OneTrust
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Senior Staff Software Engineer

Location
San Francisco, CA
Listed
4 days ago

Strength in Trust

OneTrust's mission is to enable innovation through the responsible use of data and AI. We believe that ensuring data is trusted shouldn't slow teams down-it should accelerate what's possible. This led us to develop the first technology platform for responsible data use in 2016. Today, with AI representing the latest and most impactful expansion of data yet, OneTrust is once again redefining what responsible innovation looks like.

OneTrust, the AI-Ready Governance Platform™, unifies regulatory intelligence, automation, and connected governance workflows so businesses can continue to move at the speed of AI while ensuring good governance to prevent data misuse at scale. Trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, OneTrust is shaping the future where trusted data becomes a transformative force for business and society.

The Challenge

As Senior Staff Software Engineer develop strategic methods and principles to improve the technical stability and efficiency of the company's products/services. You lead and influence several teams and initiatives.

Your Mission

  • Has deep knowledge of entire system and can jump into code in any component and fire fight and contribute.
  • Makes decisions on product direction and internals based on deep subject matter knowledge.
  • Sets product direction and has ownership over large components.
  • Thinks both strategically and tactically, keeping in mind both technical goals and company goals.
  • Given long term strategic goals, can lay out a path across many versions.
  • Participates in and supports initiatives outside of main area of responsibility.
  • Provides technical leadership for projects including 3-4 individuals.
  • Builds strong relationships in their own team and across the company.
  • Understands multiple points of view and drives a process to conclusions in a timely and respectful manner.
  • Mentor others with high-level technical guidance.
  • Improve the company's technical prowess.
  • Put customers first and set strategic short-term targets.
  • Take up open-ended problems.
  • Designing, coding, and debugging software.
  • Improving the performance of existing software.
  • Providing training to other engineers.
  • Maintaining and upgrading existing software.
  • Recommending new technologies that can help increase productivity.
  • Supervising and overseeing the technical aspects of projects.
  • Investigating software-related complaints and making necessary adjustments to ensure optimal software performance.
  • Regularly attending team meetings to discuss projects, brainstorm ideas, and put forward solutions to any issues.
  • Work with testing team to develop performance test plans and cases.
  • Research and collect product information and support the development of specifications and requirements for consideration.

You Are/Have

  • High technical and/or technological competence
  • Strong documentation, analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
  • Minimum of 10+ years of hands-on experience with Java based development projects using RESTful APIs, SpringBoot, Micro services.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational and leadership skills
  • Proven experience in high-level programming languages, like Java.
  • Proven experience in software development methodologies.
  • Proven experience building complex web systems.

Extra Awesome

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical or business field
  • Expertise with running web services at scale.

For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington-based candidates: the annual base pay range for this role is listed below. Within this range, individual pay is determined by several factors, including location, job-related skills, work experience, and relevant education and/or training. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, equity, and/or commissions, as well as benefits.

Salary Range $165,000 - $247,500 USD

Where we Work

We are embracing an office-first culture, encouraging three days a week in office for most roles, with meaningful opportunities to collaborate and celebrate in person.

Each role may have specific requirements or flexibility depending on the scope of the position, so we encourage you to verify this with your recruiter during your first interview.

Benefits

As an employee at OneTrust, you will be part of the OneTeam. That means you'll receive support physically, mentally, and emotionally so that you can do your best work both in and out of the office. This includes comprehensive healthcare coverage, flexible PTO, equity RSUs, annual performance bonus opportunities, retirement account support, 14+ weeks of paid parental leave, career development opportunities, company-paid privacy certification exam fees, and much more. Specific benefits differ by country. For more information, talk to your recruiter or visit onetrust.com/careers.

Check out the following to learn more about OneTrust and its people

  • OneTrust Careers on YouTube
  • @LifeatOneTrust on Instagram

Your Data

  • You have the right to have your personal data updated or removed.
  • You also have the right to have a copy of the information OneTrust holds about you.
  • Further details about these rights are available on the website in our Privacy Overview.
  • You can change your mind at any time and have your personal data removed from our database.
  • In order to do this you must contact us and let us know you wish to be removed.
  • The request should be made on the Data Subject Request Form.
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