Senior Staff Software Engineer
OneTrust, San Francisco, California +1
- Pay
- $165K–$248K / year
- Work type
- Not stated
- Level
- Staff
- Area
- Software engineering
- Posted
- 2 days ago
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About the role
Strength in Trust
OneTrust’s mission is to enable innovation through the responsible use of data and AI. We believe that ensuring data is trusted shouldn’t slow teams down—it should accelerate what’s possible. This led us to develop the first technology platform for responsible data use in 2016. Today, with AI representing the latest and most impactful expansion of data yet, OneTrust is once again redefining what responsible innovation looks like. OneTrust, the AI‑Ready Governance Platform™, unifies regulatory intelligence, automation, and connected governance workflows so businesses can continue to move at the speed of AI while ensuring good governance to prevent data misuse at scale. Trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, OneTrust is shaping the future where trusted data becomes a transformative force for business and society.
The Challenge
As Senior Staff Software Engineer develop strategic methods and principles to improve the technical stability and efficiency of the company's products/services. You lead and influence several teams and initiatives.
Your Mission
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Has deep knowledge of entire system and can jump into code in any component and fire fight and contribute.
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Makes decisions on product direction and internals based on deep subject matter knowledge.
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Sets product direction and has ownership over large components.
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Thinks both strategically and tactically, keeping in mind both technical goals and company goals.
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Given long term strategic goals, can lay out a path across many versions.
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Participates in and supports initiatives outside of main area of responsibility.
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Provides technical leadership for projects including 3–4 individuals.
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Builds strong relationships in their own team and across the company.
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Understands multiple points of view and drives a process to conclusions in a timely and respectful manner.
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Mentor others with high-level technical guidance.
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Improve the company’s technical prowess.
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Put customers first and set strategic short-term targets.
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Take up open-ended problems.
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Designing, coding, and debugging software.
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Improving the performance of existing software.
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Providing training to other engineers.
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Maintaining and upgrading existing software.
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Recommending new technologies that can help increase productivity.
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Supervising and overseeing the technical aspects of projects.
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Investigating software-related complaints and making necessary adjustments to ensure optimal software performance.
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