Staff Engineer

Your responsibilities Define and evolve the technical vision, roadmap and architecture of the Data Platform, driving decisions across data, platform and infrastructure domains Establish engineering standards, best practices and reusable patterns while partnering with Enterprise Architecture and influencing technical direction Drive engineering excellence by improving code quality, testing, observability, reliability and operational practices Support end-to-end delivery by guiding teams through complex technical challenges, improving decision-making, and contributing to planning and risk management Mentor engineers, grow senior technical capabilities and champion AI-assisted development and engineering automation Your skills and qualifications Proven experience as a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer or in an equivalent senior individual contributor leadership role Strong background in data platforms, distributed systems and cloud-native architectures, with experience shaping technical direction across teams and stakeholders Solid expertise in relevant technologies such as AWS, Terraform, Kafka/MSK, Airflow, Glue or Spark, and building scalable data solutions Experience with modern data ecosystems including data lakes/lakehouse architectures, Iceberg or similar table formats, as well as batch and streaming processing Knowledge of data quality, governance, cataloguing and observability tools (e.g. Datadog), with DBT or AI-assisted engineering practices as a plus Who we are  At The Stepstone Group, we have a simple yet very important mission: The right job for everyone. Using our data, platform, and technology, we create opportunities for jobseekers and companies around the world to find a perfect match in fair and equitable way. With over 20 brands across 30+ countries, we strive for fair and unbiased hiring.  Join our team of 4,000+ employees and be part of reshaping the labour market and becoming the world’s leading job platform.  Your benefits  We’re a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when you’re with us. Because your job shouldn’t take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer:  29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays   Private medical and dental healthcare   Pension contribution up to 10%   24/7 Employee Assistance Programme  Life Assurance Cover   Cycle to work scheme   Hybrid working model   Volunteering days   and you can bring your dog to the office!     Our commitment  Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.