Staff Software Engineer

Workiva is building innovative solutions to help businesses navigate complex Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) challenges. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership, drive architectural decisions, and deliver high-impact solutions on aggressive timelines.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of new systems and services—taking products from concept to launch
• Architect and develop scalable, event-driven distributed systems and APIs that power our GRC solutions, leveraging integrations and third-party services
• Learn and adapt to GRC principles and apply them effectively in software development
• Collaborate across product, design, and engineering to meet aggressive timelines without sacrificing quality
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that follows industry best practices and coding standards
• Mentor and influence engineers across teams, raising the bar on technical excellence
• Define success measures, establish KPIs and metrics to ensure solutions deliver meaningful business and customer value
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and automated tests (unit, integration, functional, etc.) with Workiva solutions in mind to ensure software quality and reliability
• Drive product discovery activities with customers and stakeholders to gain insights, validate hypotheses, and identify opportunities for innovation
• Communicate complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences, using clear and concise language
• Participate in production on-call support rotation

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering or a related technical field
• Solid understanding of computer science concepts, including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and cloud-based distributed systems
• Experience working in a production engineering environment
• Experience delivering end-to-end solutions, including initiating and driving projects forward
• Ability to work effectively in dynamic environments with shifting priorities
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to a variety of audiences
• Problem-solving, critical thinking, and adaptability skills, with a commitment to staying up-to-date with new technologies and best practices in software engineering
• Curiosity, accountability, and a passion for creating impactful change
• 8+ years of experience
• Exposure to SaaS product-engineering development
• Proficiency with event-driven architectures, data pipelines, and event sourcing
• Expertise in Kotlin (or Java, C#,) PostgreSQL, Spring Boot, Typescript, React, and Snowflake
• Proficiency with GraphQL
• Expertise in debugging complex systems or applications
• Experience as a technical mentor preferred, with the ability to coach and mentor junior engineers
• Experience working in an agile development environment preferred, with a focus on continuous improvement and delivery
• Proficiency with AI tooling to accelerate software development