Hiring: Staff Applications Engineer Company: Bright Vision Technologies Location: Dublin, OH Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 19:56:56 Employment Type: Full-time, Direct W2 Target Skills & Keywords: Distributed Systems, Cloud-Native Applications, Microservices Architecture, System Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Scalability, Reliability, Performance Optimization, DevOps, CI/CD, Observability, Kubernetes, Containerization, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, FinOps, Java, C#, Go, Python, C++ Experience: - 10+ years of professional software engineering experience - Significant experience leading large-scale, cross-functional engineering initiatives - Proven success designing and delivering complex distributed systems, cloud-native applications, or large-scale enterprise platforms - Demonstrated experience mentoring senior engineers and providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teams Required Skills: - Deep expertise in one or more areas including distributed systems, cloud platforms, microservices architecture, or large-scale data systems - Strong programming skills in at least one modern backend language such as Java, C#, Go, Python, or C++ - Extensive experience with system architecture, software design patterns, scalability, reliability, and performance optimization - Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and operational excellence - Excellent communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem-solving skills - Lead architecture, design, and execution of large-scale, cross-team engineering initiatives - Define architectural standards, engineering principles, and reusable design patterns - Lead architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and engineering decision-making - Drive improvements in scalability, reliability, performance, security, and maintainability - Lead incident response for high-impact production issues - Conduct code reviews and contribute hands-on development - Author and review architecture documents, technical RFCs, design specifications, and ADRs Qualifications: - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline - U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply (unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions) - Preferred: Experience leading enterprise-scale platform modernization or digital transformation initiatives - Preferred: Public technical contributions such as conference presentations, open-source projects, technical blogs, or published papers - Preferred: Hands-on experience operating and supporting high-scale production systems - Preferred: Experience influencing engineering organizations, technology strategy, and software architecture across multiple teams - Preferred: Familiarity with FinOps, cloud cost optimization, and cost-aware engineering practices - Preferred: Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and modern cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Compensation: $150,000–$190,000 Annually Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!