Senior Staff Software Engineer

10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a proven track record of building and operating production systems at scale
2+ years of experience leading engineering initiatives, driving technical direction, and/or mentoring team members through architectural and project-level decisions
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and business problems across diverse and evolving software architectures
Proven success working both independently and collaboratively on mission-critical initiatives in fast-paced environments
Deep expertise in designing, building, and operating high-scale, high-availability systems

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers across Reality Defender’s development teams, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration
Tackle a wide variety of complex software engineering challenges, swiftly identifying and implementing effective technical solutions
Write clean, efficient, scalable, and reusable code—with a strong focus on performance and reliability
Champion unit testing and code quality, ensuring your team consistently delivers high-standard, bug-free releases
Influence and contribute to system architecture, database design, and API development with a strategic and forward-thinking mindset
Partner closely with Product Managers to define, scope, and prioritize new features and functionality
Collaborate with senior leadership to align on strategic initiatives and tackle critical business challenges with technology solutions

Experience contributing to or thriving within rapidly growing engineering teams is a strong plus