Staff Software Engineer

Fortive

. Provide technical leadership across product areas .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeRemote • United States, CanadaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in technical leadership, architecture design, and the development of scalable, secure systems. Proficient in cloud transformation and modern engineering practices, with a strong focus on mentoring and cross-team collaboration.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Technical LeadershipArchitecture DesignTypeScript DevelopmentAWS/Azure ExperienceMicroservices Architecture

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Hard Skills

TypeScriptNode.jsC#Distributed Systems DesignCloud-Native SolutionsScalability EngineeringPerformance EngineeringReliability EngineeringAI/LLM-Enabled ApplicationsSaaS Production Systems

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationStakeholder ManagementMentoring

Tools & Technologies

GitHub ActionsDevOps PracticesTerraformAWSAzure

Industry Keywords

Cloud TransformationEngineering StandardsTechnical Best PracticesRisk MitigationDeveloper Productivity

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsJavaScriptMicroservicesNode.jsTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical leadership across product areas
Shape architecture and guide complex engineering initiatives
Lead the design and evolution of scalable, secure, highly available systems and platforms
Define architectural direction, engineering standards, and technical best practices across teams
Drive modernization, cloud transformation, platform scalability, and developer productivity initiatives
Lead technical planning, design reviews, and risk mitigation for cross-team initiatives
Partner with Product Management, Engineering Managers, Architects, and stakeholders to turn business goals into sustainable technical solutions
Mentor engineers and strengthen technical leadership, design practices, and knowledge sharing across the organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of professional software development experience, including leadership of technical initiatives
Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and C# in enterprise-scale applications
Experience designing distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native solutions
Strong AWS and/or Azure experience, including security, observability, automation, and production operations
Experience with GitHub Actions, DevOps practices, and Terraform
Deep understanding of scalability, performance, resilience, and reliability engineering
Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
Experience building or operating production AI/LLM-enabled applications, such as model integrations, evaluation frameworks, or AI-assisted developer tooling
Experience with highly available SaaS production systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work arrangement