Staff Software Engineer, Java

NinjaOne provides a Unified IT Operations Platform for endpoint management, patching, backup, and remote access. The Staff Software Engineer will lead large-scale technical initiatives, shape scalable software architecture, make high-impact technical decisions, mentor engineers, and deliver mission-critical services for managing millions of endpoints and servers.

Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership & Architecture: Influence critical architectural decisions and oversee the implementation of complex technical solutions. Bring deep expertise in system design to ensure the long-term sustainability and scalability of our software systems, balancing technical debt, performance concerns, and business needs
• Autonomous Decision-Making: Operate with a high degree of independence, trusted to make high-impact technical choices with minimal oversight. You are a go-to voice for evaluating trade-offs and setting direction across your domain
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product, infrastructure, and engineering teams to drive alignment on technical decisions and ensure solutions are both practical and forward-looking
• Mentorship & Standards: Mentor and elevate engineers across the organization, providing guidance on best practices and helping establish technical standards that raise the bar for the entire engineering team
• Ownership of Large-Scale Initiatives: Take full ownership of complex, multi-team technical initiatives — proactively identifying challenges, driving resolutions, and incorporating insights from customer support and operational data
• Quality Advocacy: Champion and implement quality assurance practices, ensuring the delivery of robust, high-performance software that meets the high expectations of our customers
• Other duties as needed

Requirements:

• Location - We are flexible on remote working from home, if you are located in the USA and reside in one of the following states - CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, \•IL, KS, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NC, NY, OH, OR, TN, TX, VA, and WA
• • 12+ years of experience in Java software development, particularly for product applications
• • 5+ years of experience designing and operating highly scalable systems
• • Proven experience solving complex system design challenges at scale
• • Expertise in API design and RESTful services, with experience using frameworks like Spring (Spring Boot) or Jersey
• • Strong command of object-oriented programming (OOP) design principles and practices
• • Proficient in relational database design and development
• • In-depth knowledge of quality testing practices and a track record of delivering high-quality software
• • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience
• This position is NOT eligible for Visa sponsorship
• • Due to operational policies, NinjaOne is unable to hire for this role within the city limits of Chicago. We will consider all qualified candidates who reside outside of the city proper or are willing to self-relocate
• • 2+ years of experience with Kotlin is a plus
• • Experience with caching systems, particularly Redis, is a plus