Staff Software Engineer

Overview

Staff Software Engineer for Acquia’s Web Governance Backend Engineering team, focused on hands-on delivery of backend products and features with strong standards for reliability, observability, and scale.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and ship production software features.
• Write and ship production code daily as an active contributor.
• Own the full product lifecycle from technical specs through testing and delivery.
• Mentor other engineers through code reviews, pairing sessions, and design discussions.
• Write technical specs while AI agents implement them.
• Rigorously review and verify AI-generated output for correctness and security.
• Ramp up quickly on AI tools and adapt workflows as AI capabilities evolve.

What you'll need

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong engineering fundamentals including testing, CI/CD, and architecture.
• Backend expertise in APIs, HTTP, databases, and MVC.
• M.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to work across languages and frameworks (Ruby/Java plus Python, Go, JavaScript, and C++ projects).

Nice to have

• Experience diagnosing and resolving issues in distributed systems.
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenCode, or similar.
• Skill in writing effective prompts with clear context, constraints, and success criteria.
• Strong communication skills to present system design to engineers and product managers.
• Senior IC track record with mentoring through high-quality code and system designs.

Details

• Remote-first organization with a global workforce.