Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer Job Description

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify new opportunities and advocate for and implement improvements to the current state of projects.
• Collaborate with technological experts in the same domain across other teams in the organization, driving cross-team collaboration for direct projects.
• Take a leading role in features or refactors within the specific domain and align the team with the CyberArk Tech Radar.
• Solve challenging and complex issues or bugs in their domain of expertise within the group.
• Review implementations related to their domain of expertise.
• Teach and guide developers in the group.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Code, test, debug, and implement solutions into production.
• Develop and review unit test cases to ensure comprehensive unit testing.
• Diagnose and fix product issues found internally or in the field.
• Interface with Support to handle customer escalation issues.
• Mentor junior team members in their assigned tasks and technical skill development.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and work with any programming language as needed.
• Maintain critical thinking and awareness of industry trends and tools.

#IL-MP01

Qualifications

Critical Skills

• 7-10 years of experience in enterprise-scale application development and hands-on software development, with recent experience preferably in a cloud/SaaS environment.
• BS in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of technical education and work experience.
• Expertise and hands-on experience with web services (e.g., REST, SOAP).
• Extensive experience in JavaScript and DOM manipulation.
• Proficient in React for building modern web applications.
• Proficiency in Python, with at least intermediate-level experience (e.g., candidates with primary expertise in languages like Java but with Python experience are acceptable).
• Experience with any cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with general software development release lifecycle, source code management, and defect management methodologies.
• Ability to complete highly detailed tasks with strict attention to detail, quality, and timeliness.
• Strong organizational and self-management skills.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient understanding of SQL and relational databases.

Highly Desired Skills

• Knowledge of Go programming language, paradigms, constructs, and idioms (e.g., familiarity with Goroutines, channel patterns, or router packages like Gorilla Mux) is a plus.
• Working experience with AWS and/or Azure.
• Knowledge and experience with authentication standards such as OpenID or OAuth.
• Solid understanding of security and networking implementation and best practices.
• Knowledge and experience with serverless architectures and technologies (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, or GCP Cloud Functions).

Education/Experience

• 3+ years of experience with React.
• 3+ years of experience with Python.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to and learn new programming languages as needed.