Staff Software Engineer
Lead multiple engineering teams to design, build, and maintain scalable distributed systems in Java/Spring Boot, mentor engineers, and drive product roadmaps for a midsize insurtech company.
- Compensation
- $101.2K–$204.4K / yr
- Location
- Remote, US
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Staff
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related fields Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Nice to have
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science.
- 7 or more years of experience with Java
- 5 or more years of experience with spring boot and microservices
- 3 or more years of experience with system design
- 2 or more years of experience with AWS or related cloud technologies
- 1 or more years of experience with content management platforms
Full description
Overview
Join an amazing team that is consistently recognized for our achievements and culture, including our most recent Forbes award of being one of America's Best Midsize Employers for 2026!
Position Summary:
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and direction for multiple agile teams or projects to implement prioritized software product roadmaps. This role includes designing, developing, and maintaining complex software systems, along with mentoring junior engineers.
Geo-Salary Information
An in-person interview may be required during the hiring process
State specific pay scales for this role are as follows:
$101,167 to $204,439 (CA, NJ, NY, WA, HI, AK, MD, CT, RI, MA)
$91,970 to $185,853 (NV, OR, AZ, CO, WY, TX, ND, MN, MO, IL, WI, FL, GA, MI, OH, VA, PA, DE, VT, NH, ME)
$82,773 to $167,268 (UT, ID, MT, NM, SD, NE, KS, OK, IA, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY, IN, SC, NC, WV)
In CA: Typical hiring range is $137,523 to $191,004
The expected base salary for this position will vary depending on a number of factors, including relevant experience, skills and location.
Responsibilities
Essential Job Functions:
- Write high-quality code for complex scenarios with good test coverage.
- Review and translate product requirements into robust designs to ensure high-quality distributed application systems that are modular, configurable, maximize reuse, and are fast, effective, user-friendly, secure, compliant, scalable, and maintainable.
- Lead design and code reviews of multiple applications to ensure best practices, adherence to Mercury standards, and high quality.
- Lead multiple sprint teams within the same product area to deliver new or improved features, addressing any impediments in delivering high-quality solutions for items in the product backlog.
- Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders as necessary to ensure overall successful delivery of the intended functionality.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers across multiple teams within the same functional area, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within Mercury engineering.
- Collaborate with product managers to estimate effort, prioritize work, plan, and deliver prioritized roadmap items.
Qualifications
Education:
Minimum:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related fields Or equivalent combination of education and experience.