Staff Software Engineer, Foundations - CAN
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Foundations - CAN to join the team of a leader in the Enterprise Technology space.
This role will help shape the core data and platform systems that power critical enterprise workflows at scale. You will lead major technical initiatives across ingestion, storage, APIs, and distributed processing while partnering closely with engineering leadership and other teams that depend on the platform. The position calls for deep systems thinking, strong architecture judgment, and the ability to improve reliability, correctness, and throughput across complex data environments.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $150,000 – $180,000 annually
Responsibilities
Lead the migration of the resource data model to a schema-aware Postgres-backed solution
Drive solutions across teams dependent on the Foundations platform
Design for correctness under eventual consistency with advanced data handling techniques
Evolve the data ingestion and pipeline architecture for high-throughput processing
Transform the Query API into a production platform with robust features
Ensure correctness of auditable evidence for compliance
Diagnose production failures specific to real-world data patterns
Set architectural direction for the Foundations stack's streaming and persistent storage infrastructures
Mentor senior engineers and enhance technical capabilities within the team
Champion engineering excellence across data infrastructure
Qualifications
Proven track record in platform migration initiatives while maintaining backward compatibility and system availability
Strong command of streaming and queuing infrastructure (Kafka or equivalent)
Deep experience in distributed systems and data pipeline engineering at enterprise scale
Fluency in relational and document data modeling at scale (Postgres and MongoDB)
Experience in defining multi-quarter technical roadmaps in collaboration with engineering leadership
Solid AWS fundamentals and proficiency in TypeScript and Node
Ability to communicate complex technical topics to various audiences
Benefits
100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits including dependents coverage
Pension contribution and health & wellness stipend
16 weeks paid Parental Leave for all new parents
Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipends
Flexible work hours and location options
21 days of Vacation Time and 80 hours of Sick Leave
11 company-paid holidays and various virtual team-building activities
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Lead the migration of the resource data model to a schema-aware Postgres-backed solution
- Drive solutions across teams dependent on the Foundations platform
- Design for correctness under eventual consistency with advanced data handling techniques
- Evolve the data ingestion and pipeline architecture for high-throughput processing
- Transform the Query API into a production platform with robust features
- Ensure correctness of auditable evidence for compliance
- Diagnose production failures specific to real-world data patterns
- Set architectural direction for the Foundations stack's streaming and persistent storage infrastructures
Qualifications
- Proven track record in platform migration initiatives while maintaining backward compatibility and system availability
- Strong command of streaming and queuing infrastructure (Kafka or equivalent)
- Deep experience in distributed systems and data pipeline engineering at enterprise scale
- Fluency in relational and document data modeling at scale (Postgres and MongoDB)
- Experience in defining multi-quarter technical roadmaps in collaboration with engineering leadership
- Solid AWS fundamentals and proficiency in TypeScript and Node
- Ability to communicate complex technical topics to various audiences
Benefits
- 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits including dependents coverage
- Pension contribution and health & wellness stipend
- 16 weeks paid Parental Leave for all new parents
- Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipends
- Flexible work hours and location options
- 21 days of Vacation Time and 80 hours of Sick Leave
- 11 company-paid holidays and various virtual team-building activities
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
Historical employer filing data was found for Ladders. The employer record includes 8 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.