
Staff Software Engineer - Measure team
Job Summary
The position is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software solutions that support business needs. It contributes to both new feature development and the enhancement of existing systems, applying software engineering principles to deliver reliable, scalable, and maintainable applications.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain software systems, applications, or services.
Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to define technical requirements and translate them into solutions.
Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following engineering best practices.
Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment processes to ensure software quality and performance.
Contribute to troubleshooting and debugging efforts, identifying root causes and implementing solutions.
Support platform performance, monitoring, and operational health through logging, alerting, and diagnostics.
Engage in Agile development practices including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
Provide technical input into project planning, estimation, and risk assessment.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as required to support business needs.
Job Level Specifications
Extensive knowledge and application of principles, theories and concepts. Complete knowledge of all job functions and the broad industry best practices, techniques and standards.
Develops solutions to complex problems where analysis of situations and/or data requires in-depth evaluation of variables. Determine the best approach to achieve results and provide suggestions to improve policies and procedures.
Work is performed independently and requires the exercise of judgment and discretion. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments. Work may be reviewed at a high level.
May represent the organization as primary contact on assignments and/or projects. Interacts with senior professionals and management and frequently coordinates work between departments or organizations.
Actions may impact on the organization. Failure to accomplish work will result in the inability to reach crucial organizational goals. Erroneous decisions may have a prolonged effect resulting in the expenditure of substantial resources.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: University degree preferred.
Typical experience: 8+ years in related role or experience.
Experience in software development using modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#, JavaScript).
Familiarity with application architecture, APIs, data modeling, and design patterns.
Knowledge of source control tools (e.g., Git) and CI/CD processes.
Understanding of performance optimization, scalability, and maintainability in software systems.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate effectively.
Actual experience may vary depending on role complexity, geography, and internal development opportunities or a comparable mix of training, education, and experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working across full-stack environments (e.g., frontend frameworks, backend services, databases).
Familiarity with cloud platforms, microservices architecture, or containerization tools.
Exposure to system integration, monitoring practices, and operational support.
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