Senior/Staff Software Engineer

Join Orkes, a leading company in distributed computing innovation. As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the architecture and design of core Conductor services, tackle complex distributed systems challenges, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features. You will also mentor engineers, champion open-source contributions, and evaluate emerging technologies. Enjoy a fully remote work environment, stock options, comprehensive health insurance, flexible PTO, and a culture of innovation and collaboration.

• Lead the architecture and design for core Conductor services, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and performance at massive scale.
• Collaborate with product, design, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-impact, business-critical features.
• Mentor engineers at all levels, elevate team practices, and foster a culture of technical excellence.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong technical mentorship and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and guide other senior engineers
• Mastery of REST, gRPC, asynchronous messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.), and cloud-native architectures
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, cross-team technical initiatives from inception to delivery
• At Orkes, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and customer success. We empower our team to take ownership of their work and encourage them to explore new ideas and technologies that drive impact
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience building backend systems, with deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot
• Proven track record architecting large-scale, distributed systems and event-driven applications
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Familiarity with API design, REST, and GraphQL
• The requirements listed in the job descriptions are guidelines. You don’t have to satisfy every requirement or meet every qualification listed. If your skills are transferable we would still love to hear from you