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
US CitizenGreen Card
- 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.