Staff Software Engineer - Notifications Platform -San Francisco, CA

Staff Software Engineer – Notifications Platform

Location: Remote | United States

Seasoned software engineer with 7+ years of experience designing and scaling high-performance distributed systems. Expert in building robust, data-driven infrastructure that powers real-time engagement at massive scale. Passionate about creating seamless user experiences by driving timely, relevant, and reliable notifications across multi-channel platforms, including mobile push, email, SMS, and in-app messaging.

Core Competencies:

• Design and development of large-scale notifications platforms from the ground up
• Deep understanding of observability, instrumentation, and monitoring for distributed systems
• Expertise in system scalability and fault-tolerant architectures for hundreds of millions of users
• Effective mentor and leader, supporting the growth of engineering peers
• Data-informed decision-making to continuously optimize notification delivery and user engagement

Technical Highlights:

• Hands-on experience with Python, Elixir, or Rust
• Scalable services deployed via Kubernetes
• Integration with GCP Pub/Sub and other modern messaging infrastructures
• Skilled in NoSQL systems like Cassandra and Scylla
• Strong capability in navigating large codebases and cross-functional team environments

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement a unified platform for multi-channel notifications
• Define platform requirements in collaboration with product and engineering stakeholders
• Build and maintain high-throughput, low-latency pipelines for notification delivery and data capture
• Coach and mentor engineers across multiple domains
• Drive continual improvements to system reliability, performance, and user relevance