Staff software engineer

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• Lead technical direction for the Yalla platform, setting standards for architecture, design, and operations.
• Partner with the head of engineering to guide the team’s priorities, ensuring alignment with bp’s strategy.
• Mentor and coach engineers, providing guidance on coding practices, design reviews, and operational standards.
• Design and build platform capabilities that make developers more productive, secure, and efficient.
• Write high-quality, production-ready code in languages such as .NET, Python, Java, or Go (and be comfortable picking up new ones).
• Develop REST APIs and associated unit tests, applying low-level design principles and key design patterns.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues across infrastructure, networking, and Kubernetes using Linux systems and tooling.
• Automate toil and build self-service workflows for developers, applying SRE and platform engineering practices.
• Design with observability in mind, ensuring platform systems are reliable, and transparent.

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• Strong coding ability; can tackle data structures & algorithms problems fluently.
• Skilled in API development and low-level code design.
• Knowledge of design patterns and ability to apply them in real-world systems.
• Ability to design and implement a robust testing strategy.
• Understanding of infrastructure and network design, including common failure modes.
• Experience identifying engineering toil and automating solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes internals (scheduling, networking, controllers, orchestration).
• Skilled at debugging infra, networking, and Kubernetes issues using Linux tools.
• Deep understanding of the three pillars of observability (metrics, logs, traces) and monitoring systems.
• Proven ability to set technical vision and influence roadmaps at the team or platform level.
• Experience leading engineers through complex design discussions and trade-offs.
• Ability to inspire, mentor, and grow team members while fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
• Comfortable representing the team with senior stakeholders and driving cross-team alignment.