Staff Engineer

HappyFox · Chennai

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We’re looking for an experienced Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership to our growing engineering team at HappyFox. You should have prior experience of being responsible for building sufficiently complex products / services for enterprise saas products and mentoring software engineers. What You’ll Do As a Staff Engineer at HappyFox, you will: Lead technical strategy and execution for an entire product or a significant set of modules, ensuring our solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with strategic objectives. Drive large-scale technical projects from inception through delivery, creating complex features that have a broad impact across the organization. Solve complex problems and wage issues, by carefully planning and executing projects that meet customer needs, ensuring strong technical execution and delivering maximum value. Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including product, design, and operations—to ensure technical solutions align with business goals and deliver measurable results. Champion code quality by leading comprehensive code reviews, identifying improvement opportunities, and addressing technical debt. Optimize internal tools and processes to enhance the efficiency of our engineering teams, which may include automating deployments, refining CI/CD pipelines, or improving monitoring and alerting systems. Mentor and develop engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning within the team. Stay at the forefront of industry practices by continuously learning, sharing knowledge, and contributing to the growth of your peers through mentorship, tech talks, and workshops. Who You Are We’re looking for someone who has: 8+ years of professional software development experience, with deep expertise in SaaS enterprise application development. A proven track record of architecting and designing products or complex features that have delivered significant business impact. Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders to build alignment and drive decision-making. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work well in a team, share ideas openly, and keep everyone informed about progress and challenges. Proficiency in Python, Go, Ruby, with experience in web application frameworks such as Django, Gin, or Ruby on Rails. Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL or MongoDB. Expertise in JavaScript frameworks like Ember.js, React.js, or Vue.js, along with deep knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure. A deep understanding of the trade-offs involved in building for product value, reliability, and performance. A pragmatic approach to technical decisions, ensuring they align with business needs. Experience in mentoring engineers and a strong ability to give and receive constructive feedback effectively.

Collected experience requirement

8+ years