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FaireStaff Software Engineer - Code Authoring
Faire operates a global technology wholesale platform dedicated to connecting local independent retailers with brands using data and machine learning. The engineering organization builds the infrastructure…
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Faire operates a global technology wholesale platform dedicated to connecting local independent retailers with brands using data and machine learning. The engineering organization builds the infrastructure powering this marketplace, and the engineering platform group focuses on accelerating product delivery while maintaining high software standards. The company seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Code Authoring team, taking ownership of the developer environment, internal cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence coding tools,…
Job Description
Faire operates a global technology wholesale platform dedicated to connecting local independent retailers with brands using data and machine learning. The engineering organization builds the infrastructure powering this marketplace, and the engineering platform group focuses on accelerating product delivery while maintaining high software standards.
The company seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Code Authoring team, taking ownership of the developer environment, internal cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence coding tools, and testing sandboxes. This position suits an experienced technical leader with a background in distributed backend systems and developer productivity tooling who wants to shape how engineers and autonomous agents write and ship code.
In this capacity, you will architect the systems that convert tickets into pull requests, manage cloud expenses, establish operational excellence, and collaborate with teams across the organization. Faire offers a hybrid work model requiring employees to visit the office three days per week, alongside a package that includes competitive compensation, equity, and benefits.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain the architecture of systems executing coding agents against the primary codebase
- Oversee the complete software development workflow from task creation to merged and tested code changes
- Operate internal developer platforms as reliable production infrastructure with established monitoring and uptime targets
- Monitor and control platform operational expenses relative to the value delivered by agent runs and developer environments
- Establish organizational standards regarding design reviews, testing protocols, operational readiness, and code quality
- Partner with engineering teams on workflow integrations and mentor engineers across the company
Requirements
- Extensive background in designing, building, and operating production distributed backend systems at scale
- Demonstrated history of owning internal platforms, developer tooling, or CI/CD systems utilized by numerous engineers
- Hands-on experience working with large language models and coding agents, managing their tools, outputs, and financial costs
- Experience maintaining production services with defined uptime targets, monitoring, and incident ownership
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build consensus among diverse groups
Qualifications
- Advanced understanding of the Kotlin programming language
- Working knowledge of Python
- Experience managing workloads across multiple cloud providers
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent industry experience
Core Skills
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Equity
- Comprehensive benefits package
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What is the employment type for this role?
This position is full-time.
Is this position remote?
This is a hybrid role. Employees currently work from the office three days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing, with the flexibility to work remotely up to four weeks per year.
What is the salary for this role?
The source posting does not specify a salary for locations outside of Canada, where the pay range is $190,500 to $262,000 per year.
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