Staff software enigneer

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 7 years

Location: Bangalore

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer with deep expertise in Python and strong experience in designing scalable, high-performance, and resilient software systems. The ideal candidate is a technical leader who excels at architecting complex solutions, mentoring engineering teams, and driving high-impact initiatives end to end. This role involves working closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality products, optimize system performance, and improve engineering best practices across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of backend systems, services, and APIs using Python.
• Own and drive complex technical initiatives from concept to production, ensuring delivery of robust, well-tested, and maintainable software.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, DevOps, QA, and data teams to build scalable and reliable systems aligned with business goals.
• Set and enforce high engineering standards for code quality, security, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Champion best practices in system design, microservices, cloud deployments, CI/CD, and automated testing.
• Perform deep technical reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
• Troubleshoot production issues, conduct RCA, and drive continuous improvement.
• Contribute to long-term technology roadmap and architecture strategy.
• Experiment with new technologies and frameworks to evaluate feasibility for adoption.
• Influence engineering culture by fostering innovation, collaboration, and ownership.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7–12 years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on Python (Flask / Django / FastAPI preferred).
• Proven experience designing and building distributed systems, microservices, event-driven or real-time platforms.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, system design principles, and design patterns.
• Hands-on experience working with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra).
• Expertise in building RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs and asynchronous processing using Celery/Kafka/RabbitMQ.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure), containerization (Docker), and orchestration tools (Kubernetes).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, automated testing frameworks, and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Ability to break down complex problems, define technical direction, and influence outcomes across teams.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high-scale product or platform engineering environments (startup or enterprise scale).
• Exposure to security best practices, performance tuning, and system optimization.
• Experience working with distributed computing, streaming, or ML model deployment is a plus.
• Prior experience mentoring engineers or technical leadership roles.