Staff Software Engineer

McCarran, NV; San Francisco, California, United States. Posted 9 months ago

The role

A Staff Software Engineer will own a domain of the Redwood OS platform end to end. This includes shaping business requirements, designing, shipping, and operating software in production.

What you will do

Own a domain of Redwood OS end to end
Turn ambiguous business asks into clear specifications
Make tradeoff-aware design decisions across service boundaries, data models, APIs, integrations, observability, and access control
Set the bar in code review using AI effectively
Keep the platform coherent as multiple engineers and agents change it in parallel
Debug and resolve production issues
Improve the reliability of the systems owned
Raise the output of others through documentation, conventions, tooling, and mentoring
Work directly with stakeholders on-site 3 days/week

Required qualifications

10+ years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership of a significant system or domain
A track record of owning a problem space end to end with minimal direction
Strong Python and production React
Experience building and operating applications on AWS
Depth in system design: API design, integration patterns, data modeling, and service boundaries
Clear, concise technical writing
Sophisticated use of AI coding agents
Judgment to size effort to business value
Comfort working alongside warehouse and manufacturing operators on the floor

Nice to have

Experience as a tech lead or engineering manager, or otherwise accountable for the output of a team
Direct experience with ERP, WMS, MES, supply chain, or procurement systems
Manufacturing, logistics, or recycling industry experience
Integration experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations
Experience operating systems that a physical operation depends on around the clock

Before you apply

final-round interviews will take place in person at a designated office location

About the company

Redwood Materials is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America. The company recovers, refines, and redeploys critical minerals from end-of-life batteries.