What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Software Engineer position at Actalent?
Job Title: Staff Software Engineer
Job Description
We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer who is passionate about enforcing best coding practices and advocating for continuous improvement. The role involves developing tools and templates for process improvements and scaling the platform to handle a significant increase in load while ensuring 100% uptime.
Responsibilities
- Enforce best coding practices and advocate for continuous improvement.
- Develop tools and templates for process improvements.
- Scale the platform to handle 1,000 times the current load while maintaining 100% uptime.
Essential Skills
- Over 10 years of full software development lifecycle (SDLC) experience, with at least 3 years at the staff engineer level or higher.
- Mastery of SDLC, SOLID principles, TDD/BDD, and clean code/architecture.
- 5-8 years of experience with modern technologies like GraphQL, gRPC, JavaScript, microservices, and NoSQL.
- 5-8 years of applying cloud development patterns and best practices.
- 7 years proficiency in cloud-based architecture and automated release pipelines.
- 5-8 years of API-first approach expertise with loosely coupled systems and domain-driven design.
- Must have at least 5 years of full stack development experience, with a stronger emphasis on front-end development.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience in managing and planning technical debt.
- Commitment to improving code, processes, and people.
- Strong focus on quality code and various testing approaches.
- Experience with JavaScript.
- Expertise in Microservices and API.
Work Environment
The position requires working in the office 4 days a week and offers 1 day of work from home (WFH) with flexible scheduling based on office presence and project load. Employees can choose their WFH day, but there is no flexibility on the total number of in-office days at this time.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Scottsdale, Arizona.
Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Scottsdale, AZ.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $140000.00 - $165000.00/yr.
Able to provide our client's benefits package during the screening process.
Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Scottsdale,AZ.
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Jan 1, 2026.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
Salary : $140,000 - $165,000