Senior/Staff Software Engineer

About Sovrn Every interesting company solves important problems for other people.  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 this information. We believe in helping Open Web businesses be and remain Independent. 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. About the Role 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. What You’ll Be Doing: Designing and Architecting Scalable Systems: Lead the design of distributed systems that integrate multiple components and services across Sovrn’s product ecosystem. Driving Technical Excellence: Define best practices for system design, testability, documentation, and accessibility to ensure applications are secure, performant, and user-centric. Leveraging AI and Automation: Use advanced development tools and AI to deliver secure, extensible, and efficient solutions that reduce dependencies and technical overhead. Shaping Engineering Standards: Establish and maintain SLOs/SLAs, coding and documentation standards, and architectural guidelines across teams. Mentoring and Influencing: Coach engineers at all levels, building organizational capability in system thinking, collaboration, and architectural decision-making. Aligning Technical Strategy: Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Cloud Engineering to ensure architectural decisions align with Sovrn’s business strategy and growth goals. The successful candidate will have: 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, ...