Staff Software Engineer

Overview Join Harness as part of the Supply Chain Security team to help secure the software delivery lifecycle at scale. You will design, develop, and maintain a scalable platform that integrates with the broader Harness ecosystem, delivering high-quality software and tackling complex distributed systems challenges. You’ll mentor engineers, drive coding and architectural best practices, and collaborate with SREs and cross-functional teams to resolve production performance issues. This role offers the chance to shape security-first software delivery for millions of developers while advancing your career in a fast-growing, technically rigorous environment. You will work on a mission-critical product at Compensation / Benefits Competitive salary Comprehensive healthcare benefits Flexible Spending Account (FSA)Flexible Time Off and Parental LeaveTGIF-Off / 4 days Commuter benefits Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain scalable platform software Author functional specifications and design documents Understand complex systems and own key components with quality Diagnose and troubleshoot distributed systems problems Establish best practices for quality, performance, and architecture Mentor Software Engineers and Senior Software Engineers Perform peer reviews of specs, designs, and code Identify technical debt and scaling issues and drive improvements Collaborate with Site Reliability Engineers and cross-functional teams to resolve production performance issues Key requirements 7–11 years in developing highly scalable distributed applications in Java and Golang Experience designing APIs (REST, gRPC, GraphQL)Working knowledge of SQL and No-SQL databases Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design Experience with SAAS platform development at scale Entrepreneurial spirit and focus on delivering high-quality results Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP is a plus Bachelor in Computer Science (or equivalent)entrepreneurial mindsetstrong analytical and debugging skillsmentoring and technical leadership Java GolangREST