Staff Software Engineer, Distributed Systems

Narvar is Growing! We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to build new product features that delight our customers. You will play a key role in guiding the future of our web application at Narvar by partnering with a cross-functional team including Engineers, Designers, Product Managers, and engineering leadership. You will lead process improvements that increase the velocity of the team, accelerating product development. As a Staff Engineer you will build a strong product-minded engineering culture by mentoring and guiding all levels of engineers. 

Day-to-day

• Own the architecture of new product platforms to drive business results and support extending existing ones.
• Implement scalable architecture and work on a committed team contributing to robust projects
• Write high-quality code that is modular, extendible and functional.
• Advocate for best patterns and practices in the area of system design, coding, performance, and testing.
• Developing a highly concurrent and distributed system.
• Defining and developing architecture models and roadmaps of application and software components to meet business and technical requirements, driving common usability across products and domains
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders including Product, Design, Sales, and Engineering Leadership to help break down business requirements into actionable plans
• Mentoring junior engineers on design, coding, and troubleshooting.

What we're looking for

• BS/MS in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience
• You have 10+ years of experience as a software engineer working on distributed systems
• Numerous years of hands-on experience in architecture, design and development of enterprise applications, integrations & data infrastructure
• You have experience designing, developing, debugging, and operating resilient distributed systems
• You have experience with managing large, complex systems in the cloud
• You have proven track record in delivering efficient, scalable, reliable and maintainable customer facing systems on time
• You are not afraid to take initiative and help make an impact on the larger organization
• You have solid organizational and communication skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule
• Deep hands-on expertise in one or more of the following server-side languages: Java, Python, Go, Scala, Rust
• Extensive experience designing, building, and integrating with RESTful APIs
• Experience designing and scaling relational and NoSQL database platforms (such as MySQL, Postgres, Cassandra, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticache)
• Experience with cloud computing platforms like AWS or GCP
• Experience building high volume, high performance, and highly available SaaS or consumer-facing products
• Previous startup experience strongly preferred

Bonus Points

• You have demonstrated experience managing, delivering and owning the services end-to-end
• You have solid track record engaging and collaborating across the organization in different locations
• You have led the technical architecture of maintainable and scalable applications and data systems

Why Narvar?

We're on a mission to simplify the everyday lives of consumers. Post-purchase is a critical phase of the customer journey. That's why we created Narvar - a platform focused on driving customer loyalty through seamless post-purchase experiences that allow retailers to retain, engage, and delight customers. If you've ever bought something online, there's a good chance you've used our platform!

From the hottest new direct-to-consumer companies to retail’s most renowned brands, Narvar works with GameStop, Neiman Marcus, Sonos, Nike, and 1300+ other brands. With hubs in San Francisco, Atlanta, London, and Bangalore, we've served over 125 million consumers worldwide across 10+ billion interactions, 38 countries, and 55 languages.

Pioneering the post-purchase movement means navigating into the unkn