Senior/Staff Software Engineer

• Lead architecture and design for core Conductor services, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and performance at massive scale
• Tackle the most complex distributed systems challenges, influencing both near-term deliverables and future technical direction
• Collaborate with product, design, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-impact, business-critical features
• Act as a multiplier—mentoring engineers at all levels, elevating team practices, and fostering a culture of technical excellence
• Champion open-source contributions to Conductor, guiding community engagement and adoption
• Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies, frameworks, and tooling to keep Orkes at the forefront of distributed computing innovation
• Establish and enforce best practices in coding standards, testing, observability, and operational readiness
• Partner closely with leadership to align engineering initiatives with business strategy and customer needs
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends
• Department: Engineering
• Reports to: CTO

Benefits

• Fully Distributed: We believe in a remote-first, truly distributed workforce
• Stock Options: Our compensation packages optionally includes stock options
• Medical, Dental, Vision: Comprehensive health insurance, for you and your loved ones
• Flexible PTO: Take time off to rest, relax and re-charge with flexible PTO
• Flexible Work Environment: We offer flexible working hours and other arrangements to match your needs

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Strong technical mentorship and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and guide other senior engineers
• 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
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Proven track record architecting large-scale, distributed systems and event-driven applications
• Experience building backend systems, with deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, cross-team technical initiatives from inception to delivery
• Mastery of REST, gRPC, asynchronous messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.), and cloud-native architectures
• Familiarity with API design, REST, and GraphQL
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• 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