Staff Software Engineer

Key responsibilities

• Lead High-Impact Projects: Lead, plan, and drive the execution of large, complex, and sometimes high-risk engineering projects that often span across multiple teams or systems.

• Architectural Design: Design, develop, and implement scalable, efficient, and robust software solutions and systems.

• Set Technical Vision: Define the short-term and long-term technical strategy and roadmap for a critical area, domain, or the organization's technology infrastructure.

• Raise the Bar: Drive the adoption of best practices, coding standards, and high-quality engineering processes, including conducting thorough code reviews. Provide architectural guidance and foster operational excellence.

• Mentorship and Coaching: Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to engineers, particularly Senior and mid-level engineers, to help them develop their skills and advance their careers.

• Coordination and Alignment: Act as a "glue" person, coordinating technical efforts and communication across multiple squads, departments, and stakeholders (e.g., Product Managers, Engineering Managers).

• Influence Engineering Culture: Champion and cultivate a robust engineering culture that prioritizes ownership, excellence, and speed.

About you

• Technical Expertise: You have 10+ years of professional experience in software development, with a first experience in a product company (SaaS, fintech, marketplace…). You're highly proficient in Java or Kotlin, and comfortable navigating complex backend architecture, APIs, and data models.

• AI‑Driven Innovator: Passionate about AI topics, you regularly keep up to date with the latest developments. You have already worked on AI topics, whether for internal productivity or in a product.

• Clear leadership: You excel at working effectively in uncertain and evolving environments, managing the interaction between technical objectives and business priorities.

• Technical Mentor: You have strong technical and craft skills, enabling you to effectively disseminate best practices within the team and provide valuable coaching to “classic” developers or ML engineers.

• Product Mindset: You think beyond the code. You’re curious about the “why” behind features, and you're proactive in proposing improvements and owning delivery from A to Z.

• Resourceful: You always find a way of getting things done, even under severe staffing constraints.

• Impactful: You demonstrate excellent ownership and problem-solving skills, with a high degree of agency in driving solutions.

• Strong interpersonal abilities: You possess excellent written and oral communication skills in English (French is a valuable bonus).

How to join the mission?

• First call with our Talent Acquisition Business Partner, to better understand your background, aspirations, and answer any questions you may have. (45 minutes)

• Interview with your future manager, Jean (VP engineering), to delve into your experience and the specifics of the role. (60 minutes)

• Technical case and debrief with staff engineers to validate your mastery of technical and architectural subjects. (2h)

• Final interview with Claire (CTO) to discuss Malt’s long-term vision. (interview at the Paris office)