Remote Staffing
Senior Staff Software Engineer, API Platform (Remote) - Python
Remote Staffing, Costa Mesa, California, United States, 92626
Senior Staff Engineer
Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We are looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to provide strategic technical leadership for our real-time API platform, which powers mission-critical, high-throughput services across our ecosystem. This platform underpins the availability, performance, and scalability of core customer and partner-facing experiences. As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will report to the Software Development Director and operate as a hands-on technical leader, influencing architecture and implementation across multiple teams. You'll guide important decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure the platform meets demanding Service Level Agreements for latency, reliability, and throughput. Technical Leadership & Architecture Architect and evolve our real-time API platform for scalability, low-latency, and high availability (45 9s uptime). Lead design and implementation of platform-wide projects, such as event-driven architecture, observability, service mesh integration, and rate-limiting strategies. Cross-Team Collaboration Partner with engineering managers, staff engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams to align technical execution with our priorities. Define and promote best practices for API design, versioning, patterns, and developer experience. Execution & Influence Bring complex projects from concept to production, influencing technical direction across multiple teams. Lead technical deep dives, reviews, and postmortems to improve engineering quality. Operational Excellence Lead the reliability, scalability, and performance of real-time APIs and associated platform services. Work with SREs and DevOps to improve observability, incident response, and system tuning. Qualifications 10+ years of experience in backend or platform engineering with a focus on distributed systems and API design Experience designing and operating real-time, low-latency API platforms at scale Experience with protocols (HTTP, gRPC, WebSockets), caching, load balancing, and API security Experience with at least one modern backend language (Go, Java, Rust, or Node.js) Knowledge of distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), and modern backend stacks (e.g., Node.js, Java, Go, or Python) AWS and Python experience Experience with API gateways, load balancing, caching, and observability tools (Kibana, Grafana, Datadog, Prometheus) Familiarity with event-driven architectures, message queues (Kafka) and stream processing frameworks DevOps Knowledge: Docker and Kubernetes Benefits/Perks Great compensation package and bonus plan Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; World's Best Workplaces 2024 (Fortune Top 25), Great Place To Work in 24 countries, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 to name a few. Innovation is an important part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our inclusive workforce allows everyone to succeed and bring their whole self to work.
Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We are looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to provide strategic technical leadership for our real-time API platform, which powers mission-critical, high-throughput services across our ecosystem. This platform underpins the availability, performance, and scalability of core customer and partner-facing experiences. As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will report to the Software Development Director and operate as a hands-on technical leader, influencing architecture and implementation across multiple teams. You'll guide important decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure the platform meets demanding Service Level Agreements for latency, reliability, and throughput. Technical Leadership & Architecture Architect and evolve our real-time API platform for scalability, low-latency, and high availability (45 9s uptime). Lead design and implementation of platform-wide projects, such as event-driven architecture, observability, service mesh integration, and rate-limiting strategies. Cross-Team Collaboration Partner with engineering managers, staff engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams to align technical execution with our priorities. Define and promote best practices for API design, versioning, patterns, and developer experience. Execution & Influence Bring complex projects from concept to production, influencing technical direction across multiple teams. Lead technical deep dives, reviews, and postmortems to improve engineering quality. Operational Excellence Lead the reliability, scalability, and performance of real-time APIs and associated platform services. Work with SREs and DevOps to improve observability, incident response, and system tuning. Qualifications 10+ years of experience in backend or platform engineering with a focus on distributed systems and API design Experience designing and operating real-time, low-latency API platforms at scale Experience with protocols (HTTP, gRPC, WebSockets), caching, load balancing, and API security Experience with at least one modern backend language (Go, Java, Rust, or Node.js) Knowledge of distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), and modern backend stacks (e.g., Node.js, Java, Go, or Python) AWS and Python experience Experience with API gateways, load balancing, caching, and observability tools (Kibana, Grafana, Datadog, Prometheus) Familiarity with event-driven architectures, message queues (Kafka) and stream processing frameworks DevOps Knowledge: Docker and Kubernetes Benefits/Perks Great compensation package and bonus plan Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; World's Best Workplaces 2024 (Fortune Top 25), Great Place To Work in 24 countries, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 to name a few. Innovation is an important part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our inclusive workforce allows everyone to succeed and bring their whole self to work.