Staff Software Engineer, Video Platform in United States at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineer, Video Platform based in the United States.

This is a high-impact engineering role focused on the core systems that power identity management and eCommerce experiences across a large-scale video platform ecosystem. You will be responsible for building and evolving mission-critical infrastructure that ensures secure authentication, reliable transactions, and seamless user experiences. Operating at the intersection of platform engineering, security, and revenue systems, you will help shape the architecture that underpins customer trust and business performance. This role offers the opportunity to work on distributed, high-availability systems where reliability and scale are essential. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to influence technical direction and solve complex system-level challenges. It is an ideal position for a senior engineer who enjoys deep technical ownership and building systems that operate at massive scale.

• Lead the design and development of scalable identity and access management (IAM) and eCommerce systems, translating product and platform requirements into robust, production-ready architectures.
• Architect and implement secure authentication flows using modern standards such as OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, and JWT to ensure strong identity protection and system integrity.
• Own critical components of payment processing workflows, including authorization, capture, refund, and reconciliation processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Diagnose and resolve complex, cross-system issues across distributed microservices, databases, and network layers, minimizing service disruption and protecting user experience.
• Optimize performance across large-scale distributed systems, including relational databases, caching layers, and service-to-service communication.
• Partner with product, engineering, and platform teams to evaluate trade-offs, define technical strategy, and influence architectural decisions.
• Contribute to operational excellence through incident response leadership, postmortems, and continuous improvement of system reliability and scalability.

• 8+ years of experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Expert-level proficiency in Java, including strong knowledge of concurrency, multithreading, and build systems (e.g., Gradle).
• Advanced experience with SQL databases such as MySQL or Aurora, with a focus on performance tuning and transactional integrity.
• Strong experience with NoSQL systems and caching technologies for high-performance, distributed applications.
• Deep understanding of authentication and identity protocols, including OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, and JWT.
• Strong knowledge of payment processing systems, including financial transaction lifecycles and compliance considerations.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex production issues across microservices and infrastructure layers.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate architectural decisions and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative mindset with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and engineering rigor.

• Competitive compensation package with performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Fully remote work flexibility with periodic in-person collaboration opportunities.
• Opportunity to work on high-scale systems that directly impact revenue and customer experience.
• Strong engineering culture grounded in trust, transparency, teamwork, and innovation.
• Retirement and financial wellbeing programs.
• Paid time off and flexible work policies supporting work-life balance.