Senior/Staff Software Engineer

The role

As a Staff Engineer, you will improve the system technically and organizationally. You will work on ambiguous, high-impact problems and shape technical direction across teams.

What you will do

• Take ownership of complex, cross-team problems that are not clearly defined
• Define technical direction and drive system design across domains
• Identify and address systemic issues and opportunities early
• Simplify complexity through better architecture, patterns, and structure
• Improve how teams build by raising standards, tooling, and practices
• Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring and team growth
• Ensure systems are reliable, scalable, and built for long-term evolution

Required qualifications

• Strong experience designing and operating scalable backend systems
• Proven ability to work on ambiguous, high-impact problems
• Track record of influencing technical decisions beyond your team
• Ability to balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability
• Experience mentoring engineers and improving team practices
• Fostering a culture of curiosity and experimentation

About the company

Engineering is central to how fonoa builds the business. They focus on solving real customer problems in small, high-trust teams with full ownership.