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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Recognition Platform

Metropolis
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Posted
20 days ago
Department
Application Development
Salary
$231,000 - $267,500
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 12+ years of experience building and operating distributed, data-intensive production systems
  • Proven track record of cross-functional technical leadership
  • Expert proficiency in a JVM language such as Java or Scala
  • Hands-on experience designing high-throughput ingestion pipelines
  • Experience building rules, eligibility, or decisioning systems
  • Strong systems judgment integrating third-party APIs, SDKs, and vendor constraints
Nice to have
  • Experience with computer vision, biometric matching, or sensor-fusion systems
  • Background operating in privacy- or biometric-regulated domains
  • Experience with IoT, edge computing, fleet-scale device telemetry, or MQTT-class transports
  • Expertise in identity resolution or customer data platforms
  • Experience with hospitality, retail, or physical-operations software
What the job really is

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer for the Recognition Platform at Metropolis, you will be the technical owner responsible for the architecture of the Metropolis Recognition Platform. Your role involves leading the development of high-volume edge-to-cloud pipelines, driving cross-functional alignment among various engineering teams, and ensuring production quality through defined SLOs and testing. You will also be tasked with designing decisioning systems that integrate real-time actions based on sensor data and managing the complexities of privacy and identity in regulated environments.

Benefits
  • Base salary range of $231,000 - $267,500 USD annually
  • Access to healthcare benefits
  • 401(k) plan
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Basic life insurance
  • Lucrative stock option plan
Things to weigh
  • 4 days in office requirement may not suit all candidates
  • Stack includes some legacy technologies like Java
  • Role involves navigating complex regulatory environments which may add to workload
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