Staff Software Engineer

Harness Software Engineering Insights (SEI) is where engineering meets engineering intelligence. As part of this team, you’ll work on a deeply technical product that connects to 40+ developer tools like Jira and GitHub, processes millions of events, and turns raw SDLC data into actionable metrics.

This is a product that engineers build for engineers, where you’ll see your work directly impact how thousands of developers build software. Expect challenges in data modeling, systems design, developer UX, and secure cloud integrations — all to help engineers and leaders build faster, better, and smarter.

Design, develop, deploy and maintain critical software in a fast-paced quality conscious Java environment.

Author software functional specifications and design documents for features developed.

Quickly understand complex systems/code and own key pieces of the system, including the delivered quality

Work in an agile environment, using iterative development cycles and a short customer feedback loop

Design and implementation of scalable backend software solutions

Diagnose and troubleshoot complex problems in a distributed computing environment.

Perform peer reviews of specifications, design, and code

Work alongside Site Reliability Engineers/DevOps and cross functional teams to deploy software or diagnose/troubleshoot any production related issues

8-10+ years of experience developing highly scalable, distributed applications, products, and backend services using Java

A desire to build products that solve complex technical problems for end users

Experience with relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL

Experience with SQL query tuning, performance optimizations is a plus

Experience with search frameworks like Elasticsearch, SOLR is a plus

Experience with applications hosted on AWS/Azure/GCP is a plus

Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD processes is a plus

Deep understanding of how distributed resilient software is built and deployed

Excellent problem solving and debugging skills

Experience working in short release cycles

Ready to Build Something Engineers Love. This is your chance to shape the systems that shape how software gets built. Join Harness today!

Competitive salary

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave

Quarterly Harness TGIF-Off / 4 days

Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team-building events

Recharge & Reset Program

Monthly internet reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay rate include your specific skills, experience, qualifications, location, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to the base salary, certain roles may qualify for a performance-based incentive and/or equity, with eligibility depending on the position. These rewards are based on a combination of company performance and individual achievements.The Hiring Range For This Position Is $150,000 - $226,000.

A valid authorization to work in the U.S. is required

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