[Hiring] Staff Engineer @Vantage

Role Description

Vantage is hiring a Staff Engineer. You help set technical strategy across teams and deliver it through direct implementation, broad technical leadership, or both.

• Drive the technical roadmap multiple teams build against, and accountable for its landing.
• Influence peers and senior leadership to support the technical strategy.
• Clear cross-team dependencies before integration points turn into delays or crunch.
• Build frameworks and processes teams use to stay aligned without needing you in the room.
• Stay hands-on, leading several significant initiatives in parallel.
• Define SLAs and observability standards across the whole stack, from frontend through data.
• Own technical debt management and provide technical direction balancing immediate shipping needs with long-term sustainability.
• Raise the bar of the whole engineering team through mentorship, design review, and pairing.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of professional experience with a strong record in software development, testing, software design, and architecture.
• Very deep knowledge of a full production stack: frontend, backend, infrastructure, and data.
• Track record of owning a multi-quarter technical roadmap that spanned more than one team.
• Experience managing technical debt as an explicit program of work.
• Experience designing and operating B2B API integrations.
• Track record of mentoring senior engineers.
• Experience with CI tooling, Docker, and cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience evaluating and rolling out developer tooling, including AI-assisted development tools.
• Deep Python and Django experience building production services.
• A degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Requirements

• Lead the design and implementation of multiple significant technical initiatives in parallel.
• Provide technical direction balancing short-term delivery against long-term sustainability.
• Own technical debt management and work with Product to prioritize it in quarterly goals.
• Use forums to spread context, enforce industry best practices, and keep teams aligned.
• Mentor engineers across the department, including senior engineers.
• Act as a quality gatekeeper through active code review and testing strategy.

Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with flexible work philosophy.
• Home office support and annual company retreats.