Staff Software Engineer

At Workiva, we’re building innovative solutions to help businesses navigate complex Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) challenges. Our Testing Evidence team develops the core technology to empower testers to manage, execute, and report their audit work with excellence, and we’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership, drive architectural decisions, and deliver high-impact solutions on aggressive timelines.

You’ll build systems from the ground up, drive architectural decisions, and deliver high-impact solutions on aggressive timelines. This role requires deep full-stack experience with a bias toward back-end development, strong technical leadership, and the ability to collaborate across product, design, and engineering.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, love solving complex problems, and want your work to shape the future of how businesses manage risk and compliance, we’d love to talk.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design and development of new systems and services—taking products from concept to launch

• Architect and develop scalable, event-driven distributed systems and APIs that power our GRC solutions, leveraging integrations and third-party services

• Learn and adapt to GRC principles and apply them effectively in software development

• Collaborate across product, design, and engineering to meet aggressive timelines without sacrificing quality.

• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that follows industry best practices and coding standards

• Mentor and influence engineers across teams, raising the bar on technical excellence

• Define success measures, establish KPIs and metrics to ensure solutions deliver meaningful business and customer value

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and automated tests (unit, integration, functional, etc.) with Workiva solutions in mind to ensure software quality and reliability

• Drive product discovery activities with customers and stakeholders to gain insights, validate hypotheses, and identify opportunities for innovation

• Communicate complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences, using clear and concise language

• Participate in production on-call support rotation

What You’ll Need
Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering or a related technical field

• Solid understanding of computer science concepts, including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and cloud-based distributed systems

• Experience working in a production engineering environment

• Experience delivering end-to-end solutions, including initiating and driving projects forward

• Ability to work effectively in dynamic environments with shifting priorities

• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to a variety of audiences

• Problem-solving, critical thinking, and adaptability skills, with a commitment to staying up-to-date with new technologies and best practices in software engineering

• Curiosity, accountability, and a passion for creating impactful change

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience

• Exposure to SaaS product-engineering development

• Proficiency with event-driven architectures, data pipelines, and event sourcing

• Expertise in Kotlin (or Java, C#,) PostgreSQL, Spring Boot, Typescript, React, and Snowflake

• Proficiency with GraphQL

• Expertise in debugging complex systems or applications

• Experience as a technical mentor preferred, with the ability to coach and mentor junior engineers

• Experience working in an agile development environment preferred, with a focus on continuous improvement and delivery

• Proficiency with AI tooling to accelerate software development

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Embrace your inner wanderlust – expect up to 10% travel

• Stay virtually untethered with the power of reliable internet access, enabling you to work remotely from your chosen spot, whether that's your home office or a beachside café

How You’ll Be Rewarded

✅ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

✅ Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

✅ 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email [email protected].
 

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