Staff Software Engineer - Files Platform

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Files Platform based in United States. This is a staff-level backend engineering role focused on building the distributed systems behind a secure, enterprise-scale file management platform. You’ll tackle complex challenges involving event-driven architectures, access control, data synchronization, and third-party integrations. Your work will support financial services organizations ranging from smaller advisory firms to some of the largest wealth managers globally. You’ll design systems capable of handling bursty workloads, strict latency requirements, sensitive data, and complex authorization scenarios. The role combines deep technical ownership with cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Security, and Compliance. You’ll also have opportunities to shape AI-powered file processing, metadata extraction, and content-aware workflows as the platform evolves. This is an environment where technical leadership, mentorship, thoughtful architecture, and solving challenging distributed systems problems are highly valued.