Staff Engineer

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 4 years

Location: Bangalore

JobType: full-time

We are seeking an experienced Staff Engineer to build and scale full-stack systems in a fast-paced, product-driven environment. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on delivering secure, high-performance platforms, driving architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers while owning critical technical initiatives end to end.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale full-stack features using Python across backend and frontend systems.
• Lead backend development using frameworks such as FastAPI or Django, and frontend development using React.
• Architect and implement real-time governance systems including prompt monitoring, PII redaction, and secure LLM integrations.
• Build and maintain secure, high-throughput, and highly available systems leveraging Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
• Drive technical direction, system architecture, and engineering best practices across initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering leadership to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, and raise the overall engineering bar.
• Take ownership of complex initiatives from design through production rollout.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 4–8 years of full-stack engineering experience, with at least 4 years in startup or fast-growing product environments.
• Backend: Deep expertise in Python with experience building production-grade APIs and services.
• Frontend: Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks (React preferred).
• Systems: Experience with API gateways, security-focused architectures, and real-time systems.
• Infrastructure: Hands-on exposure to containerized and cloud-native environments.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI security, model governance, or LLM-based systems.
• Exposure to Rust or Go for high-performance services.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools for distributed systems.

Skills

Python
FastAPI / Django
React
JavaScript / TypeScript
System Architecture
Security & Governance
Kubernetes
PostgreSQL
Redis