
Staff Software Engineer
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Staff Software Engineer
Job Title: Staff Software EngineerLocation: 100% Remote (Continental United States)Position Type: In-house Bright Vision Technologies SOW engagement (no third-party client or vendor)Salary : 100 K - 150 K Experience: 8+ yearsSponsorship: No new H1B sponsorship available. H1B transfers welcomed for qualified candidates.Employment Type: Full-time, direct W2 with Bright Vision Technologies (no C2C, no 1099, no third-party)Engagement: Long-term, multi-year, aligned to the Bright Vision SOW delivery roadmapCompensation: Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits.Employment Terms & Visa PolicyThis is a 100% remote, full-time, direct W2 position with Bright Vision Technologies.This role is part of Bright Vision Technologies’ in-house Statement of Work (SOW) engagement. The client, end customer, and employer for this position is Bright Vision Technologies — there is no third-party client, vendor, or implementation partner involved.We do not engage in C2C, 1099, or third-party arrangements for this role.BUT STRICTLY NO C2C/1099/3RD PARTY COMPANIES. ALL OUR ROLES ARE W2 AND NO 3RD PARTY BROKERING PLEASE.Candidates must be willing to work directly as a full-time W2 employee of Bright Vision Technologies and contribute to our in-house SOW deliverables.No new H1B sponsorship is available for this roleHowever, candidates who are currently on a valid H1B visa and require a transfer are welcome to apply. We will support H1B transfers for qualified candidates.For every role, a technical coding assessment is mandatory. Please apply only if you are confident in your technical abilities and hands-on experience.Job SummaryWe are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to provide deep technical leadership across multiple teams and drive the design and execution of complex, cross-cutting engineering initiatives. As a Staff engineer you will be a key technical voice in shaping architecture, raising the engineering bar, and helping the organization deliver ambitious technical roadmaps. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical depth with strong organizational judgment, and will be comfortable operating at the intersection of strategy, architecture, and hands-on execution. In this role you will work closely with cross-functional partners — product, design, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders — to translate ambiguous requirements into well-engineered solutions, and will be expected to raise the bar through code review, design review, and mentorship of more junior engineers. The successful candidate brings strong engineering discipline, a clear communication style, and a track record of shipping meaningful work that holds up well in production.Key Responsibilities- Lead the design and execution of large, complex, cross-team engineering initiatives.
- Develop architectural standards and reference patterns adopted across multiple engineering teams.
- Mentor senior engineers and influence the technical direction of the organization.
- Lead detailed technical design reviews and architectural decision-making for high-impact initiatives, ensuring designs are well-scoped, trade-offs are made explicit, and outcomes are documented for future reference.
- Operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, translating long-term goals into concrete engineering plans.
- Drive significant improvements in reliability, scalability, and performance of critical platforms.
- Lead production incident response and post-incident learning for major issues.
- Partner with engineering managers, product, and executives on technical roadmaps.
- Set and uphold the engineering hiring bar through technical interviews, structured calibration, and contributions to recruiting initiatives that grow the team without diluting quality.
- Contribute hands-on code where most leveraged, focusing on high-impact components.
- Drive engineering culture, including code quality, documentation, and operational rigor.
- Represent engineering in cross-functional planning, prioritization, and roadmap discussions, helping product, design, and business stakeholders make informed decisions grounded in real technical trade-offs.
- Author and review technical RFCs, architecture decision records, and design documents that crystallize key technical decisions and create durable institutional memory across the engineering organization.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Eight or more years of professional software engineering experience.
- Proven track record of leading complex, cross-team engineering initiatives.
- Deep expertise in at least one of distributed systems, cloud platforms, or large-scale data systems.
- Strong programming skills in at least one major backend language.
- Excellent system-design and architecture skills.
- Demonstrated mentorship and technical leadership of senior engineers.
- Strong understanding of operational excellence, reliability, and observability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Track record of influencing engineering culture and standards.
- Experience driving multi-year platform modernization initiatives.
- Public technical contributions (talks, papers, OSS) in relevant areas.
- Hands-on experience operating large-scale production systems.
- Exposure to building engineering organizations as well as platforms.
- Familiarity with FinOps and cost-aware engineering practices.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.
BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
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