Staff Software Engineer, Python

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, Python based in Canada.

This is a senior backend-focused engineering role responsible for shaping scalable data products and distributed systems.

You will work across the stack, with roughly 70% of your time focused on backend and distributed systems and 20–30% on frontend development.

Your work will directly influence the architecture, reliability, and scalability of data-intensive products and capabilities.

You will help take emerging products from early traction to meaningful scale, making key technical decisions along the way.

The role includes defining near-real-time data infrastructure, experimentation platforms, AI-powered workflows, and robust integration systems.

You will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and data scientists, influencing both what gets built and how it is engineered.

This is an opportunity for a technically strong generalist who enjoys solving ambiguous problems, mentoring engineers, and setting engineering direction in a fast-moving environment.