Staff Software Engineer

About the company Our client is a fast-growing healthcare technology company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Guide the technical strategy for a platform engineering group responsible for large-scale data movement between internal services and outside systems. Take cross-team initiatives from early design to live operation while coaching experienced engineers and strengthening engineering practices. What you'll do - Define the technical roadmap for a data platform and decide what gets built and how it is delivered as demand grows. - Own the architecture for data pipelines, workflow engines and storage layers that exchange information with a wide range of external systems. - Look several quarters ahead for scaling and reliability concerns and resolve them before they cause outages. - Set expectations for monitoring, tracing, alerting, service level targets and safe production releases. - Drive large initiatives that span multiple systems, covering design, build, migration, launch and ongoing operations. - Work with platform and product colleagues to safeguard sensitive information, strengthen security controls and meet compliance obligations. - Coach senior engineers, lead design discussions and offer candid, constructive feedback. Requirements What we're looking for - A decade or more of hands-on experience designing and running large, high-volume distributed software. - Advanced knowledge of Postgres or a comparable relational database, including concurrency handling and query and storage tuning. - A track record of making sound architectural calls on long-running projects with real-world limits. - Production experience with a major cloud platform and container orchestration, plus strong backend skills in Python and Go. - Working knowledge of core network behavior and fluency with monitoring and observability tooling. - A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - Skill at translating engineering tradeoffs into plain language that business partners can act on. - Experience guiding experienced engineers through reviews and feedback. - A habit of spotting structural weaknesses early and fixing their underlying causes. - Comfort with ambiguity and pace in a young company, including frequent releases and carrying work from concept to delivery. - Ability to work hybrid from the San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles; this role is not remote. Bonus points - Background with healthcare data exchange standards, or with regulated environments requiring HIPAA and SOC 2 compliance; fintech or fast-growing SaaS experience is also valued. - Experience with durable workflow orchestration tools. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 210,000 to 275,000 per year - Equity - Health, dental and vision coverage - Parental leave - Flexible time off - Pre-tax health and commuter benefits Location and work model - San Francisco, Mountain View or Los Angeles, CA, United States - Hybrid - Full-time