Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of cloud-native, high-scale, distributed systems. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, hands-on engineering excellence, and the leadership to mentor teams and influence cross-functional architecture. This role requires a robust command of the Java ecosystem, cloud platforms, and modern software design principles.

Preconditions
- Minimum 3-day work from office location
- Mandatory DSA

Key Responsibilities
- Architect, design, and implement highly available, scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
- Own and drive technical roadmaps, system architecture, and platform evolution in collaboration with product and cross-functional teams.
- Champion non-functional requirements including performance, security, observability, and resilience.
- Define and enforce engineering best practices: TDD, code reviews, CI/CD, and system monitoring.
- Collaborate on API design (REST/gRPC) with front-end and product teams.




- Advise senior stakeholders on complex technical decisions and lead cross-team technical initiatives.
- Mentor engineers and foster a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and ownership.

Qualifications & Experience
- 10+ years of progressive experience in software development, including technical leadership or staff engineer roles.
- Deep expertise in Java and the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Data, etc.).
- Proven experience designing and managing distributed systems and microservices in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Strong data modeling experience with both relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (Cassandra, MongoDB) databases.
- Solid hands-on knowledge of event-driven systems using Kafka or RabbitMQ.
- Experience implementing Service Mesh technologies like Istio for traffic control, security, and resiliency.
- Demonstrated excellence in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and regression testing s

📌 Staff Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 ALTIMETRIK
📍 Bengaluru