Senior Staff Software Engineer, API Platform (Remote) - Python - job 1 of 2

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them to save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agrifinance, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data and to innovate. A FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 23,300 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

Financial Services Division (FSD) Engineering team is looking for a Senior Staff Engineer that can excel in a non-traditional, agile environment leading the way in the Cloud and Big Data analytics ecosystem. Data is the currency in today's world, and in this role, you will be at the forefront of a digital transformation. We are looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to provide strategic technical leadership for our real-time API platform, which powers mission-critical, high-throughput services across our ecosystem. This platform underpins the availability, performance, and scalability of core customer and partner-facing experiences.

As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will report to the Software Development Director and operate as a hands-on technical leader, influencing architecture and implementation across multiple teams. You'll guide important decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure the platform meets demanding Service Level Agreements for latency, reliability, and throughput.

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Architect and evolve our real-time API platform for scalability, low-latency, and high availability (4–5 9s uptime).
• Lead design and implementation of platform-wide projects, such as event-driven architecture, observability, service mesh integration, and rate-limiting strategies.

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Partner with engineering managers, staff engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams to align technical execution with our priorities.
• Define and promote best practices for API design, versioning, patterns, and developer experience.

Execution & Influence

• Bring complex projects from concept to production, influencing technical direction across multiple teams.
• Lead technical deep dives, reviews, and postmortems to improve engineering quality.

Operational Excellence

• Lead the reliability, scalability, and performance of real-time APIs and associated platform services.
• Work with SREs and DevOps to improve observability, incident response, and system tuning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in backend or platform engineering with a focus on distributed systems and API design
• Experience designing and operating real-time, low-latency API platforms at scale
• Experience with protocols (HTTP, gRPC, WebSockets), caching, load balancing, and API security
• Experience with at least one modern backend language (Go, Java, Rust, or Node.js).
• Knowledge of distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), and modern backend stacks (e.g., Node.js, Java, Go, or Python)
• AWS and Python experience
• Experience with API gateways, load balancing, caching, and observability tools (Kibana, Grafana, Datadog, and Prometheus)
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures, message queues (Kafka) and stream processing frameworks
• DevOps Knowledge: Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience influencing technical direction beyond your immediate team

Benefits/Perks:

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays
• Explore all our exciting benefits here: https://yourexperianbenefits.com/cand-index.html

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2024 (Fortune Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site to understand why.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related experience, and education. You will be also eligible for a variable pay opportunity.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all groups protected under applicable federal, state and local law, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Innovation is an important part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our inclusive workforce allows everyone to succeed and bring their whole self to work. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

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