Staff Applications Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies•Nashville, TN

2d•$150,000 - $190,000•Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Staff Applications Engineer to provide deep technical leadership across multiple engineering teams and lead the design and execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives. The role helps define technical strategy, shape architecture, establish engineering best practices, and deliver scalable, high-quality software solutions that support long-term business objectives. This is a full-time, direct W2 position that is 100% remote within the United States. The annual salary range is $150,000–$190,000. The employer encourages applications from U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, EAD holders, and H-1B transfer candidates, but cannot sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
At least 10 years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience leading large-scale, cross-functional engineering initiatives.
Proven success designing and delivering complex distributed systems, cloud-native applications, or large-scale enterprise platforms.
Deep expertise in one or more areas: distributed systems, cloud platforms, microservices architecture, or large-scale data systems.
Strong programming skills in at least one modern backend language, such as Java, C#, Go, Python, or C++.
Extensive experience with system architecture, software design patterns, scalability, reliability, and performance optimization.
Demonstrated experience mentoring senior engineers and providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teams.
Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and operational excellence.
Excellent communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading enterprise-scale platform modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
Public technical contributions such as conference presentations, open-source projects, technical blogs, or published papers.
Hands-on experience operating and supporting high-scale production systems.
Experience influencing engineering organizations, technology strategy, and software architecture across multiple teams.
Familiarity with FinOps, cloud cost optimization, and cost-aware engineering practices.
Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and modern cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture, design, and execution of large-scale, cross-team engineering initiatives from concept through production.
Define architectural standards, engineering principles, and reusable design patterns for multiple product and platform teams.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers across the organization.
Lead architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and engineering decisions for mission-critical systems.
Translate long-term technology strategy into executable engineering roadmaps and technical initiatives.
Improve scalability, reliability, performance, security, and maintainability of critical applications and platforms.
Lead responses to high-impact production incidents and establish processes for continuous operational improvement.
Collaborate with engineering leadership, product management, architects, and executive stakeholders to align technical strategy with business priorities.
Establish and maintain best practices for software development, testing, documentation, CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence.
Conduct code reviews and contribute hands-on development to high-impact components.
Participate in technical interviews, mentor interviewers, and improve hiring processes.
Represent engineering in cross-functional planning, prioritization, and roadmap discussions, helping stakeholders make informed technical decisions.
Author and review architecture documents, technical RFCs, design specifications, and architecture decision records (ADRs).