About the role

Staff Software Developer leading the design and delivery of backend components at Varicent. Responsible for scalable service design and technical mentoring within a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

Own delivery for significant features or systems: clarify requirements, design solutions, execute, ship, and iterate.
Design and build scalable backend services, APIs, and data pipelines that support core product functionality.
Drive system design decisions, balancing scalability, performance, reliability, and cost.
Define how quality is measured for your area (success metrics, testing strategy, observability) and automate it wherever possible.
Lead structured experimentation: define hypotheses, evaluate results, and translate insights into product and system improvements.
Improve operational readiness: deployment automation, monitoring/alerting, incident response, and performance optimization.
Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on technical guidance.
Influence engineering best practices, architecture decisions, and long-term technical direction.

Overall: 6+ years in software engineering
Relevant: 3+ years building and shipping production systems in product teams
Technical (hands-on coding): 5+ years
Strong software engineering fundamentals and advanced system design experience
Hands-on coding in Python and/or TypeScript (or similar), building APIs, services, and data pipelines
Experience designing and scaling distributed systems in production environments
Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), CI/CD, automated testing, and observability
Proven ability to own systems end-to-end, from design through production and iteration
Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with evolving requirements
Strong experimentation mindset: define metrics, build evaluation approaches, and iterate quickly
Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)