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Senior Principal Staff Software Engineer

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198400.00 - 297600.00 USD / Year
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As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in fostering a collaborative environment, working closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, operations, and other engineering teams. You will act as a liaison between these teams and executive leadership to ensure alignment between technical initiatives and business goals. Additionally, you will advise the VP on technical matters and strategic direction, providing expert guidance on technology decisions. You will also be a center of excellence, promoting a culture of quality, customer obsession, and simplicity. With deep technical expertise in cloud architecture, distributed systems, and data storage solutions, you will stay current with industry trends to bring cutting-edge solutions to the organization. This role offers an exciting opportunity to use your passion, experience, and analytical skills to create impactful solutions for public safety and make a positive difference in the world!

Job Responsibility:

  • Set and edit technical direction directly in programs and indirectly in reviews, communications, and documentation
  • Provide architectural guidance to technical leaders
  • Facilitate technology lifecycle and strategy roadmap
  • Evaluate/review and improve existing systems and procedures
  • Advise the VP on technical matters and strategic direction

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  • Culture of Excellence: Successfully engendered a culture of engineering excellence across a broad organization
  • Architecture Experience: Proven track record in driving the architecture for a large scale, cloud-based product with high availability, low latency, and high reliability
  • PaaS: Proficiency with multiple data storage systems such as RDBMS, Cassandra, and large file systems and cloud-based architecture and designs
  • Customer Obsession: Demonstrated value in driving features that improve customer experience
  • Vision: Identifies future challenges/obstacles and opportunities for the technical roadmap
  • Decision-Making Skills: Strong, data-driven decision-making approach, influencing with transparency
  • Mentorship: Proven experience in mentoring and growing other staff engineers
  • Leadership: Strong leadership skills fostering a collaborative environment
What we offer:
  • Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
  • Discretionary paid time off
  • Paid parental leave for all
  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Fitness Programs
  • Emotional & Mental Wellness support
  • Learning & Development programs
  • Snacks in our offices

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Job Posted:
February 17, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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