Staff Software Engineer

Zinnia • Alpharetta, GA

10h • $175,000 - $190,000

About The Position

As a Staff Engineer, you will execute on our product vision for modern, frictionless, and scalable API-first systems, which collectively deliver the best end-to-end Life & Annuities solution in the industry. You will partner with fellow engineers to create a reusable, predictable, and discoverable design and development framework, enabling rapid, consistent, and maintainable solutions across the enterprise. We are seeking a team player with leadership experience, exceptional API security expertise, and a proven track record of successful delivery. You combine architectural vision with hands-on coding skills, ensuring solutions are both strategically sound and practically implemented.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of software development experience, with 4+ years in a staff engineer, architect, or technical lead role.
• Strong proficiency with .NET (C#) and JavaScript/TypeScript (NestJS, NextJS).
• Proven ability to architect large-scale API solutions while also contributing as a hands-on coder.
• Strong expertise in event-driven architecture and pub/sub messaging patterns, with experience in event streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka.
• Expertise in API management and gateway technologies (e.g., Apigee, Kong) and proven ability to integrate with enterprise IAM systems for secure API access.
• Experience designing and maintaining versioned, external/internal-facing APIs.
• Cloud-native development experience with AWS services such as Lambda, EC2, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SNS/SQS, and RDS.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases (e.g., MS SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra).
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, environment provisioning, monitoring) and containerization technologies such as Docker.
• Strong understanding of software design principles, patterns, and API governance.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, and leadership skills with the ability to influence and mentor teams.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying up to date with the latest technologies in software development.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Java and related technologies
• Knowledge of the Life Insurance & Annuities domain.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build: Design, document, and evangelize API standards and best practices across all Zinnia APIs.
• Hands-on coding: Write high-quality, maintainable, and performant code to build reusable frameworks and services.
• Lead API delivery: Partner with and guide the Enterprise API team to deliver scalable and highly performant enterprise-grade APIs.
• API governance: Implement API gateway capabilities (traceability, monitoring, security, analytics) and recommend improvements for the full API lifecycle.
• API documentation: Maintain high-quality API documentation using Swagger or similar tools to ensure clarity, consistency, and ease of use for internal and external consumers
• Code quality: Conduct code reviews and ensure alignment with architectural principles, standards, and design patterns.
• Technical guidance: Make critical design decisions, provide architectural oversight, and mentor developers.
• Integration: Work with IAM solutions and cloud-native services to secure and scale APIs.
• Collaboration: Partner cross-functionally (product, security, DevOps, infra) to ensure API strategy aligns with enterprise goals.
• Innovation: Stay current with emerging technologies and bring ideas to improve scalability, performance, and developer experience

Benefits

• Zinnia offers excellent career progression and competitive compensation.
• We offer great benefits, including health/dental insurance, parental leave, profit sharing, 401(k), incentive/bonus opportunity, tuition reimbursement, and so much more.

What This Job Offers

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