Staff Software Engineer

Description

**About the Role** ------------------ As a Staff Software Engineer at Avra, you will act as a technical cornerstone for our engineering team—setting high standards for architecture, mentorship, and execution. Collaborating closely with founders and cross\-functional leadership, you’ll lead the design of our scalable end\-to\-end platform, influencing the technical direction of our proprietary AI and data pipelines. This high\-impact role sits at the crossroads of deep tech and strategic influence, ideal for a leader who makes a mark through both code and guidance. **Responsibilities** -------------------- **Platform Architecture \& Leadership:** Shape and advance the architecture of our full\-stack platform, ensuring it remains scalable, maintainable, and strategically aligned. **Technical Vision:** Work alongside founders and engineering leaders to establish organizational standards for system design, technology choices, and development practices. **Cloud Infrastructure at Scale:** Design and manage complex components in our multi\-cloud environment (AWS and GCP), prioritizing reliability, observability, and cost effectiveness. **Cross\-Functional Influence:** Serve as the technical link among data engineers, data scientists, ML researchers, and product teams, transforming complex requirements into robust, integrated solutions. **Engineering Excellence:** Lead the implementation of CI/CD, define testing strategies, set code review standards, and establish performance benchmarks for all teams. **Mentorship \& Growth:** Guide senior and mid\-level engineers through mentorship and technical reviews, actively contributing to organizational engineering growth. **You Stand Out If** -------------------- * You operate fluidly at both architectural and code levels—equally skilled at whiteboarding distributed systems and reviewing code. * You have expertise in modern front\-end frameworks (React) and backend technologies (Go, Python, Rust) and have led teams deploying these technologies at scale. * You possess a strong history of successfully delivering complex, cross\-team technical projects from conception to production. * You are experienced with cloud\-native infrastructure, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and have strong opinions on best practices. * You lead with humility and clarity, exerting influence without authority and uplifting those around you. * You thrive on deep technological challenges and are driven by building systems that inform enterprise\-scale decisions. **Qualifications** ------------------ **Experience:** 8\+ years in full stack software development, including at least 2 years in a staff\-level or comparable technical leadership position. **Technical Depth:** Mastery of modern web and back\-end technologies, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), distributed systems architecture, and CI/CD practices. **Architecture Mindset:** Proven ability to design scalable systems across team boundaries, large data volumes, and organizational complexity. **Leadership:** Demonstrated track record of mentoring engineers, aligning teams on technical decisions, and contributing to a positive engineering culture. **Communication:** Excellent communicator, able to explain complex technical ideas to both technical and non\-technical team members in a remote, multicultural environment. **Why Join Avra?** ------------------ **Competitive Compensation:** Attractive salary, equity options, and a fully transparent compensation policy. **Direct Impact:** Collaborate directly with founders to define the technical future of a groundbreaking deep tech startup advancing AI\-driven decision\-making in Latin America. **Challenging Environment:** Solve complex, impactful technical challenges and help build the resilient infrastructure that supports major enterprise decisions. **Flexible Work Culture:** Enjoy a fully remote setup with optional office access in Sao Paulo, unlimited vacation, and comprehensive benefits including a national health plan and generous parental leave. *If you’re an experienced engineer eager to lead at the highest level and help redefine large\-scale data intelligence, we want to meet you. Apply today to shape the future of Avra.*