Staff Software Engineer (Remote, Full-Time) [HR135] at smart-working-solutions

About Smart Working At Smart Working, we believe your job should not only look right on paper but also feel right every day. This isn’t just another remote opportunity - it’s about finding where you truly belong, no matter where you are. From day one, you’re welcomed into a genuine community that values your growth and well-being. Our mission is simple: to break down geographic barriers and connect skilled professionals with outstanding global teams and products for full-time, long-term roles. We help you discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success, where you’re empowered to grow personally and professionally. Join one of the highest-rated workplaces on Glassdoor and experience what it means to thrive in a truly remote-first world. About the role We’re offering an exciting opportunity for a Staff Software Engineer to play a key role in shaping a high-impact customer acquisition and e-commerce platform. In this role, you’ll provide technical leadership across critical initiatives, working closely with product, design, data, and platform teams to deliver robust, scalable, and future-proof systems. You’ll combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership—guiding architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and embedding engineering best practices. This is a role for someone who wants to make a tangible business impact while raising the technical bar across teams. You’ll take ownership of two major initiatives: Modernising the customer sign-up experience across multiple markets, improving personalisation, compliance, and mobile parity while decoupling legacy systems; Enabling marketing teams through CMS-driven, SEO-optimised landing pages and improved attribution, reducing engineering dependency and accelerating campaign delivery. Responsibilities • Coach and mentor engineers, promoting best practices such as XP, TDD, and pair programming through hands-on leadership • Lead the design and implementation of scalable, API-based and event-driven architectures • Drive technical excellence by improving system architecture, solution quality, and developer productivity • Guide and de-risk the delivery of large-scale technical initiatives, ensuring alignment with architectural patterns and non-functional requirements • Collaborate closely with product, design, data, and platform teams to solve complex business challenges with effective technical solutions • Align engineering efforts with wider business objectives while maintaining architectural integrity • Advocate for continuous improvement, helping evolve engineering culture through XP principles, DORA metrics, and DevOps practices • Promote shared ownership and operational excellence across teams Requirements • Strong track record as a hands-on senior/staff-level engineer delivering scalable, secure systems • Proven experience leading or influencing architecture and technical direction across teams or domains • Experience working with API-based and event-driven systems, cloud services, and a mix of relational and NoSQL databases • Comfortable collaborating with architects, principal engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders • Strong advocate of Agile and XP practices, including iterative, feedback-driven development • Ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term system sustainability • Experience mentoring engineers and raising technical standards across teams • Strong alignment with DevOps culture, shared ownership, and improving developer experience through tooling and process improvements Nice to have • Experience guiding multi-team or cross-domain technical initiatives • Exposure to improving engineering effectiveness using DORA metrics • Background in customer-facing platforms such as e-commerce, acquisition, or marketing systems. Benefits • Fixed Shifts: 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM IST (Summer) | 1:00 PM - 10:30 PM IST (Winter) • No Weekend Work: Real work-life balance, not just words • Day 1 Benefits: Laptop and full medical insurance provided • Support That Matters:Mentorship, community, and forums where ideas are shared • True Belonging: A long-term career where your contributions are valued At Smart Working, you’ll never be just another remote hire. Be a Smart Worker - valued, empowered, and part of a culture that celebrates integrity, excellence, and ambition. If that sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to hear your story.