Staff Software Engineer

🪐 Discover our galaxy   Join the Future of Work ! Malt is Europe's leading freelance marketplace, connecting over 1,000,000 talented freelancers with 100,000+ companies. Founded in 2013, we're transforming how work gets done through our tech-powered, human-centered platform. What makes us different:   - A diverse team of 600 Malters across 6 European countries - A culture that champions equality (50% of our Comex are women) and inclusive growth - Backed by top investors including ISAI, Serena Capital, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs, and BPI - A mission to give everyone the freedom to work differently   Ready to help shape the future of work? Your next chapter starts here! 🪐   At Malt we believe that Ambition is the Way, so all lists of missions and responsibilities are non-exhaustive. Key responsibilities • Lead High-Impact Projects: Lead, plan, and drive the execution of large, complex, and sometimes high-risk engineering projects that often span across multiple teams or systems. • Architectural Design: Design, develop, and implement scalable, efficient, and robust software solutions and systems. • Set Technical Vision: Define the short-term and long-term technical strategy and roadmap for a critical area, domain, or the organization's technology infrastructure. • Raise the Bar: Drive the adoption of best practices, coding standards, and high-quality engineering processes, including conducting thorough code reviews. Provide architectural guidance and foster operational excellence. • Mentorship and Coaching: Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to engineers, particularly Senior and mid-level engineers, to help them develop their skills and advance their careers. • Coordination and Alignment: Act as a "glue" person, coordinating technical efforts and communication across multiple squads, departments, and stakeholders (e.g., Product Managers, Engineering Managers). • Influence Engineering Culture: Champion and cultivate a robust engineering culture that prioritizes ownership, excellence, and speed. About you • Technical Expertise: You have 10+ years of professional experience in software development, with a first experience in a product company (SaaS, fintech, marketplace…). You're highly proficient in Java or Kotlin, and comfortable navigating complex backend architecture, APIs, and data models. • AI‑Driven Innovator: Passionate about AI topics, you regularly keep up to date with the latest developments. You have already worked on AI topics, whether for internal productivity or in a product. • Clear leadership: You excel at working effectively in uncertain and evolving environments, managing the interaction between technical objectives and business priorities. • Technical Mentor: You have strong technical and craft skills, enabling you to effectively disseminate best practices within the team and provide valuable coaching to “classic” developers or ML engineers. • Product Mindset: You think beyond the code. You’re curious about the “why” behind features, and you're proactive in proposing improvements and owning delivery from A to Z. • Resourceful: You always find a way of getting things done, even under severe staffing constraints. • Impactful: You demonstrate excellent ownership and problem-solving skills, with a high degree of agency in driving solutions. • Strong interpersonal abilities: You possess excellent written and oral communication skills in English (French is a valuable bonus). How to join the mission? • First call with our Talent Acquisition Business Partner, to better understand your background, aspirations, and answer any questions you may have. (45 minutes) • Interview with your future manager, Jean (VP engineering), to delve into your experience and the specifics of the role. (60 minutes) • Technical case and debrief with staff engineers to validate your mastery of technical and architectural subjects. (2h) • Final interview with Claire (CTO) to disc