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Staff Engineer
Nexus CognitiveStaff Engineer leading technical direction across teams at Nexus. Involves setting direction, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with leadership in a fast-growing AI data platform.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates strong technical leadership and systems thinking, with the ability to influence and mentor teams while driving engineering excellence in architecture, code quality, and operational practices.
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Technical LeadershipSystems ThinkingMentoring Senior EngineersExcellent CommunicationPragmatic Problem Solving
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Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationGenuine CuriosityContinuous Learning
Industry Keywords
Technical DirectionEngineering PracticesArchitectureCode QualityOperational RigorProduct RoadmapsTechnical Strategy
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Setting technical direction across a domain or set of teams, not just a single codebase
- Diving into the hardest, most ambiguous problems and driving them to a clean solution
- Raising the bar on engineering practices — architecture, code quality, testing, operational rigor
- Mentoring senior engineers and helping them grow into the next stage of their careers
- Partnering closely with product and engineering leadership to shape roadmaps and technical strategy
- Writing code when it matters, and knowing when *not* to
Requirements
What you’ll need- A track record of technical leadership at scale, ideally with Staff/Principal-level experience (or Senior engineers clearly operating at that level)
- Strong systems thinking — you can zoom out to architecture and zoom into a gnarly bug with equal ease
- Excellent communication; you can influence without relying on authority
- A bias toward pragmatic solutions over perfect ones
- Genuine curiosity and a track record of continuous learning
Benefits
Comp & perks- A collaborative team culture built on curiosity and respect
- Challenging work where your contributions clearly matter
- A leadership team that invests in learning and development
- The opportunity to work at the intersection of cloud, data, and AI innovation