Senior/Staff Software Engineer

Sovrn•Boulder, CO

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sovrn is a Software and Data business that helps Open Web businesses be and remain independent. We help them understand their business better, operate more efficiently, and make & keep more money. We believe in the freedom and free-flow of information. We believe the Open Web is the largest source of information. Through Software products and Data solutions we help our customers: Understand their business better, so they can make better decisions. Operate their business more efficiently, so they can invest in what matters most. Make (and Keep) more money, so they control their own destiny. Languages/components/tools in our stack: Java, Kafka (Redpanda), AWS, Databricks, Datadog, ONNX. The Senior or Staff Software Engineer drives the design and evolution of Sovrn’s most complex, high-impact software systems. You’ll operate across domains spanning architecture, application performance, extensibility, and compliance to deliver solutions that scale and endure. You’ll balance big-picture architectural strategy with hands-on technical leadership, mentoring engineers, influencing standards, and ensuring Sovrn’s software systems are secure, performant, and adaptable for the future. You think holistically about user experience, system resilience, and long-term maintainability and you raise the bar for engineering excellence across the organization.

Requirements

Deep expertise in scalable architecture, with proven experience designing and evolving distributed, multi-service systems.
Strong focus on performance, security, and compliance, with experience meeting SOC, ISO, and GDPR standards.
Advanced proficiency in automation and infrastructure, including Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and scripting (Python, Bash, or Go).
Strategic systems thinking, with the ability to anticipate future challenges and architect adaptable solutions.
Exceptional communication and leadership, capable of aligning executives, engineers, and cross-functional teams on complex technical initiatives.
A legacy of mentorship and impact, building technical acumen, shaping team culture, and developing engineers into stronger system thinkers and leaders.
Accountability and the ability to thrive in a fluid and collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

Lead the design of distributed systems that integrate multiple components and services across Sovrn’s product ecosystem.
Define best practices for system design, testability, documentation, and accessibility to ensure applications are secure, performant, and user-centric.
Use advanced development tools and AI to deliver secure, extensible, and efficient solutions that reduce dependencies and technical overhead.
Establish and maintain SLOs/SLAs, coding and documentation standards, and architectural guidelines across teams.
Coach engineers at all levels, building organizational capability in system thinking, collaboration, and architectural decision-making.
Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Cloud Engineering to ensure architectural decisions align with Sovrn’s business strategy and growth goals.