Staff Software Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies • Piscataway Township, NJ

2d • $100,000 - $180,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to lead complex engineering initiatives and contribute deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms, or large-scale data systems. The role calls for strong backend programming, system-design and architecture capabilities, operational excellence, reliability, and observability. The engineer will provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers and influence engineering culture and standards.

This is a full-time, direct W2 role that is 100% remote within the United States. The salary range is $100,000–$180,000 annually. Bright Vision Technologies is unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position, but U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, EAD holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• 12 or more years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven track record of leading complex, cross-team engineering initiatives.
• Deep expertise in at least one of distributed systems, cloud platforms, or large-scale data systems.
• Strong programming skills in at least one major backend language.
• Excellent system-design and architecture skills.
• Demonstrated mentorship and technical leadership of senior engineers.
• Strong understanding of operational excellence, reliability, and observability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of influencing engineering culture and standards.

Nice To Haves

• Experience driving multi-year platform modernization initiatives.
• Public technical contributions, such as talks, papers, or open-source software, in relevant areas.
• Hands-on experience operating large-scale production systems.
• Exposure to building engineering organizations as well as platforms.
• Familiarity with FinOps and cost-aware engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-team engineering initiatives.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to senior engineers.
• Influence engineering culture and standards.
• Apply expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms, or large-scale data systems.
• Support operational excellence, reliability, and observability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior