Staff Engineer

What You’ll Do

The Staff Engineer leads technical design and delivery across one or more squads, driving architecture decisions, mentoring engineers at all levels, and ensuring engineering quality at scale. This role operates with high autonomy, translates ambiguous business problems into clear technical strategies, and partners closely with product and engineering leadership to shape the team’s roadmap.

In this role, you will:

•  Own and drive technical design and architecture for squad-level and cross-squad systems.
• Decompose complex product roadmap items into incremental, deliverable milestones with clear technical direction.
• Lead estimation, planning, and risk assessment for medium-to-large initiatives.
• Set and enforce engineering quality standards including code reviews, testing strategies, and security practices.
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution for complex production incidents; incorporate lessons into team norms.
• Mentor engineers at IC1 and IC2 levels; actively contribute to their technical growth.
• Evaluate build/buy/adopt decisions and clearly articulate tradeoffs to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to shape the product roadmap and define requirements.
• Champion DevSecOps practices, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Define and implement scalable, maintainable, and cost-effective solutions using .NET Core, ASP.NET, Angular, and Azure.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for the squad.

What You’ll Need to Join Our Team

•  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of professional experience with .NET Framework, .NET Core, ASP.NET, Angular, and SQL Server.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical design and architecture across one or more product teams.
• Deep expertise in Domain-Driven Design (DDD), SOLID principles, and design patterns.
• Proficiency in C#, Angular, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
• Strong experience with Azure cloud architecture (App Services, Service Bus, Azure SQL, and related services).
• Proficiency in unit and integration testing frameworks; experience driving TDD and test strategy at the team level.
• Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (Azure DevOps, TeamCity, Octopus).
• Experience evaluating and introducing new technologies and frameworks to a team.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot).

Why Work For Us

• Competitive Compensation from $165,000-$175,000*
• Comprehensive Benefit Package**
• • Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Company-paid Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Accident Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401k with generous Company Match
  • Commuter Benefits
• Paid Time Off accrued per pay period
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Employee Events
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Discount Programs
• Office in Park Ridge, IL - Convenient location to Blue Line

*Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related aspects.

**Eligible to enroll the first day of employment for immediate coverage.

Remote only roles:

Although the role is open to remote candidates, PCMI can only hire employees in the following states: 

• AL, CT, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MI, MO, NC, NE, NH, NM, OH, PA, SC, TX, WI 

Note: It is required for this role to be in the Park Ridge, IL office 2 days per week if candidate is located in the Chicagoland area. 

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