You will turn ambiguous product and engineering challenges into scalable technical solutions and clear execution plans. As a senior technical voice, you will influence architecture decisions while balancing speed, scalability, cost, reliability, and maintainability. You will also raise engineering standards through mentorship, collaboration, and strong development practices. The position offers the opportunity to contribute within a fast-moving, globally distributed engineering environment serving millions of users across multiple markets. Accountabilities Own the technical design and execution of major products, systems, and engineering initiatives, taking responsibility from initial concept through production. Design and evolve scalable, reliable systems across backend and frontend applications, APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure. Remain hands-on through coding, prototyping, code reviews, debugging, troubleshooting, and production problem-solving. Lead architecture decisions and evaluate trade-offs involving performance, scalability, reliability, cost, development speed, and long-term maintainability. Translate ambiguous product and business challenges into clear technical approaches, solution designs, and actionable execution plans. Lead technically critical initiatives and coordinate engineering efforts across teams to ensure successful delivery. Strengthen engineering quality through improved system design, testing, security, observability, reliability, and development practices. Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance that raises engineering capabilities and standards across the organization. Solve complex production and system-level problems while ensuring solutions remain robust as products, teams, and markets scale. Requirements 7+ years of professional software engineering experience building and delivering production systems. Deep technical expertise in one or more areas such as backend engineering, frontend development, distributed systems, APIs, databases, or cloud infrastructure. Strong system design and software architecture capabilities, particularly for complex or high-scale environments. Excellent coding skills and a willingness to remain actively hands-on in engineering work. Proven experience providing technical leadership for major engineering projects from architecture and design through implementation and production. Strong judgment when evaluating technical trade-offs, with the ability to balance business priorities against scalability, reliability, cost, and maintainability. Demonstrated ability to influence engineers and cross-functional stakeholders without relying solely on formal authority. Strong problem-solving skills and experience diagnosing and resolving complex production issues. Ability to work effectively in a distributed, fast-moving international environment across multiple countries and time zones. Strong English communication skills, as English is the primary working language across global teams. Experience scaling engineering teams, systems, or development practices through significant growth is a plus. Experience working across multiple products, markets, or countries is also desirable. Benefits Fully remote working environment with the opportunity to collaborate across multiple countries and time zones. Full-time position with significant technical ownership and influence over major products and systems. Opportunity to work on technology serving millions of users across Southeast Asia and contribute to large-scale engineering challenges. Fast-moving environment with opportunities to shape architecture, engineering practices, and technical direction. Strong exposure to complex systems, distributed engineering, and international product development. Structured interview process designed to move quickly, including an online assessment or practical task, technical interview, and final leadership round. For strong candidates, the hiring process aims to be completed and an offer made within approximately one week from the start of interviews. Candidates who complete assessments quickly may receive priority during the hiring process. 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Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience building and delivering production systems.
• Deep technical expertise in one or more areas such as backend engineering, frontend development, distributed systems, APIs, databases, or cloud infrastructure.
• Strong system design and software architecture capabilities, particularly for complex or high-scale environments.
• Excellent coding skills and a willingness to remain actively hands-on in engineering work.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership for major engineering projects from architecture and design through implementation and production.
• Strong judgment when evaluating technical trade-offs, with the ability to balance business priorities against scalability, reliability, cost, and maintainability.
• Demonstrated ability to influence engineers and cross-functional stakeholders without relying solely on formal authority.
• Strong problem-solving skills and experience diagnosing and resolving complex production issues.