Genesis10 is currently seeking a Staff Software Engineer - Remote for a contract to hire or direct hire opportunity located in Milwaukee, WI.

Genesis10 is a leading staffing firm in the U.S. that is currently seeking a Staff Software Engineer for a remote contract to hire opportunity. In this role, you will own and evolve system-level architecture, lead technical design for complex initiatives, and mentor other engineers while ensuring systems meet high standards for performance and security.

Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve system-level architecture across services, platforms, and domains
• Lead technical design for complex initiatives spanning multiple teams or product areas
• Set and promote engineering standards for architecture, security, reliability, and performance
• Partner with Dev Leads, Engineering Managers, and Product to align technical decisions with business priorities
• Guide and mentor Senior and Mid-level Engineers through design reviews, architecture discussions, and technical coaching
• Identify and resolve systemic technical risks before they impact delivery or customers
• Influence platform evolution to support scalability, AI-enabled capabilities, and future growth
• Deep-dive into codebases and systems when needed to unblock teams or resolve ambiguity
• Improve developer experience, tooling, and observability across teams
• Design and review distributed systems and APIs
• Drive architectural decisions related to data, integration, and service boundaries
• Ensure systems meet standards for availability, security, performance, and maintainability
• Support adoption of AI-enabled services and data-driven capabilities where appropriate
• Champion best practices for testing, CI/CD, and operational readiness

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 8–12+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven experience designing and evolving large-scale, distributed systems
• Strong background in backend systems and data architecture
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction across teams
• Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating with cross-functional partners
• Strong systems thinking and ability to reason about complex architectures
• Comfortable influencing without direct authority
• Ability to balance long-term technical health with near-term delivery needs
• Clear communicator of technical concepts to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong ownership mindset and bias toward action
• Backend experience with .NET and Python
• Frontend experience with React
• Database experience with SQL Server and PostgreSQL
• Experience with RESTful service APIs
• Experience designing AI-enabled systems or integrating LLM-backed services
• Experience with AI-enabled platforms or data-intensive systems
• Experience operating in healthcare or other regulated environments
• Cloud platform experience and CI/CD pipeline ownership
• Experience improving platform reliability, observability, or developer experience at scale