Sr Software Engineer (Product Engineering Background)

About the role

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Product Engineering Background) based in United States.

Join a fast-growing technology company transforming how businesses exchange data across global supply chains through modern, AI-powered infrastructure. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will take ownership of complex product initiatives, drive architectural decisions, and deliver scalable, reliable software solutions. You will work at the intersection of product engineering, distributed systems, and AI-assisted development within a fully remote engineering team. This role offers significant technical autonomy and the opportunity to influence engineering standards and platform architecture. You will collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to turn customer challenges into impactful solutions. If you combine strong engineering fundamentals with product thinking, technical leadership, and a passion for innovation, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Accountabilities - Lead the technical design, architecture, and implementation of major product features and complex engineering initiatives, ensuring scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability.

- Own the end-to-end delivery of customer-facing product features, translating business requirements and customer needs into effective technical solutions.

- Design, build, and improve backend services, APIs, distributed systems, and application architectures.

- Diagnose and resolve complex engineering challenges, identify technical risks, and improve system performance through monitoring, instrumentation, and data-driven investigation.

- Leverage AI coding agents to accelerate development, define clear implementation specifications, and rigorously review and validate AI-generated code for correctness, security, and quality.

- Establish and maintain high engineering standards through code reviews, testing practices, technical documentation, and continuous improvements to development workflows.

- Mentor engineers, provide architectural guidance, and contribute to technical direction, engineering standards, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

- Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders to align technical priorities with customer outcomes and business objectives.

- Take full ownership of production systems and technical initiatives, balancing delivery speed with long-term platform health and operational excellence.

Requirements

- Senior-level experience in software engineering, with a strong background in product engineering and a proven track record of delivering complex production systems.

- Demonstrated experience owning major product features, technical initiatives, and architectural decisions within scalable software environments.

- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including backend development, APIs, application architecture, distributed systems, and microservices.