Staff Engineer (Hands-On + Technical Leadership)

SHIRO APPS

Blue Bell, PAPosted April 2, 2026
ContractRemoteMid-level

Required Skills

JavaSpring BootDistributed SystemsKubernetesJenkinsAILLMsUnit TestingRefactoringCode ReviewArchitectureTechnical LeadershipMentoring

Work Authorization

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  • Seeking a hands-on technical leader who codes daily while guiding senior developers across multiple services. The role includes owning cross-team architecture for Java/Spring Boot systems running in Kubernetes, setting engineering standards, improving reliability, and driving platform-wide initiatives such as observability, CI quality gates, and performance guardrails.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver complex features personally while mentoring senior engineers.
  • Establish engineering standards and improve system reliability.
  • Lead platform-wide initiatives including observability, performance, and CI/CD improvements.
  • Utilize Copilot and Claude Code to accelerate design, implementation, and documentation.

Requirements

  • Immediate productivity with Java, Spring Boot, distributed system patterns, Kubernetes, and Jenkins.

Experience with cross-team architectural design and technical leadership.

  • Familiarity with using AI/LLMs for generating unit tests, refactoring legacy modules, and code review acceleration.
  • Ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs against enterprise security, data privacy, and compliance standards before production adoption.

Preferred Skills

  • Strong mentoring and coaching experience with senior engineers.
  • Proven track record in platform reliability and performance optimization.

Work Authorization

Visa sponsorship may be considered on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable laws.