Hybrid Senior Software Engineer

at Datasite

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $118,800 - $207,200 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Java, Kotlin
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer for Datasite developing complex systems and mentoring teams to ensure technical excellence. Leading design and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders for impactful features.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Software Engineer, you are a trusted technical contributor who helps lead the design and delivery of complex features and systems within a domain.
• You promote engineering excellence and partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure our technical decisions align with product and business goals.
• Technical decision-making is led with attention to both immediate customer impact and long-term business needs.
• Roadmaps are developed in collaboration with product, the team, and leadership to guide future direction.
• Architectural improvements are defined to reduce operational overhead and strengthen scalability and reliability.
• Cross-team improvements are identified and advocated for, optimizing workflows and enhancing tools with broad organizational impact.
• Communication is clear and engaging, introducing challenging ideas thoughtfully and translating complex concepts into accessible insights.
• Systems are simplified where possible, reducing technical debt and improving long-term maintainability and scalability.
• Mentorship is offered through coaching, feedback, and participation in technical hiring, ensuring culture and mission are well represented.
• Continuous feedback is sought and shared, supporting both personal development and the growth of the team.
• End-to-end system design and execution for high-impact features or systems is owned with an emphasis on quality and reliability.

Requirements

• Backend engineer with a preference toward Java/Kotlin
• Deep expertise in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale systems, focusing on clean, scalable, and performant code.
• Proven SME in modern programming paradigms and languages, with rapid adaptability to new ones.
• Strong mastery of testing practices like unit, integration, end-to-end, and high code quality standards.
• Expertise in current dev tools: version control, CI/CD, IaC, containers, cloud architectures.
• Eager to adopt best-fit solutions.
• Passion for tracking industry trends, evaluating new tech, and driving sustainable adoptions aligned with business goals.
• Openness to incorporating AI into the dev workflow
• Bonus for Marketplace or Apps development
• Bonus for exposure to Kong or similar
• Bonus for Full Stack capabilities

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• a retirement savings plan
• paid time off
• other employee benefits