Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Services at Jobgether – United States

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Services in the United States.

This role is a senior-level technical leadership opportunity focused on shaping and scaling a cloud-native SaaS platform that underpins a leading contract lifecycle management solution. You will take ownership of core cloud service architecture, ensuring systems are highly scalable, secure, observable, and resilient in a rapidly evolving enterprise environment. Operating at the intersection of hands-on engineering and strategic architecture, you will partner closely with product and engineering leadership to translate business goals into robust AWS-based solutions. This position emphasizes long-term platform evolution, modern DevOps practices, and AI-assisted engineering to accelerate delivery and operational excellence. You will influence technical direction across teams while remaining deeply engaged in implementation details where needed. This is a high-impact role for an experienced cloud engineer who thrives in complex distributed systems environments.

• Own and evolve the architecture of critical cloud service domains, ensuring long-term scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Design and maintain AWS-based systems, defining service boundaries, APIs, and integration patterns across distributed services.
• Lead technical roadmaps for cloud infrastructure modernization, balancing immediate delivery needs with long-term platform strategy.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native engineering practices including infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD automation, and observability standards.
• Collaborate with CloudOps and engineering teams to define reliability targets, disaster recovery plans, and operational readiness strategies.
• Improve developer experience through optimized deployment pipelines, tooling, and operational workflows.
• Mentor engineers and act as a technical multiplier, guiding architectural decisions and reducing system complexity.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering practices to improve cloud service development, testing, and operational efficiency.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 2+ years in a staff-level or equivalent technical leadership role. You have deep expertise in designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems on AWS. Strong proficiency in Python is required, along with working knowledge of Java and backend service development. You are highly experienced in infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation and have built and optimized CI/CD pipelines for cloud environments. A strong understanding of observability practices, including logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting, is essential. You demonstrate the ability to lead architecture evolution, system modernization, and refactoring initiatives without sacrificing delivery speed. Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and workflows is highly valued. You are an excellent communicator with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to influence technical direction across teams.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance and additional voluntary benefits (including pet insurance)
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Flexible paid time off and generous vacation policy
• Paid parental leave
• Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Inclusive and diverse work environment with strong employee resource group support
• Strong commitment to work-life balance and employee wellbeing