Hiring: Staff Software Engineer: Platform R&D Company: SolarWinds Location: Austin, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 16:14:51 Target Skills & Keywords : Data Pipeline, Event-Driven, Java, Kubernetes, Python, R, Rust, Systems Design About the job Experience: •8+ years of software engineering experience, with significant experience building and operating production backend systems at scale Required Skills: •Design and implement distributed backend systems that support high-throughput, low-latency data and service workloads •Lead architecture and technical direction for services involved in data ingestion, transformation, storage, and serving •Build and improve real-time and near-real-time data pipelines for large-scale platform use cases •Drive system reliability, scalability, and operability through strong design, observability, and automation practicesPartner with peer engineering teams to define interfaces, evolve schemas, and support safe integration patterns across services •Improve system performance across storage, compute, messaging, caching, and API layers •Establish sound approaches for fault tolerance, failure recovery, rollout safety, and capacity planning •Contribute to technical strategy and execution for platform modernization and backend architecture evolution •Mentor senior and mid-level engineers and raise engineering standards through design reviews, code reviews, and operational leadership Qualifications: •Strong experience designing distributed systems and understanding trade-offs around consistency, availability, durability, and performance •Strong programming skills in one or more modern languages such as Rust, Go, Java, Python, or similar •Strong debugging and performance tuning skills across complex, multi-service systems •Demonstrated ability to lead technically across team boundaries and influence architecture without relying solely on authority •Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical trade-offs clearly •Operational familiarity with Kubernetes and modern cloud platform operations 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!