Top Staff Software Engineer Jobs in Austin, TX

The Senior Staff Software Engineer will lead major projects, drive architectural innovation, interface with customers for solutions, and mentor engineers. Experience in software engineering and a strong grasp of AI, cloud scale, and evolving technologies is essential.

Develop and manage high-performance back-end systems, design secure APIs, optimize performance in cloud environments, conduct testing, and manage ML model lifecycles.

Lead technical strategy and execution for multi-quarter initiatives; build and maintain AI-driven systems; mentor and raise the technical bar across teams; collaborate cross-functionally; ensure data security and HIPAA-compliant practices; operate in an AWS + Kubernetes environment while introducing new technologies as system load grows.

Lead technical design and implementation of the ISPM product using Ruby on Rails. Build scalable data pipelines and systems to process large-scale identity telemetry, collaborate with security researchers and product teams, mentor engineers, and set architectural direction for detection and remediation features.

Build and lead development of the ESPM platform using Ruby on Rails. Define technical vision, design scalable data pipelines and architectures for petabyte-scale ingestion, implement features across the stack, collaborate with security researchers, mentor engineers, and ensure high-quality, tested deliveries.

Lead technical strategy and architecture for Coinbase's Blockchain Platform, overseeing nodes, indexers, wallets, and asset lifecycle. Drive cross-team platform rearchitectures, enforce security and reliability standards, champion AI-driven automation, use observability to improve reliability, and represent the platform to executives to secure alignment and resources for large-scale blockchain infrastructure initiatives.

The Staff Frontend Engineer will design and implement complex frontend systems, lead engineering efforts, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver a sophisticated SaaS platform.

The Staff Software Engineer will lead full-stack initiatives, improve system quality, drive technical direction, and mentor peers in a collaborative environment.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll lead AI-powered product delivery, shape platform architecture, and drive initiatives like advertising systems and AI-generated content.

The Staff Security Software Engineer will lead security integration efforts, drive AI orchestration, optimize security telemetry, mentor engineers, and communicate with executives regarding security standards and initiatives.

Lead design and delivery of resilient, scalable cloud-native services spanning teams and domains. Shape technical strategy, migrate legacy capabilities, build reusable frameworks and developer tooling, drive reliability and incident reviews, mentor engineers, and partner with Product, Design, Security, Platform, and Data.

Lead backend platform engineering for Venmo CFS, setting technical direction for authentication, authorization, fraud and compliance systems. Drive cross-team architecture, mentor senior engineers, define standards, translate regulatory requirements into technical solutions, own service reliability and participate in on-call and incident response.

This role involves leading web platform initiatives, mentoring senior engineers, architecting web applications, and implementing technical strategies for improved performance.

Lead and build a new Trust & Safety engineering domain: design and implement systems to detect and mitigate fraud, billing anomalies, and credential abuse. Architect product and operational solutions, mentor engineers, define processes, and deliver scalable, auditable safety tooling across internal and external workflows.

The Staff Software Engineer will design and build scalable, high-performance backend systems using Python, coordinating engineering efforts and mentoring teams. Responsibilities include defining technical direction, improving processes, and ensuring high availability and security of systems.

Lead project activities, coordinate engineering teams, determine technical tasks, and enhance processes. Ensure software design and operational excellence while mentoring staff.

Lead engineering efforts and technical projects, improve existing processes, collaborate with teams to set standards, and ensure effective system design and implementation.

The Staff iOS Engineer will architect and deliver Pay with Venmo experiences, collaborating across teams while writing and reviewing code, mentoring engineers, and driving mobile engineering standards.

Lead design and implementation of scalable, fault-tolerant backend services for Venmo payments. Coordinate engineering teams, set technical standards, improve processes, own performance and availability, participate in on-call rotations, and mentor engineers while driving cloud-native, infrastructure-as-code solutions.

Lead design and operation of test infrastructure at scale: test orchestration, smart selection, parallel sharding, flaky-test detection, observability, SLOs, and on-call. Define technical strategy, drive cross-team projects, mentor engineers, and reduce test feedback time to accelerate engineering velocity.

The Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer will lead MCU software development, focusing on Secure Boot and hardware integration, while ensuring high security standards in products.

Lead architecture and multi-year technical strategy for financial data pipelines and reporting. Design and deliver backend services in Go, ensure accuracy, timeliness, and auditability of financial data, and partner with Finance/Accounting/Tax to translate regulatory requirements into scalable systems. Mentor senior engineers and set architectural standards across Financial Engineering.

Lead architecture and technical strategy for an internal platform that provides operational visibility into high-volume fund movements. Drive AI-first tooling, build fault-tolerant search and remediation systems, align cross-functionally, and elevate engineering quality through mentorship, design reviews, and process improvements.

The role involves owning the architecture and technical direction of Payment Rails infrastructure, designing high-reliability systems for global payment processing, and leading cross-functional collaborations to create efficient, compliant solutions. Responsibilities also include mentoring team members and enhancing operational excellence through AI-driven improvements.

Lead architecture and technical direction for Payments platform, building scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems, defining roadmaps, ownership of production reliability, cross-functional partnership, and mentoring engineers to improve platform quality and scalability.